Hi all, Have you found the link between John Burnett and Alexander Charles Burnett? Are in anyway related? Regards Rod g Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

This is a research interest of mine. They are both my ancestors. But I believe John Burnet is with one t and AC Burnett was with two. John was born in Torthorwald, Dumfrieshire and Alexander's birthplace is not certain. I have a copy of John's DC and his parents were John burnet and Mary Kerr. I do not have parents or place of birth for Alexander, though he married an Ann McBean from Jamaica whose father was an Angus McBean. Alexander was a military man and John was a politician, before that a merchant/bookkeep who worked for a French Canadian company. John met his wife in Canada, while she was governess for the then governor or Nova Scotia. Maria Beauchamp was born in the Channel Islands but came from a large sea faring family. As far as I know, the two gents are only connected through marriage of their children/grandchildren. Alexander's daughter Anne Margaret Burnett married reverend George Morgan, from Aberdeen, Scotland, whose son Charles Smith Morgan, born in the Cape, married John's daughter, Cornelia Owen Burnet, also born in South Africa. Have more info on both of them if you are interested. What are your research interests in these individuals? I ordered but never received the will of Alexander from cape archives, which might contain more info on him. On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:33 AM, rodg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > Have you found the link between John Burnett and Alexander Charles > Burnett? Are in anyway related? > Regards > Rod g > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

Hi Here is a transcript of the will. Cheers Jenn MOOC 7/1/100,96 This is the will and a declaration of the assets owned by the signatory, Captain A.C.Burnett of His Majesty's 54th Regiment made at Port St John's, Madras, India on 26th August 1824. Witnesses to his will are named as follows: Sergeant William Coates, 2nd Master, 54th Regiment. Thos Fletcher Lieutenant, 54th Regiment. I. J. Grindley. Captain 54th Regiment. The will was registered at the Orphan Chamber at the Cape of Good Hope on the 13th December 1826. It begins with a detailed declaration of various debtors who owe him money (refer list below). It adds that further assets he owns are a house at (unclear whether it is in Scotland or Cape of Good Hope, occupied by William Cruickshanks, Supervisor of Excise, and another house occupied by his mother, Mrs. James Burnett, in the town of Peterhead, Scotland. (Plus a bull he owns there, valued at £200 Sterling), and a yearly interest income payable by Mr. Alexander, a merchant of Peterhead, (no further details about this). A further amount owing to him was £300 Sterling, owed by a James Anderson of Peterhead. The furniture in his house in the town of Peterhead, together with wagons and horses kept there, are also noted as further assets in his Estate. He mentions further that he possess Open Accounts with Messrs Greenwood & Co and Arbuthnot & Co in Peterhead. There could be credits available to his wife from these 2 companies. Finally, he states that he has just insured his life for 12 months for the amount of 7000 Rupees (about £800 sterling). The policy itself is in the possession of his Agent, Arbuthnot &Co of Peterhead. All the assets listed above and any other property of any sort, which he owns, such as horses, bills, bonds etc. are left to his wife, Ann Burnett (her maiden name is unfortunately not stated), and their children. She is also named as the Executrix of his will to be assisted by his sister, Elizabeth McBean, and the son of his "old and highly valued friend", James Anderson, Merchant of Peterhead, Scotland. After her death these assets are to be divided equally among his children (their names are not stated in his will). List of persons named as debtors of the Signatory: (a) Lieut. Peter Taylor of his Majesty's 69th Regiment, who owes me twelve hundred Rupees, equal to £120 Sterling or thereabouts. (b) Lieut. Sanders, Royal African Corps, who owes me 700 Rix Dollars. (c) William Phillips at the Cape of Good Hope, who owes me £20 Sterling. Graham & Jennifer Lloyd [Genealogical & Historical Research] Tel: +0027 (0)21 7974875 Mobile: 0824037343 email: [email protected] www.southafricanfamily.com I'm not stuck, I'm Ancestrally challenged ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Bigall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 5:42 AM Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] Burnett This is a research interest of mine. They are both my ancestors. But I believe John Burnet is with one t and AC Burnett was with two. John was born in Torthorwald, Dumfrieshire and Alexander's birthplace is not certain. I have a copy of John's DC and his parents were John burnet and Mary Kerr. I do not have parents or place of birth for Alexander, though he married an Ann McBean from Jamaica whose father was an Angus McBean. Alexander was a military man and John was a politician, before that a merchant/bookkeep who worked for a French Canadian company. John met his wife in Canada, while she was governess for the then governor or Nova Scotia. Maria Beauchamp was born in the Channel Islands but came from a large sea faring family. As far as I know, the two gents are only connected through marriage of their children/grandchildren. Alexander's daughter Anne Margaret Burnett married reverend George Morgan, from Aberdeen, Scotland, whose son Charles Smith Morgan, born in the Cape, married John's daughter, Cornelia Owen Burnet, also born in South Africa. Have more info on both of them if you are interested. What are your research interests in these individuals? I ordered but never received the will of Alexander from cape archives, which might contain more info on him. On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 11:33 AM, rodg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > Have you found the link between John Burnett and Alexander Charles > Burnett? Are in anyway related? > Regards > Rod g > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message