Queensland Architects Database

Burns, John

BURNS, John (1830–1903) was born in Edinburgh, eldest son of William Burns, a joiner, and his wife, Kate. It is not yet known when he arrived in Australia but his three eldest siblings all migrated to Australia. John was listed as a builder when he married Julia Feehan at Brisbane in October 1862. He may have been working in the day labour force of the Colonial Architect’s office when he was employed as a foreman (possibly only part-time) for construction of a powder magazine at Kangaroo Point from April to July 1866. In the recession which followed, he lost his Government position. He may have joined the rush to the Gympie goldfields where a partnership Mark & Burns built a Congregational Church in 1868. He later lived in Brisbane in the Fortitude Valley.

Genealogy

[F] William John Burns (1790–1844) b. 5 June 1790, Scotland; d. 1844.

[M] Catherine McBean (1785–1832) b. 1785, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland; d. 10 Oct 1832, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland .

  • [7C/1-5B]John BURNS(1830–1903) b. 1830, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; d. 27 Sep 1903, Brisbane
  • [S, 29 Oct 1862, Brisbane] Julia Feehan (1841–1920) b. 1841, Dublin, Ireland; d. 6 July 1920, Brisbane Qld.
  • [FiL] John Feehan (1803–1858) b. 1803, Nenagh, Tippeary, Ireland; d. 7 Mar 1858, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Qld.
  • [MiL] Julia Cleary (1801–1879) b. 1801, Dublin Ireland; d. 28 May 1879, Harcourt St Fortitude Valley Brisbane, Qld.
  • [8C/1-6G] Catherine (Kate) Burns (1862–1911) b. 30 Oct 1862, Brisbane, Qld; d. 1 Nov 1911, Brisbane, Qld.
  • [7C/1-2G] Catherine Burns (1830–1906) b. 1830, Derbyshire, Eng; d. 24 Sep 1906, Sydney, NSW.
  • [7C/2-2G] Grace Burns (1830–1922) b. 15 June 1830, Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland; d. 20 Jan 1922, Hamilton, Waikato, NZ.
  • [7C/2-5B] Hugh Burns (1831–1847) b. 1831; d. 17 Apr 1847, Sydney, NSW.
  • [7C/3-5B] William Albert Burns (1860–1925) b. 21 Jan 1860, Newport, Monmouth, Wales; d. 14 Nov 1925, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales.

References

Courier (Bris) 3 Nov 1862, 2; Cash book of the Colonial Architect 1860-1872, QSA ID 17509: Queenslander, 24 Oct 1868, 6.