Robert Roy Burley (1911 - 1984)

Born 7 Jan 1911 in Kenora, Jaffray Township, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1984 at age 73 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States

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Biography

Robert Roy Burley was born on the 7th of January, 1911 in Kenora, Kenora, Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Malcolm Burley (1874-1970) and Caroline Charlotte Ann Matilda Alcock (1882-1982).^[1]

Robert Roy passed away on Mar 3, 1984 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States. He was buried in Block 8AA, Plot 30, Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, North Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.^[2][3][4]

Research Notes

Is this transcription from Salt of the Earth? Not properly sourced.

• The Burleys had a family of 13 children, 10 sons and 3 daughters. Deceased are sons Jim, Clarence, Harley, Joe, Frank, Leonard, and one daughter Ida Atkinson. On March 3, 1984 Roy passed away and on June 13, 1986 Ken also passed away. Surviving are Jack of High Prairie, Alta., Fred of Nanaimo, B.C., Bernice Mannix and Ann Hamilton of Port Alberni, B.C., many sons- and daughters-in-law, 27 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. The Burleys were just folks you could always depend on.

Is this from St. Walburg or Salt of the Earth?

About 1935 or 1936 the Burley families moved from Saskatchewan to British Columbia (Victoria and Port Alberni).

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMHY-NYG : 9 August 2017), Robert Roy Burley, 07 Jan 1911; citing Birth, Kenora, Kenora, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,424,649.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 July 2019), memorial page for Robert Roy Burley (7 Jan 1911–3 Mar 1984), Find A Grave Memorial no. 38978134, citing Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, North Okanagan Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by Forrest Herr (contributor 48556728) .
3. ↑ BCCFA - B.C. Cemetery Finding Aid, online database, https://bccfa.islandnet.com/
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG18-PSP : 26 November 2014), Allcock in entry for Robert Roy Burley, 03 Mar 1984; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

See Also;

• "1911 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, Burley, Robert Roy, Age: 10/12, Province: Ontario, Dist#123: Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Sub-Dist#44: Jaffray, Pg: 6, Microfilm: T-20399, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 5181030, JPG, PDF, Transcript

• "1911 Census of Canada", Source: Automated Genealogy, online database, Ontario, Thunder Bay and Rainy River, Jaffray (44) - Page 6
  http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=56683&highlight=24&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Robert+Roy+Burley

• "1916 Census of Prairie Provinces", Library and Archives Canada, Berley, Robert R, Age: 8, Province: Saskatchewan, Dist#24: North Battleford, Sub-Dist#: 24, Pg: 6, Line: 47, Microfilm: T-21941, Reference: R233-47-9-E, Item Number: 1396012, JPG, PDF, Transcript

• 1921 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, Burley, Roy, Age: 9, Province: Saskatchewan, Dist#222: North Battleford, Sub-Dist#: 50, Pg: 21, Line: 8, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 6382500, JPG, PDF, Transcript

• "1926 Census of Prairie Provinces", Library and Archives Canada, Burley, Roy, Age: 15, Province: Saskatchewan, Dist#28: North Battleford, Sub-Dist#: 59, Pg: 18, Line: 29, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 619290, JPG, PDF, Transcript

• "1931 Census of Canada", Library and Archives Canada,
  LAC Record, accessed 2023-11-23,
  Burley, Roy, Age: 21, Birth: 1910, Item ID number: 84125108, Province: Saskatchewan, District name: North Battleford, District number: 200, Sub-district name: [Unnamed], Sub-district number: 71, Township: 54, Page number: 6, Line number: 36, Family number: 61, Image number: e011732098

• Author: St. Walburg History Book Committee, St. Walburg, Saskatchewan, CanadaS0M 2T0 Title: "History of St. Walburg (Saskatchewan) & Surrounding Districts. Vol 1 &Vol 2". Publication: Printed and bound in Canada by Friesen Printers, a Division of D.W.Friesen & Sons Ltd.Altona, Manitoba, Canada R0G 0B0, First Printing, 1988.