the BURNSIDE GROOMS 1854 - 1931
some birth dates may be approximate, based on listed age at death

Archibald Major Burnside (1899-1984)
... married Maria MANION in 1922
ARCHIBALD died 18 Feb 1984 & his ashes returned from Purewa

Archibald Robert Daniel Burnside (1876-1932)
... married Catherine LUKE in 1898
their known children:
* 1899 - Archibald Major Burnside
* 1907 - Hugh Tregeagle Burnside

Arthur David Burnside (1889-1978)
son of David Parker Burnside, served as Private 23963, with the NZEF, 13th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
... married Fanny ELLISON in 1922

David Burnside (1841-1898)
... married Mary WATERS in 1867
their known children:
* 1869 - Marion Burnside
* 1871 - William Edward Burnside
* 1873 - Ella Burnside
* 1875 - William Burnside
* 1877 - Ella Burnside
* 1879 - Edward Burnside
* 1881 - David Burnside
* 1884 - Frank Burnside
* 1885 - Winifred Eveline Burnside
* 1887 - Frederick Burnside, served as Private 75172 with the NZEF, 39th Reinforcements E Company. Embarking from Wellington 13 June 1918, listing sister Ella Burnside of Papatoetoe as next of kin
* 1890 - Marguerita Burnside
* 1892 - Ennis Hugh Burnside, served as Private 15681 with the NZEF, 15th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company. Embarking from Wellington 26 July 1916, listing his brother William Burnside of Papatoetoe as next of kin

David Burnside (1881-1947)
... married Annie Colpoys CARSON (1877-1946) in 1916

David Parker Burnside (1855-1938)
... married Lydia Octavia Elizabeth HALE in 1887
they were living at Ardmore, Papakura when son Geoffrey Herbert Burnside, Private 42279 with the NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 3 Battalion, 6 (Hauraki) Company, was Killed in Action 15 Oct 1917 in Belgium
their known children:
* 1889 - 1978 Arthur David Burnside
* 1891 - 1968 John Henry Gordon Burnside
* 1893 - 1973 Howard Hale Burnside
* 1895 - 1917 Geoffrey Hubert Burnside

Donald Monteith Burnside (1886-1942)
... married Kate DICKERLEY (1888-1975) in 1912
served as Private 15484 with the NZEF, 15th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company. Embarking from Wellington 1916 listing his wife as next of kin, c/o J.H. Menzies, Halswell, Christchurch
DONALD died 5 Sep 1942 aged 56 & buried Hamilton East

Douglas Burnside (1878-)
born in Christchurch, Douglas served as Private 6/3267 with the Canterbury Infantry Battalion, 8th reinforcements. His next of kin was his wife Bertha at 111 Ferry Road, Linwood, Christchurch
... married Bertha Leathart FLINT (1872-1963) in 1915
Bertha was born Bertha Leathart Whitmarsh in Christchurch. She first married James Emanuel Flint (1864-1913) 4 Aug 1892 in Christchurch. James was the 5th of 10 children of James FLINT (1830-1915) from London & his 1st of 3 wives, Mary Ann BURTON (1851-1901)
BERTHA & JAMES had 2 children in Christchurch:
* 1893 - 1963 Vida Stella Flint (who married Thomas Collins in 1913 as Flint)
* 1894 - ? Frederick Tahu Flint (served as Private 66106 & married as Burnside)
Press, 19 June 1913 FLINT - On June 18th, at St. Albans, James Emanuel Flint, son of James Flint, of Redcliffs, in his fiftieth year. As God willeth. James is buried in Barbadoes St cemetery, Christchurch, as are his parents
BERTHA had 2 sons:
* 1902 - Leslie Douglas Burnside Flint (who married as Burnside)
* 1905 - 1951 Sydney Milford Flint (who married as Burnside)
BERTHA died 29 Jan 1963 and was cremated at Karori

Frank Burnside (1884-1926)
... married Elizabeth Ellen GAMBLE (1889-1967) in 1915
ELIZABETH died 21 June 1967 & her ashes scattered from Purewa

Frederick Burnside (1887-1953)
... married Gladys Olive CAMPBELL (1897-1963) in 1924
FREDERICK died 4 Nov 1953 & his ashes were scattered from Waikumete
GLADYS died 24 June 1963 & her ashes were scattered from Purewa

Frederick Tahu Burnside (1894-? aka Flint)
born in Christchurch, served as Private 66106
... married Reine Victoria GORDON 3 July 1919 Christchurch
divorced in 1923

Howard Hale Burnside (1893-1973)
... married Helen Margaret Baird O'HARA (1901-1979) in 1922
HELEN died 15 Aug 1979 & her ahses returned from Purewa

Hugh Duncan Charles Burnside (1871-1954)
... married Cecilia Jane Pugh WILLIAMS (1872-1958) in 1905

Hugh 'Hughie' Tregeagle Burnside (1907-1992)
... married Agnes Mary SYME (1908-2009) in 1928
HUGHIE died in Auckland

John Burnside (1829-1909)
born in Scotland, arrived in NZ on the Slains Castle 7 Nov 1852
born in Lanarkshire, Scotland
... married Janet 'Jessie' GILLIES (1833-1892) in 1854
their known children:
Obituary below says 9 daughter & only 1 son
* 1855 - 1949 Mary Lillie Burnside
* 1856 - 1920 John Arthur 'Jack' Burnside (well known architect)
* 1857 - Annie Burnside
* 1859 - Edith Burnside
* 1861 - 1897 Louisa Burnside
* 1862 - 1887 Florence Burnside
* 1864 - 1954 Eleanor Lena Burnside
* 1866 - 1867 Jessie Josephine Burnside (aged 8 months in Dunedin)
* 1868 - 1960 Mabel Burnside
* 1870 - 1963 Catherine Douglas 'Kate' Burnside (missionary for a time in Poonah, India)
JOHN died 8 Dec 1909 in Vauxhall (suburb of Dunedin) & buried Plot 11, Block 2 at Andersons Bay with Jessie (also from Scotland, arriving in NZ about 1852)
* JOHN BURNSIDE of Okorowhare, Vauxhall, Anderson's Bay (written 1904)

John Arthur 'Jack' Burnside (1856-1920)
... married Elizabeth Tyler JONES (1884-1940) in 1908
their known children:
* 1909 - 1992 Joyce Riha Martin Burnside (born 31 Dec)
* 1911 - 2006 Lyndsey Isabel Burnside (Kindy Teacher in Timaru)
JOHN died 7 July 1920 at Norfolk St., St Clair, Dunedin & buried Plot 66, Block 90 at Anderson's Bay cemetery with Elizabeth Tyler (his wife who died in Maniototo Hospital, Ranfurly), Joyce Riha (1909-1992, spinster), Lyndsey Isabel (1911-2006, spinster) & Mary Margaretta (1918-1954, spinster) Burnside

John Henry Gordon Burnside (1891-1969)
born in Auckland
... married Eileen Letty WRIGG (1897-1954) in 1922

Joseph Burnside (1882-1939)
... married Susannah 'Susan' WILSON (1887-1913) in 1906
their known children:
* 1906 - William Kennedy Burnside
* 1909 - Phyllis May Burnside
* 1911 - Lawrence McRae Burnside
... he next married Mary Elsie MATTHEWS (1887-1962) in 1915

Leslie Douglas Burnside
... married Harriett Beatrice Amelia BERRY in 1921

Robert John Burnside (1902-)
born in Christchurch
... married Mary MURRAY in 1925

Sydney Milford Burnside (1905-1951)
born in Christchurch, died in Otaki, Kapiti Coast
... married Edna May EDMONDS (1911-1986) on 14 March 1931.
* They divorced 1949 and remarried 10 Nov 1950.
updated 2.8.2022 thanks to member 'apope' . Sydney and Edna were divorced 29 Jun 1949 in Wellington by Judges decree. See Sydney's Probate and Divorce, Burnside, Sydney Milford v Burnside, Edna May and Reed, Wyvern Victor Code: R25995848 Archives Wgtn. The Probate R23043681 Archives NZ gives details of marriage and remarriage 19 Nov 1950. There was issue from the first marriage: Thomas Bryan Edward BURNSIDE b.13 Oct 1931
SYDNEY died 28 Feb 1951, cremated at Karori & buried Bromley, Christchurch
EDNA died 5 Dec 1986 & buried St Barnabas, Waimakariri
. son Bryan died 20 June 2017 & also buried St Barnabas with his wife Majorie Te Kahurangi (nee Webster 1930-2013)

Thomas McBride Burnside (1899-1968)
... married Vera Gladstone KING (1898-2003) in 1928

Walter Burnside (1871-1939)
... married Ethel Mary SOLOMON (1875-1950) in 1895
their known children:
* 1895 - Vernon Burnside
* 1896 - Ida Mary Burnside
* 1898 - May Burnside

William Burnside (1840-1914)
born in Glasgow, Scotland, arriving in NZ about 1860
... married Mary GIBBS in 1866
their known children:
* 1868 - William Burnside
* 1869 - Marion Burnside
* 1871 - 1875 William Burnside (aged 4)
* 1873 - 1877 John Burnside (aged 4)
* 1875 - Elizabeth Burnside
* 1877 - 1977 Ann Burnside (aged 10 days)
* 1878 - Mary Agnes Burnside
* 1880 - 1885 Jessie Helen Burnside (aged 5)
* 1884 - Margaret Burnside
* 1886 - Ann Burnside
* 1890 - 1890 Jessie Helen Burnside (aged 1 month)
WILLIAM died 9 Oct 1914 in a Benevolent Institute, Dunedin & buried Plot 8, Block 48 at Northern Cemetery with Mary (1846-1893), Walter (1871-1939) & Elizabeth Stalker (1876-1948) (see brides link)

William Burnside (1876-1947)
... married Hilda Leah Rebecca Wilmore MacKENZIE (1879-1969) in 1906
HILDA died 29 Dec 1969 aged 91 & cremated at Karori
their known children:
* 1911 - Helen Marion Burnside

the BURNSIDE BRIDES 1864 - 1930


PHOTO
Private 42279, Geoffrey Herbert Burnside (see David Parker Burnside above)