John McBurney ^2,48

  General Notes:

Lived in the Dand District. He was known as "Laughing Jack". They la ter (ca. 1936) moved to Dryden, Ontario. They are buried there.

  Noted events in his life were:

• 1871 Census of Canada, 2 Apr 1871, Kinloss, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. ²⁰⁸ Ontario, Bruce Co., Kinloss Twp., p. 75, line 20, p. 76, lines 1-6, D welling 266;
John, age 6, with father Hugh, age 35, mother Mary Jane, age 29, and s iblings Sarah E., age 7, Joseph, age 3, and Hugh, age 6 months, an d a C. Angus McKinnin, age 16, from Ontario.

• 1881 Census of Canada: John, age 15, with father Edward, age 40, mother Mary, age 39, and sib, 4 Apr 1881, Kinloss, Bruce, Ontario, Canada. ²⁸² lings Samuel, age 16, Joseph, age 12, Hugh, age 10, William, age 9, Ed ward, age 6, and Richard, age 5.
Ontario, Bruce Co., Kinloss Twp., p. 21, lines 17-25, household 98;
John, age 15, with step-father Edward, age 40, mother Mary Jane (Tiffi n-McBurney), age 39, and siblings Samuel, age 16, Joseph, age 15, Hugh , age 10, William, age 9, Edward, age 6, and Richard, age 5.
Samuel, William, and Edward are from Edward's marriage to Catherine Jo hnstone.
John, Joseph, Hugh, and Richard are from Mary Jane's marriage to Hug h McBurney.

• Religion: Presbyterian, 4 Apr 1881, Kinloss, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.

• 1906 Census of Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta), 1906, Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada. ³¹³ Manitoba, Souris District, Deloraine Municipality, Sec.. 4, Twp. 11, R ge. 23, W1, p. 2, line 15, household 15;
John, age 28.

• 1911 Census of Canada, 1911, Winchester, Souris, Manitoba, Canada. ³¹⁴ Manitoba, Souris District, Winchester Municipality, Twp. 4, Rge. 23, W 1, p. 3, lines 44-47, household 30;
John, age 43, with wife Elizabeth Jane, age 32, and daughters Emily, a ge 3, and Mary, age 2.

• 1916 Census of Canada (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta), 1916, Souris, Manitoba, Canada. ³¹⁵ Manitoba, Souris District, Winchester Municipality, Twp. 4, Rge. 23, W 1, p. 24, lines 30-35, household 274;
John, age 51, with wife Elizabeth Jane, age 34, and children Emily Jan e, age 9, Mary, age 7, Lillian, age 3, and Eva, age 1.

• 1921 Census of Canada, 1921, Winchester, Souris, Manitoba, Canada. ³¹⁶ Manitoba, Souris District, Winchester Municipality, Sec. 11, Twp. 4, R ge. 23, W1, p. 12, lines 20-27, household 124;
John, age 56, with wife Elizabeth, age 40, and children Eunice ? (Emil y), age 14, Mary, age 12, Lillian, age 9, Eva, age 6, William J., ag e 3, and Richard, age 1 month.

John married Elizabeth Jane Cook on 10 Jul 1906 in Winchester, Souris, Manitoba, Canada ^2,48.^,312 (Elizabeth Jane Cook was born in 1880 in England ^2,48,315 and died in 1967 in Dryden, Kent, Ontario, Canada ^2,48.)