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bursey4357
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Post subject: Looking for Bursey family from New Chelsea, NL Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 1:28 pm |
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My grandmother, and her brother and sisters immigrated from New Chelsea in the mid 1920s. I'm looking for family members, possibly cousins who are still in the area.
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kwilter
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Post subject: Re: Looking for Bursey family from New Chelsea, NL Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 11:48 pm |
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What are their names? Where did they go to after leaving New Chelsea? More info would be helpful.
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bursey4357
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Post subject: Re: Looking for Bursey family from New Chelsea, NL Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:03 am |
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Hello, and thank you for your response.
The parents (my great grandparents) remained in New Cheslea until their death in 1928. Names were John Bursey and Annie Bursey (maiden name Harris). I have located census reports of John as an adult, just no records of him as a child. They had 4 children. Asenath, Reuben, Lavinia, and Pearl. All four immigrated to the U.S.A in the late 1920s. Thank you.
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kwilter
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Post subject: Re: Looking for Bursey family from New Chelsea, NL Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:51 pm |
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Hi - John C. Bursey married Penina Ann "Annie" Harris They had the following children, all born in Seal Cove (New Chelsea), Newfoundland: Outline Descendant Report for John C. Bursey
John C. Bursey b: May 1872 in Seal Cove (New Chelsea), Newfoundland married Penina Ann Harris b: 09 May 1879 in Seal Cove (New Chelsea), Newfoundland, on 15 May 1900 in Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland
Children: Dollie Eunice Bursey b: 03 Oct 1900 in Seal Cove (New Chelsea), Newfoundland Reuben Frederick Bursey b: 08 Jul 1902 in Seal Cove (New Chelsea), Newfoundland Susanna Pearl Bursey b: 25 Aug 1904 in Seal Cove (New Chelsea), Newfoundland Aseneth Bursey b: Oct 1906 in Seal Cove (New Chelsea), Newfoundland Serena Bursey b: Oct 1908 in Seal Cove (New Chelsea), Newfoundland Lavinia Bursey b: 17 Oct 1909 in Seal Cove (New Chelsea), Newfoundland Gertie Maude Bursey b: 09 Nov 1919 in New Chelsea, Newfoundland, d: 12 Sep 1920 in New Chelsea, Newfoundland
This information is from Birth/Baptism and Marriage Records for Hant's Harbour and surrounding areas, compiled and published by the Willow Tree Heritage Society, Hant's Harbour, Newfoundland. I have no other information on this family.
I am related to the descendants of Simeon Bursey from Old Perlican who married my gt. gt. aunt, Druscilla Short. Hope this helps!
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bursey4357
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Post subject: Re: Looking for Bursey family from New Chelsea, NL Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 11:10 pm |
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Hello, and thank you again for your response.
I agree with your findings. There are two kids that you have noted that I was unaware of. Thank you! I'll research that further. I really appreciate the reference you've provided. I would really like to identify John's parents.
I wonder if Simeon Bursey is a Cousin of John. It is a very remote area.
Have a nice evening!
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kwilter
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Post subject: Re: Looking for Bursey family from New Chelsea, NL Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:32 pm |
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My records show that Simeon Bursey (b 1841) was the son of Richard Bursey & Judith Pike. Other children were: James b. 1839 Abraham b. 1843 Edmund b. 1844 John b 1850
A family tree by Darlene Young on Ancestry.ca also lists: Selena Rebecca b. 1832 Athalia b. 1833 William b. 1845 and: Parents of Richard Bursey (above) are Richard Bursey & Elizabeth Grandparents of Richard Bursey (above) are Richard Bursey & Catherine Churchill Great-grandparents of Richard Bursey (above) are Richard Bursey Great-great-grandparents of Richard Bursey are Uriah Mitchell Bursey of Christchurch, Hampshire, England who died in Old Perlican, Nfld, and his wife Jane, and apparently, HIS parents are William Bursey & Mary Stevens of Milford, Hampshire, England.
If you do not have Ancestry, it is available for free at public libraries.
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bursey4357
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Post subject: Re: Looking for Bursey family from New Chelsea, NL Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:09 am |
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Thank you for the details for Simeon. Yes, I have ancestry.com. It has been amazing in my family history research. Unfortunately, it has not yet provided birth information for John C. Bursey.....I'm not giving up though! If my research shows that we are in fact related, that would be very cool. I appreciate your responses and information!
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kwilter
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Post subject: Re: Looking for Bursey family from New Chelsea, NL Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:18 pm |
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Re: Birthdate for John C. Bursey: The date of May 1872 is from the 1921 Census for Seal Cove (New Chelsea) http://ngb.chebucto.org/C1921/21-new-chelsea-tb.shtmlIn the 1935 Census, his age is given as 63 - no birthdate And in the 1945 Census, his age is given as 73; again, no birthdate (so these ages agree with the birthdate from 1921) I'm sure you seen all this. A primary source would be better, rather than the secondary source of a census, but as the dates concur, the info was probably given to the enumerator by John himself, or his wife (rather than a neighbour who may have just guessed).
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bursey4357
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Post subject: Re: Looking for Bursey family from New Chelsea, NL Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:48 am |
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Yes, I have gathered all the census reports on John that I could find. All of him as an adult. Unfortunately, I can not find any of him growing up. There is one reference of a John C Bursey's baptism, with a birth year of 1872, however, the mother would have been only 9 years old at the time of his birth. So, I've been trying to validate that this is in fact his mother....I would typically validate this by finding them on a future census report, and I just can not find one. In addition, there is another baptism (same parents, same child), dated 1877....Looks like the same event, just a typo on one of them. So, I'm not confident that these are his parents. Thanks so much for reaching out and trying to help me. Means a lot! I'll get there!
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