Catherine Elizabeth (Turnbull) Burns (1877 - 1936)

Born 28 Feb 1877 in Dudley, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Peter James Burns — married 3 Dec 1898 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Died 29 Feb 1936 at age 59 in Stannington, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Catherine Elizabeth TURNBULL was born on 28 February 1877 in Dudley, Northumberland, England, daughter of Thomas TURNBULL and Margaret (MILLS) TURNBULL.^[1]

She married Peter James BURNS in 1898 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.^[2] They had 5 children.

1. Hugh BURNS b.1899
2. Margaret Jane BURNS b.1900
3. Thomas Alexander BURNS b.1906
4. Susannah Elizabeth BURNS b.1913
5. James William BURNS b.1916

She appeared in the following census years -

• 1881 at Back High Row, Longbenton, Northumberland, England.^[3]
• 1891 at Tughall Village, Tughall, Northumberland, England where she was a dairy woman.^[4]
• 1901 at 7 Railway Cottages, Weetslade, Northumberland, England.^[5]
• 1911 at 8 Station Cottages, Amble, Northumberland, England.^[6]
• 1921 at Clifton Crossion Street, Morpeth, Northumberland, England.^[7]

She died on 29 February 1936 at 6 Station Cottages, Stannington, Northumberland, England, age 59 years^[8] and was buried in Stannington Churchyard on 3 March 1936.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database
   (GRO Online Indexes - Birth : accessed 1 January 2023)
   Turnbull, Catherine Elizabeth (Mother's maiden name: Mills).
   GRO Reference: 1877 Jan-Feb-Mar in Tynemouth Volume 10B Page 238.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915", database with images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry uk Record 8913 #29327436 : accessed 1 January 2023)
   Catherine Elizabeth Turnbull marriage registered Oct-Nov-Dec 1898 in Alnwick.
   citing England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office, Volume: 10b, Page: 753.
3. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census", database with images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry uk Record 7572 #17235921 : accessed 1 January 2023)
   Catherine Turnbull (4) daughter, Scholar, in household of Thomas Turnbull (35) in Back High Row, Longbenton in Tynemouth registration district in Northumberland, England. Born in Dudley, Northumberland, England.
   citing Class: RG11, Piece: 5086, Folio: 124, Page: 28, GSU roll: 1342228, ED, institution, or vessel: 14.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Thomas Turnbull	Head	Married	M	35	Fireman At Coalmine Eng Driv	Chillingham, Northumberland, England
   Margaret Turnbull	Wife	Married	F	32		Wooler, Northumberland, England
   Isabella Turnbull	Daughter		F	6	Scholar	Sleekburn, Northumberland, England
   Catherine Turnbull	Daughter		F	4	Scholar	Dudley, Northumberland, England
   Mary E. Turnbull	Daughter		F	1		West Moor, Northumberland, England

4. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census", database with images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry uk Record 6598 #6542814 : accessed 1 January 2023)
   Catherine Turnbull (14) daughter in household of Thomas Turnbull (45) in Tughall Village, Tughall in Belford registration district in Northumberland, England. Born in Dudley, Northumberland, England.
   citing The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891, Class: RG12, Piece: 4266, Folio: 87, Page: 17, GSU roll: 6099376.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Thomas Turnbull	Head		M	45		Chillingham, Northumberland, England
   Margaret Turnbull	Wife		F	42		Wooler, Northumberland, England
   Isabella Turnbull	Daughter		F	16		Sleckburn, Northumberland, England
   Catherine Turnbull	Daughter		F	14		Dudley, Northumberland, England
   Lucy Frances Turnbull	Daughter		F	6		Gosforth, Northumberland, England
   Jane Turnbull	Daughter		F	11		Choppington, Northumberland, England

5. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census", database with images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry uk Record 7814 #30813999 : accessed 1 January 2023)
   Catherine E Burns (24), wife, in Dudley, Weetslade in Tynemouth registration district in Northumberland, England. Born in Dudley, Coll, Northumberland, England.
   citing Class: RG13, Piece: 4807, Folio: 117, Page: 2, ED, institution, or vessel: 20, Household schedule number: 8.
6. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census", database with images
   Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry uk Record 2352 #33771359 : accessed 1 January 2023)
   Catherine Elizabeth Burns (34), wife, in household of Peter James Burns (34) at 8 Station Cottages Amble Northumberland, Amble, Northumberland, England. Born in Dudley, Northumberland, England.
   citing The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Kew, Surrey, England, Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, Registration District Number: 565, ED, institution, or vessel: 08, Piece: 31069.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Peter James Burns	Head	Married	M	34	Railway Labourer N E R	Etal, Northlands
   Catherine Elizabeth Burns	Wife	Married	F	34		Dudley, Northumberland, England
   Hugh Burns	Son		M	12	At School	Charttose, Northumberland, England
   Margeret Jane Burns	Daughter		F	10	At School	Dudley, Northumberland, England
   Thomas Alexander Burns	Son		M	4		Dudley, Northumberland, England
   George Henry Stewart	Boarder	Widowed	M	66	Coal Miner	Alnwick, Northumberland, England

7. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales", database with images
   FindMyPast Image - (FindMyPast Transcription : accessed 1 January 2023)
   Catherine Elizabeth Burns (44), wife, in household of Peter James Burns (45) on Clifton Crossion Street, Stannington, Northumberland, England. Born in Dudley, Northumberland, England.

   Name	Relation	Sex	Status	Age	Birth Place	Occupation	Employer
   Peter James Burns	Head	M		45	Northumberland, England	Ganger	N E Railway
   Catherine Elizabeth Burns	Wife	F	Married	44	Dudley, Northumberland, England
   Thomas Alexander Burns	Son	M		14	Dudley, Northumberland, England	Miner (Pony Driver)	Netherton Coal C/o
   Susannah Elizabeth Burns	Daughter	F		7	Amble, Northumberland, England
   James William Burns	Son	M		5	Amble, Northumberland, England
   John Kay Burns	Grandson	M		1	Northumberland, England
   Margaret Jane Kay	Daughter	F		20	Dudley, Northumberland, England
   Joseph John Kay	Son-in-law	M		22	Hull, Yorkshire, England	Marine Steward	Messrs Cockerline And Co

8. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office", database
   (GRO Online Indexes - Death : accessed 1 January 2023)
   Burns, Catherine Elizabeth (Age at death: 59).
   GRO Reference: 1936 Jan-Feb-Mar in Newcastle Upon Tyne Volume 10B Page 205.
9. ↑ Death Notice: The British Newspaper Archive, database with images.
   FindMyPast (subscription required) (view article accessed 01 January 2023)
   "Death Notice of Catherine Elizabeth Burns".
   citing: Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 02 March 1936 (page 2)

See also:

• England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 for Catherine Elizabeth Turnbull & Peter James Burns (Ancestry.com [on-line database]).