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Richard Edward BURTENSHAW (1855 - 1916)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Reginald BURTENSHAW (1894 - 1894) Sidney BURTENSHAW (1896 - 1896) Elsie BURTENSHAW (1900 - 1966)	Richard Edward BURTENSHAW (1855 - 1916) + Jeannie Elizabeth ROBERTS (1872 - 1912) Alice HESKETH (1860 - 1936)	William BURTENSHAW
		Louisa (BURTENSHAW)

b. abt 1855 at Shoreham, Kent, England

m. (1) 1892 Jeannie Elizabeth ROBERTS (1872 - 1912) at Queensland, Australia

m. (2) 1913 Alice HESKETH (1860 - 1936) at Townsville, Queensland, Australia

d. 1916 at Queensland, Australia aged 61

Near Relatives of Richard Edward BURTENSHAW (1855 - 1916)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Stephen ROBERTS
Mother in Law	Sarah Dina RICHARDS
Father in Law	Edward HESKETH
Mother in Law	Nancy BRAITHWAITE
Father	William BURTENSHAW
Mother	Louisa (BURTENSHAW)
Self	Richard Edward BURTENSHAW	abt 1855	Shoreham, Kent, England	1916	Queensland, Australia	61
Wife	Jeannie Elizabeth ROBERTS	abt 1872		1912	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	40
Wife	Alice HESKETH	1860	Richton, Lancashire, England	1936	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	76
Step Son	Thomas Edward ASHWORTH	1882		1932	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	50
Step Daughter	Eliza Ethel ASHWORTH	1884		1973	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	89
Step Son	Leonard ASHWORTH	1892	Queensland, Australia	1980	Queensland, Australia	88
Son	Reginald BURTENSHAW	1894	Queensland, Australia	1894	Queensland, Australia	0
Son	Sidney BURTENSHAW	1896	Queensland, Australia	1896	Queensland, Australia	0
Daughter	Elsie BURTENSHAW	1900	Queensland, Australia	1966	Queensland, Australia	66
Son in Law	William Haines PIPER			1983	Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Joan Elizabeth PIPER	1926		1939	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	13

Events in Richard Edward BURTENSHAW (1855 - 1916)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1855		Richard Edward BURTENSHAW was born	Shoreham, Kent, England	Note 1
1892	37	Married Jeannie Elizabeth ROBERTS (aged 20)	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	18
1894	39	Birth of son Reginald BURTENSHAW	Queensland, Australia	Note 3	18
1894	39	Death of son Reginald BURTENSHAW	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	18
1896	41	Birth of son Sidney BURTENSHAW	Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1896	41	Death of son Sidney BURTENSHAW	Queensland, Australia	Note 6	52
1900	45	Birth of daughter Elsie BURTENSHAW	Queensland, Australia	Note 7	18
1912	57	Death of wife Jeannie Elizabeth ROBERTS (aged 40)	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 8	18, 60
1913	58	Married Alice HESKETH (aged 53)	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Note 9	18
1916	61	Richard Edward BURTENSHAW died	Queensland, Australia	Note 10	18
1916	61	Burial	Belgian Gardens Cemetery, Townsville	Note 11	90

Note 1: Died 1916 - age 61 = c 855 Ancestry trees - linked to census data

Note 2: Richard Edward Burtenshaw Event date: 16/11/1892 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1893/C/358 Spouse: Jeanie Elizabeth Roberts

Note 3: Reginald Burtenshaw Event date: 04/05/1894 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1894/C/1627 Mother: Jennie Elizabeth Roberts Father/parent: Richard Edward Burtenshaw

Note 4: Reginald Burtenshaw Event date: 09/05/1894 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1894/C/712 Mother: Jennie Elizabeth Roberts Father/parent: Richard Edward Burtenshaw

Note 5: Sidney Burtenshaw in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Sidney Burtenshaw Birth Date 16 Feb. 1896 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1896 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Father Richard Edward Burtenshaw Mother Jeannie Elizabeth Roberts Page number 3461 Registration Number 001673

Note 6: Sidney Burtenshaw in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name Sidney Burtenshaw Death Date 24 Feb. 1896 Death Place Queensland Registration Date 1896 Registration Place Australia Father Richard Edward Burtenshaw Mother Jeannie Elizabeth Roberts Registration Number 00061r Page number 3462

Note 7: Elsie Burtenshaw Event date: 16/03/1900 Event type: Birth registration Registration details: 1900/C/1663 Mother: Jennie Roberts Father/parent: Richard Edward Burtenshaw

Note 8: Jeanie Elizabeth Burtenshaw Event date: 30/01/1912 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1912/C/4714Mother: Sarah Dina Richards Father/parent: Stephen Robert Cairns Post 31 January 1912 DEATH OF MRS. BURTEN- SHAW. The sad news was received in town yesterday of the death of Mrs. Butenshaw, wife of Mr "Dick" Burtenshaw, formerly of the Cairns Customs, at the Townsville Hospital, where she had been an inmate for some time, suffering from a painful complaint. The deceased lady will be always remembered in Cairns as a real genuine good-hearted woman, and her many friends will hear with regret of her death. Cairns Post 3 February 1912 -Referring to the death of Mrs. Burtenshaw, the Townsville "Bulle tin" says : The many friends in Townsville and Cairns of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Burtenshaw will read with regret of the death of the lat- ter at the hospital on Tuesday. Mrs. Burtenshaw, who was not 40 years of age, had been ill for the past four or five months, and al- though suffering almost continual pain, she kept a bright and cheer ful spirit to the end. She has left a husband and a young daughter to mourn their loss, and great sympa thy is felt for them.

Note 9: Richard Edward Burtenshaw Event date: 04/06/1913 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1913/C/3784 Spouse: Alice Ashworth

Note 10: Richard Edward Burtenshaw Event date: 03/06/1916 Event type: Death registration Date of birth: 1855 Registration details: 1916/C/2940 Mother: Louisa Burtenshaw Father/parent: William Burtenshaw

Note 11: Richard Edward Burtenshaw BIRTH unknown DEATH Jun 1916 BURIAL Belgian Gardens Cemetery Belgian Gardens, Townsville City, Queensland, Australia Show Map GPS-Latitude: -19.2433917, Longitude: 146.7842417 PLOT Sect D, Sub 1, Row 12, Plot 181 61 years old

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Richard Edward Burtenshaw Event date: 04/06/1913 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1913/C/3784 Spouse: Alice Ashworth

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Richard Edward Burtenshaw Event date: 03/06/1916 Event type: Death registration Date of birth: 1855 Registration details: 1916/C/2940 Mother: Louisa Burtenshaw Father/parent: William Burtenshaw

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Richard Edward Burtenshaw Event date: 16/11/1892 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1893/C/358 Spouse: Jeanie Elizabeth Roberts

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: Richard Edward Burtenshaw BIRTH unknown DEATH Jun 1916 BURIAL Belgian Gardens Cemetery Belgian Gardens, Townsville City, Queensland, Australia Show Map GPS-Latitude: -19.2433917, Longitude: 146.7842417 PLOT Sect D, Sub 1, Row 12, Plot 181 61 years old

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