Burgess, James Melville
1901 - 1952 (50 years)
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Name Burgess, James Melville [1, 2, 3, 4] Born 15 Jun 1901 Todmorden, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
[2, 3, 5] Gender Male Find A Grave Memorial 13883277 Residence 1911 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [6] Residence 1935 East York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [7] 24 Kimbourne Avenue Died 2 Feb 1952 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [8] Cause: Stroke Brain Aneurysm: Runs in family. If related get tested. Hits in the 50s, get MRI in Grave Reference 5 Feb 1952 J 2521 Name Mel Occupation Toronto, Ontario, Canada Simpson, Head Interior Decorator Designer Buried 5 Feb 1952 Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Pine Hills Cemetery
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Father Burgess, James Johnathan, b. 10 Jun 1878, Todmorden, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Jan 1945, Youngstown, Hanna, Alberta, Canada (Age 66 years) Relationship natural Mother Sanderson, Mary Hannah, b. 24 Apr 1880, East York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , d. 9 May 1913, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Age 33 years) Relationship natural Married 6 Jul 1898 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [9, 10] Minister S. Dempster Witness Agnes Vauce of Toronto Witness John Kidd of Toronto Family ID F24 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Roberts, Lydia Fannie, b. Jan 1903, Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada , d. UNKNOWN Married 21 Mar 1921 Toronto, Ontario, Canada [3] Last Modified 15 Sep 2018 Family ID F10618 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Trivett, Nettie Luella, b. 20 Nov 1909, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Jan 1991, Whitby, Durham, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) Met 27 Aug 1928 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Engaged 2 Oct 1928 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Married 5 Jun 1929 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Children + 1. Burgess, Marjorie Jeanne, b. 8 Mar 1930, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [natural]+ 2. Burgess, Betty Evelyn Joan, b. 21 Jun 1931, Toronto, Ontario, Canada , d. 27 May 2013, Beaverton, Durham, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) [natural]+ 3. Burgess, Carole Ann Last Modified 15 Sep 2018 Family ID F6 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 15 Jun 1901 - Todmorden, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
Residence - 1911 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Mar 1921 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Met - 27 Aug 1928 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Engaged - 2 Oct 1928 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Jun 1929 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
Residence - 24 Kimbourne Avenue - 1935 - East York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Stroke Brain Aneurysm: Runs in family. If related get tested. Hits in the 50s, get MRI in - 2 Feb 1952 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Simpson, Head Interior Decorator Designer - - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Feb 1952 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones 
Burgess, James Melville and Nettie LuellaTrivett Grave Stone
Plot: 2521
Family Crest 
Burgess Family Crest
This interesting surname is of Old French origin, and derives from the Middle English "burge(i)s", a development of the Old French "burgeis" meaning inhabitant and freeman of a fortified town, especially one with municipal rights and duties. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by "burgage". In medieval England burgage involved the payment of a fixed money rent. In Scotland it involved payment in service, guarding the town. The surname dates back to the early 12th Century (see below), and early recordings include Ralph le1 Burgeis (1195), in the Pipe Rolls of Sussex, and Philip Burges (1220), in the Cartulary of Oseney Abbey, Oxford. Variations in the spelling of the surname include Burgis, Burgise and Borges. London Church Registers record the marriages of Davye Burges to Agnes Taylor on January 27th 1582, at St. Thomas the Apostle, and Robert Parrin Burgess to Mary Langford on February 10th 1750, at St. Bartholomew the Great. A Coat of Arms granted to a Burgess family is blue, a fesse between a crescent in chief and a rose in base, all gold. The Crest is a gold fleur-de-lis. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Geoffrey Burgeis, which was dated 1115, in the "Winton Rolls of Hampshire", during the reign of King Henry 1, known as "The Lion of Justice", 1100 - 1135. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling
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Notes - James Melville went by the name of Mel as his Father was James Jonathan Burgess. He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Army in World War I at the age of 15.
Medals: British War Medal and Victory Medal (Inter-Allied War Medal) Betty has medals after getting them back from her daughter Patti that stole them.
Names: Burgess, Melville James Regimental number: 513676 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93 166, Box 1277 - 15
Letter from George V to those who were wounded, inscribed with the Royal Coat of Arms, Buckingham Palace and dated 1918
The Queen and I wish God-speed, a safe return to the happiness and joy of home life with an early restoration to health. A grateful Mother Country thanks you for faithfully services. (Signed George R V - the original letter would probably have been handwritten by the King, however it would have then been printed so that multiple copies were created. How these were distributed is not clear - they were not sent to every soldier but were probably mailed).
A couple of years back I found out that he was married to a Lydia Fannie Roberts. No one in the family was aware of this marriage. Still have not found his marriage record to my grandmother Nettie as of yet as it is not released yet. I can not find any record of Lydia Fannie Roberts death or a divorce from her. Will update when I find something. Sandi
- James Melville went by the name of Mel as his Father was James Jonathan Burgess. He served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Army in World War I at the age of 15.
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Sources - [S62] Betty Burgess Sullivan.
- [S1] Ontario: Birth, Death and Marriage Records.
Record for James Mellville Burgess - [S1] Ontario: Birth, Death and Marriage Records.
Record for James Melville Burgess - [S1235] DNA.
- [S1] Ontario: Birth, Death and Marriage Records.
047116-01 (York) Burgess, James Mellville, m, b. 15 Jun. 1901, father ? James Burgess, carpenter; mother ? Mary Hannah Sanderson, infm ? M. H. Burgess, York Township - [S691] 1911 Canadian Census, taken June 1, 1911.
- [S629] Canada, Voters Lists.
- [S1] Ontario: Birth, Death and Marriage Records, Real.
- [S1] Ontario: Birth, Death and Marriage Records.
and Family File - [S1] Ontario: Birth, Death and Marriage Records.
Record for Muriel Samontha Scrimshaw
- [S62] Betty Burgess Sullivan.
