Ernie was the son of John Cleets Crooks Burr (1852 - 1915) and Sarah Elizabeth Burr (nee McLaren) (1861 - 1947) who had married in 1882. They had the following children:
1. Maria Sarah Burr (1883 - 1968) married Albert Fensom (1873 - 1843) in 1902
1.1 Sylvia Isabel Fensom (7 February 1909 - 1999) married George Robert Hewison (4 January 1908 - 1989) in 1929
2. Jane Ann Burr (1885 - 1965) married Edward Alfred Fensom (1875 - 1961) in 1905
2.1 Stella Victoria Fensom (18 December 1905 - 1988) married Edney Norman Cochrane (3 September 1903 - 1978) in 1926
2.2 Vera Dorothy Fensom (3 October 1907 - 1987) married Percy Alfred Gregory Sutton (1902 - 1964) in 1928
2.3 John Joseph Fensom (9 May 1910 - 1995)
2.4 William Cleets Fensom (23 October 1916 - 1983)
3. Charles William Burr (1888 - 1963) married Eva Myers (1898 - 1964) in 1920
4. Dorah Agnes Burr (1893 - 1965) married Patrick Joseph Kelly in 1916
5. Cleets William Burr (1891 - 1941) Never married.
6. John Wesley Burr (1896) married Ada Elizabeth May Palmer (1899 - 1962) in 1921
7. Fanny Elizabeth Burr (8 June 1898 - 1977) married George Bromley Hill in 1916
8. Walter Arnold Burr (28 January 1900 - 1976) Never married.
9. Ernest Mansfield Burr (1901 - 8 November 1930) married Teresa Hynes in 1923
Ernie was last seen on 8 November 1930. His body has never been found. Ernie was the father of three young children at the time of his disappearance.
Thanks to Papers Past there is more here and here is a photo of poor Ernie Burr:
Jane Ann Burr m Edward Alfred Fensom had more children:-
ReplyDeleteCharles m Ellen; Reuben m Betty; Ken m Diane;
Leslie - never married; Percy - never married;
Ivy m Frank Neame; Adele m ( unsure husbands name )
Also John m Adele; William m Dorothy Elcock
There was a Frank Neame who lived in Blaketown Greymouth in the 50`s and 60`s.
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