The Burgar/Burgess families in Shetland

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Summary of the Burgar present in the Communicants list of 1749. and

living in Dunrossness, Sandwick & Cunningsburgh.

The Communicants List 6 is a list of persons attending the Parish Church of Dunrossness in 1749 and was compiled by the minister, John Mill.

See transcribed Communicants List

Altogether there were 908 persons listed by John Mill as communicants.  Below are the 21 Burgher persons that appear in the list, and the place where they lived.

 
Number Place FirstName Surname born about Married From First recorded Children  
214 Cullister Girsle Burgher 1730 William Leslie Hillwell Margaret Leslie b 1757  
215 Cullister John Burgher 1725 Margaret Duncan *    
398 St Ninians Isle Jean Burgher 1700 John Lisk * James Lisk? b. 1725  
486 Skelberry John Burgher          
509 Outvoe Margaret Burgher          
526 Clumley George Burgher 1680 Margaret Williamson * Not recorded  
528 Clumley Walter Burgher 1725 Barbara Goudie Clumley Agnes Burgher . 1763 Clumley  
549 Clumley Agnus Burgher 1720 Irvine ? Margaret Burgess b. 1753 at Clumley  
577 Scotshall John Burgher          
706 Noss Katherine Burgher 1710 Thomas Fea * Clementina Fea .about 1735  
722 Noss Jean Burgher 1710 Robert Garrioch * Eliz. Garrioch b about 1730  
755 Hillwell Katherine Burgher 1730 Robert Halcrow   ? Halcrow b. 1754 at Brake  
764 Hillwell John Burgher          
782 Hillwell Ursulah Burgher 1735 James Leslie Lude or Ringasta Margaret Leslie b. 1758 Brake  
783 Hillwell Janet (Jean) Burgher abt 1735 James Bairnson   Thomas Bairnson b. 1759 at Hillwell  
787 Hillwell Margaret Burgher 1735 Robert  Irvine Cour Ursula Irvine b. 1764 at Hillwell Begot before marriage
803 Lud George Burgher 1699 Helen Bairnson * Not recorded  
805 Lud John Burgher 1702 Helen Bairnson * Not recorded  
807 Lud Adam Burgher 1735 Margaret Bairnson Hillwell or Lude Barbara Burgher b.1762 at Gord  
847 Cour Robert Burgher 1730 Mary Fea * David Burgess b. 1754, Brake. But believe John earlier 1750  
878 Garth Andrew Burgher 1700 Margaret Sinclair * Not recorded  

* Married when Communicants List was written in 1749.

See family tree for the above persons

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