Jessie (Burns) Merrylees (1862 - 1944)

Born 20 Feb 1862 in Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Wife of George Anderson Merrylees — married about 1880 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Descendants

Died 22 Nov 1944 at age 82 in Southend on Sea, Essex, England

Biography

Jessie was born in 1862. Jessie Burns ... She passed away in 1944.

Sources

Scotland Birth ^[1]

• Name: Jessie Burns
• Gender: Female
• Birth Date: 20 Feb 1862
• Birth Place: Tradeston,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
• Father: James Burns
• Mother: Janet Moncrieff
• FHL Film Number: 6035516

Census 1871 ^[2]

Name: Jessie Burns Age: 9 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Relationship: Daughter Father's name: James Burns Mother's name: Janet Burns Gender: Female Where born: Glasgow, Lanark Registration Number: 644/9 Registration district: Tradeston Civil Parish: Glasgow Maxwell County: Lanarkshire Address: 45 Pollok St Bockard C Llou Occupation: Scholar ED: 80 Household schedule number: 57 Line: 21 Roll: CSSCT1871_140 Household Members:

• Name Age
• James Burns 38
• Janet Burns 56
• Jessie Burns 9
• Elisabeth Burns 6
• James Burns 2

Census 1881 ^[3]

Name: Jessie Burns Age: 19 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Relationship: Lodger Gender: Female Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire Registration Number: 644/14 Registration district: Kinning Park Civil Parish: Glasgow Kinning Park County: Lanarkshire Address: 4 Tower Street Occupation: Paper Stainer ED: 63 Household schedule number: 51 Line: 3 Roll: cssct1881_252 Household Members:

• Name Age
• David O'Neill 26
• Mary O'Neill 26
• Michael Jas O'Neill 3
• David M O'Neill 1
• Margaret Moore 15
• Jessie Burns 19
• Lizzie Burns 26

No marriage record found.

Census 1891 ^[4]

Name: Jessie Merrilees Age: 27 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864 Relation: Wife Spouse's Name: George A Merrilees Gender: Female Where born: Scotland Civil Parish: Poplar Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephan Town: Poplar County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View image Registration district: Poplar ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 332 Folio: 21 Page Number: 32 Household Members:

• Name Age
• George A Merrilees 35
• Jessie Merrilees 27
• James Merrilees 29
• Helen A Merrilees 5
• Janet Merrilees 3
• Margaret Merrilees 1
• Isabella Henderson 27
• Mary Ann Henderson 4
• James Henderson 1

Census 1901 ^[5]

Name: Jessie Merrylees Age in 1901: 39 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Relation: Wife Spouse: George Merrylees Gender: Female Where born: Lanarkshire (Glasgow), Scotland Civil Parish: St Mary Search Photos: Search for 'St Mary' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection Ecclesiastical parish: St Stephen County/Island: Glamorgan Country: Wales Street address: View image Condition as to marriage: View image Education: View image Employment status: View image Occupation: View image Registration district: Cardiff Sub-registration district: Central Cardiff ED, institution, or vessel: 33 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 66 Piece: 4982 Folio: 112 Page Number: 13 Household Members:

• Name Age
• George Merrylees 40
• Jessie Merrylees 39
• James Merrylees 17
• Janet Merrylees 13
• Margaret Merrylees 11
• Mary Merrylees 8
• Wilhelmina Merrylees 6

Census 1911 ^[6]

Name: Jessie Merrylees Age in 1911: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Relation to Head: Wife Gender: Female Birth Place: Glasgow, Scotland Civil Parish: Whitechapel Search Photos: Search for 'Whitechapel' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection County/Island: London Country: England Street address: 12 Mountford St, Whitechapel E Marital Status: Married Years Married: 29 Estimated Marriage Year: 1882 Registration district: Whitechapel Registration District Number: 18 Sub-registration district: Whitechapel ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Piece: 1488 Household Members:

• Name Age
• George Merrylees 50
• Jessie Merrylees 49
• James Merrylees 27
• Helen Merrylees 25
• Janet Merrylees 23
• Margaret Merrylees 21
• Mary Merrylees 18
• Williamina Merrylees 17

Census 1939

116 South Avenue , Southend-on-Sea C.B., Essex, England

• Helen Merrylees 29 Sep 1885 Female Cotton Machinist Single
• Jessie Merrylees 20 Feb 1862 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Single

BMD Death Index ^[7]

• Name: Jessie B Merrylees
• Birth Date: abt 1862
• Date of Registration: Dec 1944
• Age at Death: 82
• Registration district: Southend on Sea
• Inferred County: Essex
• Volume: 4a
• Page: 741

Find A Grave ^[8]

References

1. ↑ Scotland Birth [1]
2. ↑ Census 1871 [2]
3. ↑ Census 1881 [3]
4. ↑ Census 1891 [4]
5. ↑ Census 1901 [5]
6. ↑ Census 1911 [6]
7. ↑ BMD Death Index [7]
8. ↑ Find A Grave [8]