Hi there. Im looking for any information or help in tracing relatives James Burns married Annie Perry & lived in Castlefinn. I have their marriage certificate but can find no information about either of them before their marriage in 1885. Nor can I find a death certificate for James?Annie died in 1917 and I have her death certificate and he died after her I believe.Any help/advice would be very welcome. Thank you - Eimear
Dear kearnse99:
Thank you for your post to the Ireland Reaching Out message board and welcome to the site!
I have passed your query to one of our Donegal volunteers who may be able to assist. Please give them about 3 weeks to reply due to the Holiday season. If you do not hear back from them, please let me know at: jhalloranryan@irelandxo.com.
Every best wish to you for the Season.
Kind regards,
Jane.
Many thanks Jane. Happy Christmas to you all.
Eimear
Hi Jane, and welcome Eimear,
I am afraid I was unable to much more about the Burn Family from the 1860's in my historical searches. I attached the marriage register for James Burns & Ann Perry m.30May1885. This is possibly the same certificate that you already have, however just incase. James and Annie are both recorded as being servants living in Ringsend at the time they were married, which is a location in Castlefinn that can be viewed HERE and HERE
James father Francis Burns is recorded as a Stone Cutter and Anns father John Perry is a farmer by trade.
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Anne Burns (Perry) died.02Feb1917 Castlefinn, her daughter was present at the time of Death.
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(One of their first sons) James Burn b.05June1887, father James and mother Annie Perry, Mullinboy (Ringsend)
Location - Mullanboy, Castlefinn, Strabane
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The Burn family showing up in the in the Irish Census
1901 Census - Residents of a house 11 in Castlefinn (Castlefinn, Donegal)
http://census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Castlefinn/Castlefinn/1195185/
1911 Census - Residents of a house 25 in Castlefinn (Castlefinn, Donegal)
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Donegal/Castlefinn/Castlefinn/504985/
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I have also looked extensively for a possible death record for James Burns and I cant seem to find any suitable in the Irish Records, however no luck. I have come across this James Burns from Scotland (Burial and Birth), but I am not sure to be honest. I was wondering would you have come across it before also and perhaps eliminated it afterwards.
Regards Seamus Callaghan
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Name: James Burns
Birth Date: 1857
Birth Place: Kelton, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Death Date: 31 Dec 1923
Death Place: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Cemetery: Kelton Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Kelton, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Francis Burns
Mother: Ann Burns
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-..
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159047604
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Name:James Burns
Gender:Male
Birth Date:7 Jun 1857
Birth Place:Kelton,Kirkcudbright,Scotland
Father:Francis Burns
Mother:Anne Trainer
FHL Film Number:6035516
Seamus my apologies. I must have missed your reply notification. Thank you for looking into this so thoroughly for me. I will come back to you soon.
Regards
Eimear