Thomas McBurney ^1,15

  General Notes:

In their younger years, Tom and his brother Willie lived at Pine Point, Lot 36, Huron Township, Bruce County, Ontario. They ran a post office and a carriage shop. Tom handled the woodwork and Willie did the ironwork.

Uncle Tom was a great hunter, especially geese. He liked to take a drink, but didn't want anyone to know. Came out to Jim's place and got out of his Model T Ford. Had to hang on to it. "He was a tough old sucker" according to Joyce McBurney. ^1,15

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: Elgin, , Manitoba, Canada.

• 1861 Census of Canada: Lot 31, Concession 6, 14 Jan 1861, Kinloss Twp., Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ^27,30,35 Age 11 with father John (48), mother Mary (43) and siblings Hugh (22), Richard (20), John (16), William (13), 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. ⁹⁸ Reel C9933 p. 22 Dwelling 73 - William (24), Thomas (22), Margaret (16), John Hiles (sp?) of England (21). John Hiles and Thomas were storekeepers and William was a blacksmith.

• Employment: Storekeeper, 14 Dec 1871, Pine River, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

• Religion: Presbyterian, 14 Dec 1871. ^20,47

• Employment: Postmaster, 1 Jan 1877, Pine River, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ¹⁰⁰ He retired from that position on 23 Mar 1885.

• 1881 Census of Canada, 4 Apr 1881, Huron Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. ¹⁰¹ NA Film number C-13274, District 176, Sub-district A, Division 2, Page number 41, Household 168.
Age 32 with wife Anne Elizabeth (27) and children Lavina (8), Eva (6) and Wilmor (5 mo.).

• Religion: Weslyan Methodist, 4 Apr 1881. ²⁰

• 1901 Census of Canada: Twp. 5, Range 22 & 23, 17 Apr 1901, Cameron Sub-District, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. ²⁸ Age 52 with wife Annie (47) and children Wilmor (20), Josie B. (7), Herbert (4) and servant Thomas Alexander (21).

Thomas married Ann Elizabeth Hiles, daughter of William Hiles and Ann Lyon, on 14 Dec 1871 in Hullett Twp., Huron County, Ontario, Canada ^1,15.^,50 (Ann Elizabeth Hiles was born on 5 Apr 1853 in Waddington, England ^1,15,52 and died on 6 Dec 1912 ^1,15.)

  Marriage Notes:

Witnessed by John Newton Campbell, Louise Hiles, Hullett, 14 Dec. 1871, Hullett, Pres., W. Meth., Thomas Cleworth, W. Meth. minister, by lic., Hullett, Bruce.

(John) Newton Campbell and Louise Hiles were married the same day in a double wedding.
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