Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely

Ancestors

Son of Tom Burlinson and Madge (Whitehouse) Burlinson

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Biography

Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely participated with Mighty Oaks during the 2023 Source-a-Thon, adding sources to 000 previously unsourced profiles.

Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely wrangled __ weevils in the Connection Combat.

Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely has completed the England Project's Post 1700 Orphan Trail I.

Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely has completed the England Project's Pre-1700 Orphan Trail II.

Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.

Paul was born in 1968 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He was the son of Tom Burlinson and Madge (Whitehouse) Burlinson.^[1] Paul was the youngest of 6 children, his siblings being Barbara, Diane, Alan, Robert and Denise.

When Paul was 4, his father Tom Burlinson died, in 1973.

Paul grew up and went to school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. He lived briefly in Letchworth, and about 2 years in St Albans before meeting his life long partner Andrew and moving to East Ham, London, in about 1997. They lived there for about 11 years before moving to Loughton, Essex, in 2008.

Paul's first job was for a stationery company, Calco, in Apsley, Hemel Hempstead. He hated it. He left after about 6 months, and got a job at WHSmith in Hemel Hempstead as stationery manager. He was moved to WHSmith in Stevenage, but as the journey was long, about 90 mins each way by bus. Paul left and applied for a job at Our Price Video, which was opening in the Hemel Hempstead. He worked there for a year, before promotion to assistant manager at St Albans branch. The company was purchased by WHSmith, and rebranded as Playhouse. Paul was soon promoted to manager back at Hemel Hempstead branch. On meeting Andrew in 1996 and moving to East Ham in London, Paul got a sideways move back to Our Price Music, and worked as manager of the Ilford, Wood Green and Brentwood branches. Finding the travelling challenging, he left Our Price, for a job as trainee manager at Sainsburys. It wasn't for him, so after 6 months he left and got a job at Barclays Life Assurance in nearby Forest Gate. He stayed at Barclays, in their life assurance and pensions business for 3 years before being promoted to Testing Analyst at Barclays Wealth Management at their offices in Canary Wharf and Tower Bridge. Paul was often travelling the country with different projects, including to Peterborough, Derby and Glasgow.

Paul then joined London Underground, where he still works today.

Paul's sister Denise died after a long fight with cancer, in 2007.

Paul's mother Madge died in 2009 after a terrible struggle with vascular dementia over many years.

Paul has written personal obituaries and profiles for both his dear sister and mother, and the links can be found at the top of this bio.

Paul married Andrew Ely on 18 February 2015 at Epping Registry office, Epping, Essex, England.^[2] Before being married they had been together for 20 years. Same sex marriage became legal in England and Wales in 2014 (finally).

External Photo Links:

Paul and Denise
Madge & Paul Burlinson
Family portrait
Andrew and Paul
Denise and Paul

Research notes

Unfinished bio. Too busy writing other ancestors'!!!.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=secRbC1fevnwSdtqQQOZFw&scan=1 (accessed 1 January 2021)
2. ↑ Marriage certificate in possession of Paul Burlinson-Ely

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and Living Benmoussa, his half 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestor is Thomas Kingham, the great grandfather of Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and great great grandfather of Living Benmoussa. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 2C1R, based on sharing 18.7 cM across 1 segments. Paul is the son of Marjorie Whitehouse who is the granddaughter of the common ancestor Thomas Kingham.

• Maternal relationship is further confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and Living Paulick, his 2nd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Kingham and Hannah Sells, the great grandparents of both Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and Living Paulick. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin, based on sharing 177 cM across 8 segments.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and EEN (living), his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph Burlinson and Eleanor Younger, the great grandparents of Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and great great grandparents of EEN (living). Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 231 cM across 10 segments. Paul is the son of Thomas Burlinson who is the grandson of the common ancestors Joseph Burlinson & Eleanor Younger.

• Paternal relationship is further confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and JRB living, his 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Joseph Holmes and Ruth Wiseman, the great great grandparents of both Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and JRB living. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 43 cM across 4 segments. Paul is the son of Thomas Burlinson who is the great grandson of the common ancestors Joseph Holmes & Ruth Wiseman.

• Paternal relationship is further confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and CRH, his 3rd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Fryer and Anne Halloways, the great great grandparents of both Paul (Burlinson) Burlinson-Ely and CRH. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 136 cM across 8 segments. Paul is the son of Thomas Burlinson who is the great grandson of the common ancestors Thomas Fryer & Anne Halloways.