Mary Ann Bugg and her "husband" John Burrows
(1850-1855)
Mary Ann Bugg was born in 1834, the daughter of James and Charlotte Bugg. For information about her early years, see:
James and Charlotte Bugg and their family
Mary Ann Bugg and her husband Edmund Baker (1848-1849)
See also: Searching for Mary Ann Bugg's children
1828 circa John Burrows born Liverpool in England according to Mary Ann’s claim on her son’s birth certificate in 1876 (unsubstantiated to date as Burrows’ death certificate has not been located); pre-1850: arrived in NSW; circa 1850: apparently residing in Stroud district when began relationship with Mary Ann[1]
1850/1 Mary Ann reportedly ‘married’ John Burrows at Stroud according to the birth certificate of her son George, however as no trace of such a marriage has been found. As she later used Baker as her surname, it is clear that they did not officially marry. That their relationship commenced in 1850 or earlier is evident from the fact that their son James Burrows was born mid-1851; that it began in Stroud as indicated by her death certificate is feasible as Mary Ann was married there in 1848 with two Stroud witnesses[2]
1851 Mary Ann’s obituary reported that she relocated to the Bathurst district in 1851 (indicating that she moved there with Burrows, presumably ‘running away’ with her new man). Her obituary also reported that she was at the opening of the Turon diggings, a claim supported by her son James’ baptism entry which noted that Burrows was a shepherd at Turon in October 1851 (as he was not listed as a ‘digger’ or words to that effect, they presumably did not relocate there for the diggings). Burrows was probably working on the sheep station of either W.H. Suttor (Murnane, overseer) or Mr Richards (Bedford, overseer) both on the Turon at/near Sofala[3]
1851 Jul 17 James Burrows born to John and Mary Ann Burrows [nee Bugg] probably at Turon; 24 Oct: baptised at Church of England, Kelso parish; c1852-53: relocated with parents to Mudgee district (where his death certificate said he was born and where he spent his youth); literate; 1877-79: probably the James Burrows listed in the Electoral Rolls as residing at Cooyal; 1880s or 1890s: relocated to Hillgrove near Armidale; 30 Dec 1896: witness to marriage of sister Ida (born c1874) whose wedding ceremony was performed at his Hillgrove home; never married according to his death certificate although his sister’s marriage certificate noted that her wedding ceremony was performed at the home of Mrs James Burrows, Hillgrove; 1905: listed on mother Mary Ann Burrows’ death certificate; 3 May 1933: died aged 81 at Hillgrove (parents listed on death certificate as ‘John Burrows and Mary Ann Burgess’ however his sister Ida listed her parents as John Burrows and Mary Ann Bugg on her own marriage certificate)4]
1851 Oct 24 John Burrows was a shepherd at Turon River when son James baptised[5]
1853 Oct 18 Son John born to John and Mary Ann Burrows [nee Bugg]; 3 Feb 1854: baptised at Church of England, Mudgee when father listed as a shepherd at Louee (Lue near Rylstone); 1877: residing Cooyal; 27 Jan 1877: married Sarah Lucas at Gulgong; offspring: John B (1877), James H (1878), George Alfred (1880), Sydney (1881), Albert E (1883), Rachel A (1885)[6]
1854 Feb 3 John Burrows was a shepherd at Louee (Lue near Rylstone) when son John baptised[7]
1855 circa Mary Ann’s relationship with John Burrows ended and a new relationship began with James McNally[8]
See Mary Ann Bugg and her "husband" James McNally (1855-1860)
Sources:
[1] Birth Certificate: George Herbert Burrows [RBDM 1876/15712]; Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]; Death Certificate: Mary Ann Burrows [RBDM 1905/5831]
[2] Birth Certificate: George Herbert Burrows [RBDM 1876/15712]; Death Certificate: Mary Ann Burrows [RBDM 1905/5831]; Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]
[3] Obituary: Mary Ann Burrows in Mudgee Guardian 27 Apr 1905 p.13; Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]; Sydney Morning Herald 20 Jun 1851 p.3
[4] Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]; NSW State Electoral Rolls – Mudgee Electorate: 1877/8 & 1878/9 [SLNSW]; Marriage Certificate: Ida Margaret Burrows [RBDM 1896/1179]; Death Certificate: Mary Ann Burrows [RBDM 1905/5831]; Death Certificate: James Burrows 1933 [RBDM 1933/6505]
[5] Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]
[6] Baptism: John Burrows [SRNSW Vol.40 No.627; Reel 5014]; Marriage Certificate: John Burrows [RBDM 1877/3617] plus additional information from register of Church of England, Gulgong provided by Lynne Robinson); Pioneer Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages
[7] Baptism: John Burrows [SRNSW Vol.40 No.627; Reel 5014]
[8] Baptism: Mary Jane McNally in Mudgee Roman Catholic register (details provided by Lynne Robinson, Honorary Research Officer for Mudgee Historical Society)
James and Charlotte Bugg and their family
Mary Ann Bugg and her husband Edmund Baker (1848-1849)
See also: Searching for Mary Ann Bugg's children
1828 circa John Burrows born Liverpool in England according to Mary Ann’s claim on her son’s birth certificate in 1876 (unsubstantiated to date as Burrows’ death certificate has not been located); pre-1850: arrived in NSW; circa 1850: apparently residing in Stroud district when began relationship with Mary Ann[1]
1850/1 Mary Ann reportedly ‘married’ John Burrows at Stroud according to the birth certificate of her son George, however as no trace of such a marriage has been found. As she later used Baker as her surname, it is clear that they did not officially marry. That their relationship commenced in 1850 or earlier is evident from the fact that their son James Burrows was born mid-1851; that it began in Stroud as indicated by her death certificate is feasible as Mary Ann was married there in 1848 with two Stroud witnesses[2]
1851 Mary Ann’s obituary reported that she relocated to the Bathurst district in 1851 (indicating that she moved there with Burrows, presumably ‘running away’ with her new man). Her obituary also reported that she was at the opening of the Turon diggings, a claim supported by her son James’ baptism entry which noted that Burrows was a shepherd at Turon in October 1851 (as he was not listed as a ‘digger’ or words to that effect, they presumably did not relocate there for the diggings). Burrows was probably working on the sheep station of either W.H. Suttor (Murnane, overseer) or Mr Richards (Bedford, overseer) both on the Turon at/near Sofala[3]
1851 Jul 17 James Burrows born to John and Mary Ann Burrows [nee Bugg] probably at Turon; 24 Oct: baptised at Church of England, Kelso parish; c1852-53: relocated with parents to Mudgee district (where his death certificate said he was born and where he spent his youth); literate; 1877-79: probably the James Burrows listed in the Electoral Rolls as residing at Cooyal; 1880s or 1890s: relocated to Hillgrove near Armidale; 30 Dec 1896: witness to marriage of sister Ida (born c1874) whose wedding ceremony was performed at his Hillgrove home; never married according to his death certificate although his sister’s marriage certificate noted that her wedding ceremony was performed at the home of Mrs James Burrows, Hillgrove; 1905: listed on mother Mary Ann Burrows’ death certificate; 3 May 1933: died aged 81 at Hillgrove (parents listed on death certificate as ‘John Burrows and Mary Ann Burgess’ however his sister Ida listed her parents as John Burrows and Mary Ann Bugg on her own marriage certificate)4]
1851 Oct 24 John Burrows was a shepherd at Turon River when son James baptised[5]
1853 Oct 18 Son John born to John and Mary Ann Burrows [nee Bugg]; 3 Feb 1854: baptised at Church of England, Mudgee when father listed as a shepherd at Louee (Lue near Rylstone); 1877: residing Cooyal; 27 Jan 1877: married Sarah Lucas at Gulgong; offspring: John B (1877), James H (1878), George Alfred (1880), Sydney (1881), Albert E (1883), Rachel A (1885)[6]
1854 Feb 3 John Burrows was a shepherd at Louee (Lue near Rylstone) when son John baptised[7]
1855 circa Mary Ann’s relationship with John Burrows ended and a new relationship began with James McNally[8]
See Mary Ann Bugg and her "husband" James McNally (1855-1860)
Sources:
[1] Birth Certificate: George Herbert Burrows [RBDM 1876/15712]; Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]; Death Certificate: Mary Ann Burrows [RBDM 1905/5831]
[2] Birth Certificate: George Herbert Burrows [RBDM 1876/15712]; Death Certificate: Mary Ann Burrows [RBDM 1905/5831]; Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]
[3] Obituary: Mary Ann Burrows in Mudgee Guardian 27 Apr 1905 p.13; Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]; Sydney Morning Herald 20 Jun 1851 p.3
[4] Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]; NSW State Electoral Rolls – Mudgee Electorate: 1877/8 & 1878/9 [SLNSW]; Marriage Certificate: Ida Margaret Burrows [RBDM 1896/1179]; Death Certificate: Mary Ann Burrows [RBDM 1905/5831]; Death Certificate: James Burrows 1933 [RBDM 1933/6505]
[5] Baptism: James Burrows [SRNSW Vol.37 No.2296; Reel 5012]
[6] Baptism: John Burrows [SRNSW Vol.40 No.627; Reel 5014]; Marriage Certificate: John Burrows [RBDM 1877/3617] plus additional information from register of Church of England, Gulgong provided by Lynne Robinson); Pioneer Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages
[7] Baptism: John Burrows [SRNSW Vol.40 No.627; Reel 5014]
[8] Baptism: Mary Jane McNally in Mudgee Roman Catholic register (details provided by Lynne Robinson, Honorary Research Officer for Mudgee Historical Society)