Mary Atkinson ^{1,15,32,82,83}

   Cause of her death was Paralysis.⁵⁰

   Other names for Mary were Mary Achison and McBurney.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Alt. Name: Atkinson. ⁸² Either name may be correct. No vital records found to date to support either as correct.

• Immigration: to Canada, 1848. through Little York (Toronto, , Ontario, Canada).

From the obituary of William McBurney:
William and his family set sail from Ireland in a sailing vessel, which took upward of two months in crossing the Atlantic (Ocean), they landed at Little York, now Toronto and took up their first residence at Beverly, not far from Woodstock, from which place they came into the woods in the year of the "Sale of the Land," in 1848, and settled on Lot 31, Concession 6, Kinloss.

NOTE: The 1851 Census of Canada shows the family (John and Mary with children Hugh, Richard, James Arthur, John, and William) still living in Beverly Township of Wentworth County. The 1861 Census shows them living in Kinloss.

• 1851 Census of Ontario, 12 Jan 1852, Beverly Twp., Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada. ^27,34 The Personal Census information for Beverly District is missing, but John was listed in the Agricultural Census as living on Cons. 9, lot 5. He had 2 acres of land where he grew Oats and Potatoes. He had 100 lbs. of Maple Sugar, 1 milk cow, and 2 pigs.

• 1861 Census of Canada: Lot 31, Concession 6, 14 Jan 1861, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ^27,30,35 Age 43 with husband John (48) and children Hugh (22), Richard (20), John (16), William (13), Thomas (11), Jane (10), Margaret (7), Annie Maria (4), and John James (1).
They were described as living in a one storey log home.

• 1871 Census of Canada, 2 Apr 1871, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ⁸⁷ Reel C9934 p. 75 Dwelling 265 - John (60), Mary (54), Ann Marie (14), John James (10), Joseph (8).

• 1881 Census of Canada, 4 Apr 1881, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ⁸⁹ Family History Library Film 1375910, NA Film number C-13274, District 176, Sub-district B, Division 2, Page number 21, Household 97.
Age 63 with son John James (21).

• Religion: C. Presbyterian, 4 Apr 1881. ²⁰

Mary married John McBurney on 1 Jan 1835 in Ireland ^1,15,27.^,82 (John McBurney was born in 1811 in Northern Ireland,^1,15,27,84 died on 24 Jan 1872 in Langside Village, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada ^1,15,27,85 and was buried in Jan 1872 in Langside Village, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada ^15,27.) The cause of his death was Disease of Lungs.⁵⁰