Magdalene Matilda Burns was born about 1798 in Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Angus, Scotland, daughter of William James Burns (1760–1842) and Isabella Barry (abt. 1768–1841).[1]
Magdalene (25) married James Smith (24) (born 1799 in Rescobie, Forfarshire, Scotland) on December 3, 1824 in Rescobie, Angus.[2] Their children were:
Magdalene died on September 15, 1888 in Nelson, New Zealand, aged 89. She was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Spring Grove.[4][5]
Sources
↑Baptism of daughter Isabel Smith:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database
FamilySearch Record: XB66-GR7 (accessed 13 April 2023)
Magdalen Burns's daughter Isabel Smith baptism on 15 Nov 1825 in Rescobie, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKQ-74Y : 10 February 2018), James Smith and Magdalen Burns, 03 Dec 1824; citing Rescobie,Angus,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 993,504.
↑Marriage:
"Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database
FamilySearch Record: XTVC-CJR (accessed 13 April 2023)
Matilda Burns marriage to John Wallace on 10 Dec 1836 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom.
↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-C617 : 27 November 2017), Magdalene Wallace, 1888; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1888/3011, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
↑Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 December 2018), memorial page for Magdalene Matilda Burns Wallace (1798–15 Sep 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #14610440, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Spring Grove, Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand ; Maintained by Noeleen (contributor 46846346) .
Magdaline Matilda Wallace (born Burns) Gender: Female Birth: 1798 - Rescobie, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom Marriage: Spouse: John Wallace - Dec 10 1836 - Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom Death: Sep 15 1888 - Nelson, New Zealand Burial: Spring Grove Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand Father: William James Burns Mother: Isabella Burns (born Barry) Husbands: James Smith, John Wallace Children: Isabella Barry Green (born Smith), James Chapman Smith, Martha Coster (born Smith), Catherine Wallace Morrison (born Smith Wallace), Margaret Kerr (born Smith), Jane Tavendale (born Smith), Robert Smith Wallace, Agnes Boddington (born Wallace)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Magdalene by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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