Harry Burgess

Francis Burgess of Berkshire Co., England

[Haplotype R1b1b2]

Note: This family is affiliated with that of:
Richard Burgess of Hertfordshire Co., England

Francis Burgess was born about 1791 in Berkshire Co., England. He married Lucy __. He is listed in the 1841-51 censuses for Tilehurst, Berkshire Co., but has not been found in 1861. He died at Tilehurst, Berkshire Co., in 1868, having had at least nine sons, including multiple sets of twins:

*1. George Burgess (1815?-1902) of Reading, Berkshire Co., England
2. James Burgess (1826?-1841+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., England
3. Henry Burgess (1826?-1841+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., England
4. Charles Burgess (1831?-1841+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., England
5. Thomas Burgess (1831?-1841+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., England
6. William Burgess (1836?-1841+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., England
7. Samuel Burgess (1836?-1851+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., England
8. Alfred Burgess (1839?-1851+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., England
9. Francis Burgess (1841-1851+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., England

First Branch: George Burgess

George Burgess was born about 1815 at Tilehurst, Berkshire Co., England. He married firstly Lucy __ about 1839, secondly Elizabeth Powell in 1859, and thirdly Emma Hollier in 1888, all in Berkshire Co. He is listed in the 1841-1901 censuses of Tilehurst, Bradfield (later Reading), Berkshire Co. Living with him in 1841 is a possible uncle, Henry Burgess(born about 1805) and his wife Elizabeth. He died at Reading in 1902, having had five sons, three by his first wife, and two by his third:

1. Emden George Burgess (1840?-1851+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., UK
2. (George) Edward Burgess (or Edward George Burgess) (1842?-1904) of Reading, Berkshire Co., UK
*3. Rev. Frederick George Burgess (1846-1912?) of Hitchen, Hertfordshire Co., UK
4. Frank Burgess (also called Frank Burgess Hollier) (1887?-1901+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., UK, a possible adopted son
5. Harry Burgess (1889?-1901+) of Reading, Berkshire Co., UK

Third Child of George

Rev. Frederick George Burgess was born in 1846 at Tilehurst, Berkshire Co., England. He married Mary Prior in 1871 at Tilehurst, Berkshire Co. He is listed in the 1871 census for St. Mary, Reading, Berkshire Co., in 1881 at Monks Risborough, Buckshire Co., in 1891 at Chelmsford, Essex Co., and in 1901 at Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Co., England. He was a Baptist minister. He died there after 1901, having had at least four sons:

1. John Burgess (1874?- )
2. James Burgess (1876?- )
3. Joseph Burgess (1878?- )
4. Ebenezer Burgess (1887- ) of Missouri; he also lived in British Columbia

Ebenezer Burgess is the ancestor of C. W. Burgess.

Test results received from one representative in this family match the numbers of Richard Burgess of Hertfordshire Co., England; they have a common Burgess ancestor, name unknown.