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English birth - Sybil Joan Burnett
« on: Monday 03 November 14 06:14 GMT (UK) »
Gday all,

I am seeking some helping tracking down the birth (and death) date and location for a
Sybil Joan Burnett.

She is the daughter of Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Burnett:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Burnett_(RAF_officer)

She was born somewhere in England, in early 20th century.
I found records of her living with a sister Jessie in Cheshire in 1923.

She moved to Australia with her father in about 1941.
She returned to England married to a Marcus Swann a few years later.

She can be found in the peerage online :
http://www.thepeerage.com/p48930.htm#i489297

I tried the FreeBMD, but couldn't find her there.
She wasn't on wikitree till I put here there.

(Regarding her death, according to the peerage she was living in Heather Bank, Cambus May, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 2003. I'll post a different request for her death in the Scottish forum I guess.)

Any help appreciated

Quentin D.J.


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Re: English birth - Sybil Joan Burnett
« Reply #1 on: Monday 03 November 14 06:30 GMT (UK) »
I found this which gives a possible year of birth
Sybil Swann age 33 born c 1914
Departed Sydney
Arrived London 20 Mar 1947
Ship  - Rangitiki
With her was her husband Marcus age 39, a publicity officer
Also two children, a boy age 3 and a girl age 8.
Their contact address
C/o of Lady Burnett, Barren Castle, Old Meldrum, Aberdeenshire.

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Re: English birth - Sybil Joan Burnett
« Reply #2 on: Monday 03 November 14 06:48 GMT (UK) »
On Trove - Examiner, Launceston Tasmania
On Thursday 7 May 1942 the engagement of Flight Lieutenant Marcus Swann and Sybil Jean eldest daughter of Air Chief Marshall Sir Charles Burnett and Lady Burnett of Wendover Buckinghamshire

Also in other Australian newspapers

There is also a photo and article of their wedding in Buckinghamshire 16 June 1942.

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Re: English birth - Sybil Joan Burnett
« Reply #3 on: Monday 03 November 14 06:55 GMT (UK) »
Her parent's marriage:
December qtr 1914
St Martin, London district     vol 1a, page 1137

Burnett, Charles S
Pack-Beresford, Sybil M P
Bell, Sybil M P

Not seeing a birth for young Sybil?
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)


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Re: English birth - Sybil Joan Burnett
« Reply #4 on: Monday 03 November 14 06:58 GMT (UK) »
Scotlands People has this birth in 1913

Sybil Jean Pack Beresford - ST ANDREW (EDINBURGH)   EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN

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Edit - She also appears to be registered in CAMBUSNETHAN LANARK

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Re: English birth - Sybil Joan Burnett
« Reply #5 on: Monday 03 November 14 07:20 GMT (UK) »
There is a possible earlier marriage in Sept Qtr 1904

 Sybil Maud Bell   - Henry John P Beresford   Easthampstead    2c   975

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Re: English birth - Sybil Joan Burnett
« Reply #6 on: Monday 03 November 14 07:22 GMT (UK) »
Sybil & her first husband are in Cork, Ireland for the 1911 census.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Cork/Rathcooney/Lota_More/408079/

And, according to trees on Ancestry, the divorce came through in March 1914?
Not seeing that at TNA, so probably in Scotland?
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: English birth - Sybil Joan Burnett
« Reply #7 on: Monday 03 November 14 08:25 GMT (UK) »
Hi

According to a tree on Ancestry Sybil Jean Burnett was born 23rd August 1913, this fits with her age 12 on the Grotius Passenger list from London to Algiers 31st January 1926. If this information was correct, and her mother was not divorced from her first husband until 1914, then she was born before her parents married. It does mean her birth may not have been registered as Burnett.

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Re: English birth - Sybil Joan Burnett
« Reply #8 on: Monday 03 November 14 09:18 GMT (UK) »
Hi all  :)

I've locked the Scotland post to prevent duplication of effort.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=704186.0

Sybil Jean Burnett(other surname Swann) death 1983(Edit not 1984 see reply #10) Aberdeen , Aberdeen , born c1913.
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/



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