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Descendents of Isaac Burrell (ca 1790 - 14 May 1869
and Jane "Unknown" (ca 1790 - 25 Jul 1866)

First Immigrant Generation
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2. William Burrell . Son of Isaac Burrell & Jane. Born 1815 in Northumberland, England. Christen 3 Feb 1815 in Cheviot Street United Presbyterian, Wooler.

    Banns for marriage called 25 May, 1 and 8 June 1845 at Doddington.

   He married Sarah Holmes, Jun 1845 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. Born Approx 1820 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.

 

3. George Burrell . Son of Isaac Burrell & Jane. Born 1816 in Wooler District, England. Died 10 May 1868 in Doddington, England.

 

    Died "age 51, of Harehope, parish of Eglingham."   (8 miles SE of Wooler.)

 

4. Robert Burrell . Son of Isaac Burrell & Jane. Born 30 Jan 1818 in Wooler District, Northumberland, England. Died 2 Sep 1900 in Harvey Station, NB. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

 

    It is believed that Robert Burrell, his wife Ann Piercy and son Isaac immigrated to New Brunswick and settled at Harvey Settlement from Wooler and Tweedbank, England in 1846.

 

    From NB Land Grants book, Robert received "Front 16, 17   Tier 2, NW Harvey, York Co., 100 acres" on 23 Nov 1853.

 

    The 1861 Census for Manners Sutton lists Robert as being 41 years of age, English, Farmer, Presbyterian; his wife Ann, 36 years of age, English, Presbyterian; son Isaac, 16 years of age, English; and the rest of the children born in New Brunswick:   George, 14; Jane Ann, 11; Elizabeth, 9; Robert, 6; Alexander, 4; Mary, 2; and John, 6 months.

 

    From the 1861 Census, the Burrells employed 3 males.   Owned or occupied 50 acres improved land and 50 acres unimproved land.   Cash value of farm, 100 pounds; value of implements and machinery, 10 pounds.   They had 2 horses, 4 milch cows, 7 other neat cattle, 12 sheep, 2 swine, and 400 lbs. pork slaughtered.   Produced 200 lb. butter, 40 lb. wool,; 8 tons hay, 9 bu. barley, 250 bu. oats, 100 bu. buckwheat, 6 bu. timothy, 10 bu. turnips, 50 bu. potatoes and 5 bu. carrots.

 

    He married Ann Piercy, daughter of George Piercy & Ann Winter, 27 Sep 1844 in England. Born 21 Mar 1823 in Wooler District, Northumberland, England. Died 2 Sep 1888 in Harvey Station, NB. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.

 

    Ann Piercy was the daughter of George Piercy and Ann Winter.   Their family appears in the 1841 census at Walkerwalls, Earle township, in Doddington parish, Wooler district, Northumberland, England.   At that time Ann had two older brothers at home, Thomas 20 and Robert 18; and two younger sisters, Jane 12 and Mary 8.

 

    They had the following children:

  11   i.   Isaac Burrell

  12   ii.   George Piercy Burrell

  13   iii.   Robert Burrell

  14   iv.   Jane Ann Burrell

  15   v.   Elizabeth Burrell

  16   vi.   Robert Simpson "Sim" Burrell

  17   vii.   Alexander Smith Burrell

  18   viii.   Mary Ann Burrell

  19   ix.   John Robert Burrell

  20   x.   Thomas Sterling Burrell

  21   xi.   William Alexander Burrell

   22   xii.   Nancy "Isabel" Burrell

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