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184969
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: Mangles 1826
Date: 23 March 1842
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 757
Details: Sent to Newcastle gaol from Dungog on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences and robbery. Sent for trial


205193
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: Sarah Scott 1838
Date: 13 January 1851
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: State Archives NSW; Kingswood, New South Wales; Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757
Details: John Burns, labourer from Antrim. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Armidale on a charge of house robbery. Sentenced to 12 months hard labour


168482
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: Waterloo 1831
Date: 19 January 1842
Place: Newcastle
Source: Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Item: 2/2020; Roll: 75
Details: Free. Sentenced by Edward Denny Day at Maitland to 1 month hard labour for being an idle and disorderly person


122321
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: Westmoreland 1838
Date: 1842 20 September
Place: Dungog
Source: GG
Details: Granted Ticket of Leave


187668
Surname: Burns
First Name: John
Ship: Westmoreland 1838
Date: 31 August 1847
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 757
Details: Sent to Newcastle gaol from Paterson on a charge of disorderly conduct. Sentenced to 2 months confinement


31706
Surname: Burns
First Name: John (James)
Ship: Ocean 1818
Date: 1828
Place: Segenhoe
Source: 1828 Census
Details: Fencer . Employed by P. McIntyre


97248
Surname: Burns
First Name: John F
Ship: -
Date: 1853 2 February
Place: West Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Advertising to employ a clerk for a butcher's establishment (William Nicholson's business)


95158
Surname: Burns
First Name: John Fitzgerald
Ship: -
Date: 1852 9 October
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Book keeper employed by William Nicholson in Maitland. Witness at the trial of John Standrin of Newcastle


179260
Surname: Burns
First Name: John Fitzgerald
Ship: -
Date: 27 December 1911
Place: -
Source: NMH
Details: Mr. John Fitzgerald Burns was a native of the North of Ireland. He came out to NSW when only a youth and took up mercantile pursuits in the Hunter River district. In 1882 he was returned to Parliament as one of the members for the Hunter and for many years represented that contituency. He was alway an active worker on behalf of the district and did much to forwarded its interests comercially and politically


183711
Surname: Burns
First Name: John Fitzgerald
Ship: -
Date: 1833 - 1911
Place: -
Source: Biographical Register of the New South Wales Parliament 1856-1901 C.N. Connolly (Online)
Details: John Fitzgerald Burns - Flour miller. B. 1833 N. Ireland, s. John and Jane, nee Fitzgerald; m. 1854 Maitland, Lucy Maria Smith; 9 children. D. 19 March 1911 Paddington, NSW. C. of E. funeral. Arr. NSW with parents c. 1841. By 1860 was flour miller at W.Maitland; built new mill at E.Maitland 1866; later sold out and moved to Syd. Advertised as share-broker 1873. In 1887 was managing dir life insurance co. and speculated successfully in land. Dir and shareholder Australasian Steam Navigation Co. before 1887, when sold out. Chmn dirs Wickham and Bullock Island Coal Co. Ltd. Trustee Syd. Permanent Freehold Land and Building Soc. Trustee Public Library of NSW. In early 1860s opposed political influence of those who kept fine carriages and horses. MLA for The Hunter, 5 Aug. 1861-15 Nov. 1869, 2 March 1872-21 Jan. 1887, 7 Feb. 1887-19 Jan. 1889; for St Leonards 2 Feb. 1889-6 June 1891. MLC 21 Jan. 1887-7 Feb. 1887. Postmaster-General 9 Feb. 1875-21 March 1877, 18 Dec. 1877-20 Dec. 1878; Col Treas. 22 Dec. 1885-25 Feb. 1886, 22 Jan. 1887-16 Jan. 1889


207229
Surname: Burns
First Name: John Fitzgerald
Ship: -
Date: 30 June 1862
Place: East Maitland
Source: NSW Government Gazette
Details: John Fitzgerald Burns elected a District Councillor, Maitland


151808
Surname: Burns
First Name: John Fitzgerald and Lucy Maria
Ship: -
Date: 1853 13 July
Place: West Maitland
Source: Australian Births and Baptisms - Family Search Historical Records
Details: Birth of Charles James, son of John Fitzgerald Burns and Lucy Maria Burns


174520
Surname: Burns
First Name: John Fizgerald
Ship: -
Date: 27 December 1911
Place: Hunter River district
Source: NMH
Details: John Fitzgerald Burns was a native of the North of Ireland. He came out to NSW when only a youth and took up mercantile pursuits in the Hunter River district. In 1862 he was returned to Parliament as one of the members for the Hunter and for many years represented that constituency.


90368
Surname: Burns
First Name: Kerin
Ship: -
Date: 1852 2 June
Place: Collected at Louth Park
Source: MM
Details: Subscribed to Testimonial for E.C. Close


121437
Surname: Burns
First Name: Lawrence
Ship: Roslin Castle 1833
Date: 1841 24 August
Place: Maitland
Source: GG
Details: Granted Ticket of Leave


179413
Surname: Burns
First Name: Margaret
Ship: Roslin Castle 1836
Date: 1836
Place: -
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW. Microfiche 724. (Ancestry)
Details: Age 21. Nurse maid, all work. Native place Cork. Tried 3 october 1834 and sentenced to 7 years transportation for shoplifting. Large featured. Small dot back of lower left arm.


179414
Surname: Burns
First Name: Margaret
Ship: Roslin Castle 1836
Date: 21 May 1840
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW. Roll 136
Details: Housemaid from Cork. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Raymond Terrace. Returned to govt. service. Assigned to Mrs. Crummer on 12 June 1840


125082
Surname: Burns
First Name: Maria
Ship: Andromeda 1834 (?Caroline 1833)
Date: 1835 4 July
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: NGE
Details: Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland. Returned to government service, her mistress being dead. Re-assigned to Captain Black at Falbrook 12 August


107969
Surname: Burns
First Name: Maria
Ship: Caroline 1833
Date: 1834 12 December
Place: Newcastle
Source: NGE
Details: Servant from Co. Down. Admitted to Newcastle gaol under sentence of 8mths in the 3rd Class Female factory. Sent to Parramatta as incorrigible on 14th February. Conduct in Newcastle gaol disorderly and foolish


111656
Surname: Burns
First Name: Maria
Ship: Caroline 1833
Date: 1835 24 March
Place: Newcastle gaol
Source: NGE
Details: Servant from Co. Down. Admitted to Newcastle gaol. Sent to Parramatta for assignment. Assigned to Mary Hunt at Maitland on 22 April. Conduct in gaol disorderly and foolish