Researching John Burnside
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1050 people with the Burnside surname? In that year Burnside was ranked number 2545 for popularity in the UK. |

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Burnside on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Burnside in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Burnside ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Burnside and the Burnside Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Burnside Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Burnside family tree.
Check out Parish Records for John Burnside at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Burnside using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about John Burnside.
Research the Burnside surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Burnside Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1832 people with the Burnside surname in the UK? Burnside is now ranked number 2448 for popularity in the UK. |
Burnside Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Check out One Great Family for Burnside records submitted by people who are already researching the Burnside Family Tree.
Find John Burnside from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Burnside Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Burnside surname in the USA? Burnside is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Burnside Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on John Burnside. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Burnside
John Burnside (inventor)
John Lyon Burnside III (November 2, 1916 – September 14, 2008) was an American inventor and gay rights activist, known for inventing the teleidoscope, darkfield kaleidoscope, and the Symmetricon. Because he rediscovered the math behind kaleidoscope optics, makers of optically correct kaleidoscopes sold in the United States paid him royalties for decades. Burnside was the life partner of Harry Hay from 1962 until Hay's death in 2002. Burnside was living in San Francisco, at the time of his death on September 14, 2008, from complications of brain cancer.
Source: John Burnside (inventor), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Burnside
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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