James Burnett (1850-1917)

James Burnett 1850-1917
James was born on 24 December 1850, in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, the son of James Burnett and Eliza Clark. He married Elizabeth Thompson on 5 May 1874, in New Zealand. The family immigrated to America in 1880.
(1^st Wife)
Elizabeth Thompson 1856-1898 Elizabeth was born on 10 July 1856, in Monkwearmouth, the daughter of Joseph Thompson and Isabella White.

I have identified the following children:

James Henry	Born 8 Dec 1875	Southbrook, New Zealand	Married Elizabeth Jane Vaughn Edith Marshall
George Albert	Born 21 Feb 1877	Kaiapoi, New Zealand	Married Ada Laverne Porter Mary Rosetta Nielson
Thomas Edward	Born 27 Apr 1878	Southbrook, New Zealand	Married Martha Maranah Vaughn
Joseph William	Born 16 Dec 1881	Farmington, Utah	Married Edith Maud Silvester Clara Elizabeth Fowler Averett
David Thompson	Born 20 Nov 1885	Farmington, Utah	Married Agnes Stuart
Clarence Arthur	Born 19 Jun 1888	Kaysville, Utah	Married Jane Beatrice Preece
Minerva Jane	Born 19 Jan 1892	Kaysville, Utah	Married John Clifford Mason
Ernest	Born 18 Jan 1898	Plymouth, Utah	Died 15 Sep 1898

Birth of Parents

James Burnett

b: 24 Dec 1850 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Son of James Burnett and Eliza Clark

Elizabeth Thompson

b: 10 Jul 1856 c: 27 Jul 1856 St. Peter's, Monkwearmouth 1856 3Q Sunderland 10a 4__
daughter of Joseph and Isabella Thompson, Zetland Street, Shipwright

Marriage

5 May 1874
James Burnett
Elizabeth Thompson

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand 1874/13285
Father: James Burnett
Father: Joseph Thompson

Children

James Henry Burnett

b: 8 Dec 1875 Southbrook, Canterbury, New Zealand 1876/1327
son of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson

George Albert Burnett

b: 21 Feb 1877 Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand 1877/2692
son of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson

Thomas Edward Burnett

b: 27 Apr 1878 Southbrook, Canterbury, New Zealand 1878/14080
son of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson

1880 Census	1 June 1880		Farmington, Davis County, Utah
			Occupation	Birth Place
				Self	Father	Mother
James Burnett Elizabeth James H. George A. Thomas Edward	Wife Son Son Son	Age 29 Age 23 Age 4 Age 3 Age 2	RR Section Hand Keeping House	England England New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand	England England England England England	England England England England England	24 Dec 1850 10 Jul 1856 8 Dec 1875 21 Feb 1877 27 Apr 1878

Joseph William Burnett

b: 16 Dec 1881 Farmington, Davis County, Utah
son of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson

David Thompson Burnett

b: 20 Nov 1885 Farmington, Davis County, Utah
son of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson

Clarence Arthur Burnett

b: 19 Jun 1888 Kaysville, Davis County, Utah
son of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson

Minerva Jane Burnett

b: 19 Jan 1892 Kaysville, Davis County, Utah
daughter of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson

Ernest Burnett

b: 18 Jan 1898 Plymouth, Box Elder County, Utah
son of James Burnett, and Elizabeth Thompson Died 15 Sep 1898

Death

Elizabeth (Thompson) Burnett

Died 21 Jan 1898 Plymouth, Box Elder County, Utah
Buried 24 Jan 1898 Plymouth, Box Elder, Utah

(2^nd Wife)
Eliza Annie Larsen 1870-1948
Eliza was born on 10 March 1870, the daughter of Christian Larsen and Emma Barnett, at Logan Utah. Christian was from Denmark, and Emma was from England. They both immigrated to the U.S. in 1866. Eliza married James Burnett on 6 September 1899, at Logan, Cache County, Utah.

I have found no additional children:

Birth of New Wife

Eliza Annie Larsen

b: 10 Mar 1870 Logan, Cache County, Utah
daughter of Christian Larsen and Emma Barnett

Marriage

6 Sep 1899
James Burnett
Eliza Annie Larsen

Logan, Cache, Utah
Father: James Burnett
Father: Christian Larsen

1900 Census	1 Jun 1900		Logon Township, Cache County, Utah, U.S.A.
District 80, Page 18 of 46			Years Married	Children/ Living	Birthplace Person	Birthplace Father	Birthplace Mother	Month & Year of Birth
James H. Burnett David Clarence Minerva	Age 49 Age 14 Age 11 Age 8	Poultry Dealer at School at School at School	X		England Utah Utah Utah	England England England England	England England England England	Dec 1850 Nov 1885 Jun 1888 Jan 1892

1900 Census	1 Jun 1900		Logon Township, Cache County, Utah, U.S.A.
District 80, Page 20 of 46 Immigrated to U.S. in 1866			Years Married	Children/ Living	Birthplace Person	Birthplace Father	Birthplace Mother	Month & Year of Birth
Christian Larsen Emma (Wife) Eliza Ann Burnett (Dau) Ainton? (Son) Zrsten? (Dau) Oliver (Son) Lecter (Son)	Age 51 Age 48 Age 30 Age 19 Age 14 Age 10 Age 8	Farmer Laborer at School at School at School	32 32 1	11/5 0/0	Denmark England Utah Utah Utah Utah Utah	Denmark England England England England England England	Denmark England England England England England England	Aug 1848 Apr 1852 Mar 1870 Jul 1880 Dec 1885 Nov 1889 Mar 1892

Death

James Burnett

Died 28 Apr 1917 Clinton, Davis County, Utah
Buried 1 May 1917, Plymouth, Box Elder, Utah

1920 Census	1 Jan 1920		Plymouth, Box Elder County, Utah, U.S.A.
State Road			Birthplace Person	Birthplace Father	Birthplace Mother
David T. Burnett Agnes (Wife) Stewart Kenitta (dau) Marvin Agnes David F. Eliza Burnett (Widow)	Age 34 Age 32 Age 23 Age 9 Age 7 Age 2 Age 5/12 Age 49	Farmer Step Mother	Utah Idaho Idaho Idaho Utah Utah Utah Utah	England Scotland Utah Utah Utah Utah Utah Denmark	England Wales Idaho Idaho Idaho Idaho Idaho England	20 Nov 1885 2 May 1887 7 Nov 1910 abt 1912 21 Nov 1914 abt 1917 abt 1919 abt 1870

1930 Census	1 Apr 1930		Logan, Cache County, Utah
District 53, Image 11 of 20 551 North 6th East			Birthplace Person	Birthplace Father	Birthplace Mother
Annie L. Burnett (Widow)	Age 60	None	Utah	Denmark	England	abt 1870
Additional Information in Census: Owned home, cost $1,000, Had no Radio, Was 28 at 1st Marriage.

Death

Eliza Annie (Larsen) Burnett

Died 12 Feb 1948
Buried 14 Feb 1948, Plymouth, Box Elder, Utah

SPECIAL THANKS to V. Sederholm, a descendant of Joseph Thompson (1820-1901) for the details provided above.