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McBURNEY, John
(1811-1872)
ATKINSON, Mary
(1817-1896)
TIFFIN, Joseph John
(1795-1874)
MOORE, Elizabeth
(1799-1873)
McBURNEY, Hugh
(1836-1878)
TIFFIN, Mary Jane
(1841-1925)

McBURNEY, Richard A.
(1875-1956)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. COLVIN, Martha

McBURNEY, Richard A. 1

  • Born: 16 Apr 1875, Kinloss Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): COLVIN, Martha on 23 Aug 1906 1
  • Died: 23 Jan 1956, Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada aged 80 3
  • Buried: 26 Jan 1956, Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada 1 3

   Cause of his death was coronary occlusion.3

  General Notes:

General Notes:

Dick was a conductor on the Canadian Pacific Railroad. Martha was an assistant Librarian. She enjoyed playing golf. Marthas family was from Souris, Manitoba. At one time they lived on a 1/4 section close to Earl McBurney in the 1920-30's, but didn't work the land. Dick went out west in 1892 at 17 years of age. 1,3

In 1901, Dick travelled to Lethbridge with the family of his cousin, Reuben Tiffin. As reported in a history by Beryl Tiffin, "On the way out they met a cousin, Dick McBurney, at Winnipeg who wanted to go west too, and so he hopped on the box car and rode with Bert and Jack.".

This history also reported "Dick McBurney, the cousin who boarded the train at Winnipeg along with Rube, went to Cranbrook and found work there. Rube was soon employed on the railroad and continued the service on the Canadian Pacific Railway until his retirement in 1940. Dick also was employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway and also continued until his retirement. They both completed their service in Cranbrook , although they have worked in other centres in Western Canada."

  Burial Notes:

He is buried in the Westlawn Cemetery.

  Facts and details for Richard A. McBurney:

• He lived in Kinloss Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada in 1881. 4

• He lived in Hartney, Westman, Manitoba, Canada in 1892. 5

• He owned land NEΌ of 8-5-22 in 1897 in West Hall, Westman, Manitoba, Canada. 5 Hugh and brother Richard (Dick) purchased this land from the Hudson Bay Company.



• He was buried at the Westlawn Cemetery, Block H, Plot 79 in Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada on 26 Jan 1956. 6


Richard married Martha COLVIN, daughter of Robert COLVIN and Margaret TEES, on 23 Aug 1906.1 (Martha COLVIN was born on 10 Sep 1877 in Teeswater, Bruce, Ontario, Canada,7 8 9 10 died on 19 Oct 1979 in Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada 7 8 11 and was buried on 22 Oct 1979 in Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District, British Columbia, Canada 7 8 11.). The cause of her death was broncho pneumonia.3


Sources

1 https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/150679604/person/120242946471/facts, "McBurney Family Tree on Ancestry," compiled by Lloyd McBurney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Calgary, Alberta; supplied by McBurney.

2 Ontario Archives, "Ontario Birth Records 1832-1917," database, Richard McBurney.

3 British Columbia, Canada Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors, Division of Vital Statistics, death certificate Reg. Number: 1956-09-001673 (1956), Richard McBurney.

4 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, district 176, Kinloss Township, p. 21, dwelling 98, family 98; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry, Census - Canada - 1881 - Ontario .

5 Hartney and District 1982-2002 (Hartney, Manitoba: Hartney History Book Committee, 2003), 480.

6 "Find a Grave," database (www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 Apr 2020), Richard McBurney #172648937.

7 BC Archives, "British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1993," database(http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/BasicSearch : accessed 28 Nov 2012), Martha McBurney; Registration Number: 1979-09-015787.

8 British Columbia, Canada Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors, Division of Vital Statistics, death certificate 79-09-015787 (1979), Martha McBurney.

9 Ontario Archives, "Ontario Birth Records 1832-1917," database(accessed 24 May 2016), Martha Colvin; Bruce 1877 #002693.

10 1901 census of Canada, Ontario, district 104, sub-district G, Stratford, p. 4, dwelling 36, family 36; RG 31; digital images, Ancestry, Census - Canada - 1901 - Ontario .

11 https://www.ancestry.ca/family-tree/person/tree/150679604/person/120242944699/facts, "McBurney Family Tree on Ancestry," compiled by Lloyd McBurney [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Calgary, Alberta; supplied by McBurney.