James Burns KCMG MLC (1846 - 1923)

Born 10 Feb 1846 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Husband of Mary Susan (Ledingham) Burns — married 8 Feb 1875 (to 2 May 1876) in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Husband of Mary Heron (Morris) Burns — married 31 Mar 1880 in Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1923 at age 77 in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

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Co-founder in 1883,^[1] with Robert Philp KCMG (1851-1922) in the Burns Philp group of trading companies, which they built up, to include banking, insurance and shipping.

Queensland Insurance, Bankers & Traders Insurance, and Equitable Life and General Insurance were variosly established by Burns Philp from as early as 1886.^[2] The three companies were merged to form QBE Insurance in the 1970's and Burns Philp remained a major sharholder until the 1990's. James' grandson, James David Oswald Burns (1928-2023) was the founding chairman and remained as chairman and director of QBE until some time after the sharholding was sold.

Biography

James Burns KCMG MLC is Notable.

James Philp was born in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1846 and baptised on the 20th of April. He was the son of David Burns and Margaret Shiress.^[3][4]

He married twice:

1. He married Mary Susan Ledingham on 8 Feb 1875.^[5]
2. He married Mary Heron Morris on on 31 March 1880 in Elsternwick, Victoria.^[6]

James Burns died on 22 Aug 1923 in North Parramatta, New South Wales and was buried in the Burn's Family Cemetery, North Parramatta, New South Wales. ^{[7] [8][9][10]}

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2024, April 1). Burns Philp. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:19, April 16, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burns_Philp&oldid=1216700444
2. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2024, April 16). QBE Insurance. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12:23, April 16, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=QBE_Insurance&oldid=1219179416
3. ↑ Citing this Record "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT2V-PBV : 10 February 2018), James Burns, 10 Feb 1846; citing , reference - 2:17WBV05, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,955.
4. ↑ Citing this Record "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1G4-QQP : 10 February 2018), James Burns, 20 Apr 1846; citing , POLMONT, STIRLING, SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,955.
5. ↑ Queensland Marriage registration: James Burns Event date: 08/02/1875 Event type: Marriage registration Registration details: 1875/B/4664 Spouse: Mary Susan Ledingham
6. ↑ MARRIAGE. BURNS—MORRIS. — On March 31st, at the resi- dence of the bride's parents, Elsternwick, Mel- bourne, by the Rev. Joseph Hay, James Burns, merchant, Sydney, to Mary Herm Morris, second daughter of George Morris, Esq., of Melbourne.
   Family Notices (1880, April 10). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), p. 2. Retrieved December 23, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174713290
7. ↑ FindAGrave: database and images, memorial page for James Burns; Born: 10 Feb 1846 Stirling, Scotland; Died: 22 Aug 1923 North Parramatta, New South Wales; Cemetery: Burn's Family Cemetery, North Parramatta, New South Wales; Find A Grave: Memorial #186027559; created by: Chris PIGOTT; accessed: 23 Dec 2023
8. ↑ Citing this Record "Australia, New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TW-TXCP : 3 February 2017), James (Sir) Burns, -.
9. ↑ Citing this Record "Australia, New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2TW-YV9L : 3 February 2017), James (Sir) Burns, 1927.
10. ↑ Obituary: Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1954) Wed 29 Aug 1923 Page 3

• G. J. Abbott and H. J. Gibbney, 'Burns, Sir James (1846–1923)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/burns-sir-james-177/text9217, published first in hardcopy 1979, accessed online 1 April 2018.
• 'Burns, Sir James (1846–1923)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/burns-sir-james-177/text1591, accessed 1 April 2018.

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