McBURNEY, Richard ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Death Notes:

Kim Mills is in possession of the plague that was associated with the coffin or the funeral which states the name of the deceased and the dates of birth and death.

Noted events in his life were:

• Arrival in Canada: Immigration to Canada, Cir 1846-1848, Little York (Toronto, , Ontario, Canada). From the obituary of William McBurney:

William and his family set sail from Ireland in a sailing vessel, which took upward of two months in crossing the Atlantic (Ocean), they landed at Little York, now Toronto and took up their first residence at Beverly, not far from Woodstock, from which place they came into the woods in the year of the "Sale of the Land," in 1848, and settled on Lot 31, Concession 6, Kinloss.

NOTE: The 1851 Census of Canada shows the family (John and Mary with children Hugh, Richard, James Arthur, John, and William) still living in Beverly Township of Wentworth County. The 1861 Census shows them living in Kinloss.

• 1861 Census of Ontario, 14 Jan 1861, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. 12 - shown as 20 years of age.

• Residence: Lot 30, Concession 6: Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. 9 According to the Kairshea Tweedsmuir information, they operated a sawmill on Concession 6 at one end of the farm. The July 8, 1887 issue of the Lucknow Sentinel reports 'Richard McBurney's saw and shingle mills in Kinloss Twp. were burned on Monday. There was a loss of $1000. The buildings were insured for $300'. In January 1892 the Sentinel reports 'a rebate of taxes to McBurney and Carter on account of their sawmill having burned.' The Lucknow Sentinel on January 27, 1893 again reports that 'an auction sale on Lot 30, Concession 6 for Richard McBurney on February 1. Stock and implements. Purvis auctioneer'.

After the fire, most of the family moved to Manitoba (Hartney-Menteith area) to resume farming. On March 18, 1892, as the Lucknow Sentinel reported 'a large number of locals departed for Manitoba'. One of the six was Wiliam McBurney.

The February 10, 1893 issue of the Sentinel reported: 'William McBurney of Kincardine has rented the farm belonging to his brother, Richard. The latter intends going west in the spring'. William purchased the farm in 1896.

• 1871 Census of Ontario, 2 Apr 1871, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. 13 Reel C9934 p. 76 Dwelling 267 - Richard (32), Priscilla (25), William (6 mo.), "Name illegible" (45) (Ireland).

• 1881 Census of Canada, 4 Apr 1881, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. 5

• Religion: C. Presbyterian, 4 Apr 1881. 6

• 1901 Census of Canada, 31 Mar 1901, Glenwood Municipality, Manitoba, Canada. 14 Twp. 7 Range 22

• Organizations: Member of the Orange Lodge. 10

• 1911 Census of Manitoba, Canada: Brandon District, Township 7, Range 22W. Arthur and Josephine were living with him

  Facts and details for Richard McBurney:

• An alternative source document lists his birth date as 9 Jun 1838 and birth location as , , , Ireland. ⁴

• He immigrated from Northern Ireland to Canada in 1848. ⁵

• He was a member of the Free Church or Presbyterian Church from 1861 to 1871 in Kinloss Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. ^{6 7}

• He lived in Kinloss Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada in 1861. ⁶

• He lived in Kinloss Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada from 1871 to 1891. ^{8 9 10}

• He owned land Concession 6, Lot 30 between 22 May 1875 and 28 Oct 1896 in Kinloss Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. ¹¹ He was deeded 125 acres of Crown land. He sold the land to his brother William.

• He lived in Kinloss Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada in 1876. ¹²

• He was a member of the Presbyterian in 1881 in Kinloss Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. ⁹

• He lived at Concession 6, lot 30 in Kinloss Township, Bruce, Ontario, Canada in 1887. ¹ Lot 30, Concession 6 Kinloss, Bruce, Ontario, Canada, 8 Jul 1887. 77 According to the Kairshea Tweedsmuir information, they operated a sawm ill on Concession 6 at one end of the farm. The July 8, 1887 issue of the Lucknow Sentinel reports Richard McBurney's saw and shingle mills in Kinloss Twp. were burned on Monday. There was a loss of $1000. The buildings were insured for $300. In January 1892 the Sentinel reports 'a rebate of taxes to McBurney and Carter on account of their sawmill having burned.' The Lucknow Sentinel on January 27, 1893 again reports that 'an auction sale on Lot 30, Concession 6 for Richard McBurney on February 1. Stock and implements. Purvis auctioneer'.

• He worked as a Postmaster between 1 Nov 1898 and 13 Mar 1900 in Menteith, Westman, Manitoba, Canada. ¹³

• He lived in Glenwood, Westman, Manitoba, Canada in 1901. ¹⁴

• He was buried at the Riverside Cemetery in Hartney, Westman, Manitoba, Canada in Jun 1916. ^{3 15}

Richard married Priscilla PETTYPIECE, daughter of Richard PETTYPIECE and Elizabeth YOUNG, in 1869.¹ (Priscilla PETTYPIECE was born on 31 Jul 1849 in Ashfield Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada,^{4 16 17 18} died on 31 Dec 1906 in Menteith, Westman, Manitoba, Canada ^{16 18 19} and was buried on 2 Jan 1907 in Hartney, Westman, Manitoba, Canada ^{16 18 19}.). The cause of her death was paralysis of the brain.