Shetland

Andrew Burgar and four more Burgar appear in the Baillie Court Rolls of 1731-1735 ³. The details are summarized in the table below.

Person	Date	age	living at	Comment	Court Case

Clause Burgar	1731		Breck	Fighting, but discharged	No 1
Andrew Burgar	1731		Breck	Fighting, but left Shetland temporarily	No 1
George Burgar	1731	about 30		Witness, married	No 2
Robert Burger	1733		Breck	Witness	No 3
Robert Burger	1733		Breck	Slander	No 4
George Burgar	1734			Witness, Officer of Court	No 5
George Burgar	1734		Hillwell	Witness	No 6
George Burgar	1734	35		Witness, Officer of Court, married	No 7
John Burgar	1734	29		Witness	No 7
Thomas Fea	1735			Fighting	No 8
Thomas Fea	1735	26		Witness, married	No 9

Thomas Fea has been included in the above list since he is the husband of Katherine Burgher (see later).

It is likely that Claus and Andrew Burgar, both of Breck, are brothers. Since Andrew appears as a responsible adult in 1726⁵⁸ it is assumed that he must be born about 1700 or earlier. In 1716 Robert Burgar (born about 1665?) was living in Breck. Thus he is possibly the father of Claus and Andrew. The Robert (in cases 3 & 4 above) might be their father, who would now be about 65 years old. Alternatively, he might be a brother of Claus and Andrew, since he also lives at Breck.

George Burgar was a court Official so was probably regarded as a reliable member of the community. At the time of the Court cases he was in his thirties and was born in 1699, was married, unable to write, and lived in Hillwell. It is possible that he was a son of John Burgar (born about 1675) or Laurance Burgar (born about 1665).

John Burgar and George Burgar appear together in one case so perhaps they may be brothers.