Taken from Edwin George's story; Arthur didn't like brick making work in Utah
so he went to San Francisco where he joined the Ringling Circus and went with
them to Australia for a couple of years. When he returned his brothers were
making bricks in Sanpete county. They had their own brick yard west of
Fairview and later they moved to Birch Creek nearer to Mount Pleasant; age 27
at time of marriage;
Marriage License and record on Film in Manti Family History Center, Martha was
eighteen at the time of marriage; Bertha said Martha was nervous and afraid of
being alone; she died in child birth when living in Birch Creek too far away
for help; Bertha's Bible says Aug 7th or 9th, 1881;
Mary Campbell, third wife, raised 2 of the 3 children from the other
marriages and also had 12 children of her own to raise.
Source of information: TIB, Marriage certificate of Nathaniel and Jane Ann
Burnhope and SLC 1st ward Rec. BYU #6502 pt 23 (1860- ); Nathaniel was in
Glasgow in 1860 when his sister Bessie had baby Magaret. It is said that
Nathaniel was disowned by his family when he joined church in 1862 and later
came to America, yet Cuthbert Douse, his nephew, came to visit him in 1883.
Birth information was found on a registration form that his sister, Sarah, sent from Scotland--copies in posession of S. Crookston, L. Brown and others also in his father's pocket book; Nathaniel was bound as an apprentice on 18 Jun 1852, Newcastle Upon Tyne for seven years; Age 13 in 1851 Census of All Saints Parish of Newcastle-Upon Tyne. TIB 2830 Book G page 9;
Utah Death Index 1905-1951; Death date 25 Nov 1916, State File Number 1916004181, age 80, died in Sanpete;
FM# 87033 South Shields LDS records for birth and baptism. There are three
death dates among family members: 28 Apr 1865 and 2 May 1865;
Family records in Sunderland LDS Branch records also (87035); IGI F#087033;
A common birth date given is 13 Oct 1840; The Endowment House records show
Jane being sealed to Nathaniel along with Mary Campbell, with Jane listed
first, Jane is noted as dead;
!Jane Ann Burnhope has two other birthdates listed: 2 May 1840 and also 13 Oct
1840 - Hexham, Cumberland, England). There are also two death dates listed:
28 Apr 1865 and 2 May 1865.
The name of the town he was born in was found on a copy of a sealing
certificate but it did not list the date he was sealed to his parents.
He arrived in New York Jun 23, 1864 (Fm #1421602 #20 p.80-81) He died a few
days before his family reached the Salt Lake Valley
Mary Campbell, third wife, raised 2 of the 3 children from the other
marriages and also had 12 children of her own to raise.
Source of information: TIB, Marriage certificate of Nathaniel and Jane Ann
Burnhope and SLC 1st ward Rec. BYU #6502 pt 23 (1860- ); Nathaniel was in
Glasgow in 1860 when his sister Bessie had baby Magaret. It is said that
Nathaniel was disowned by his family when he joined church in 1862 and later
came to America, yet Cuthbert Douse, his nephew, came to visit him in 1883.
Birth information was found on a registration form that his sister, Sarah, sent from Scotland--copies in posession of S. Crookston, L. Brown and others also in his father's pocket book; Nathaniel was bound as an apprentice on 18 Jun 1852, Newcastle Upon Tyne for seven years; Age 13 in 1851 Census of All Saints Parish of Newcastle-Upon Tyne. TIB 2830 Book G page 9;
Utah Death Index 1905-1951; Death date 25 Nov 1916, State File Number 1916004181, age 80, died in Sanpete;
Second wife of Nathaniel Spens; birth given as 4 Dec, 1836, 1827 and 1824 as well as 23 Jul 1834;
Death given as 21 Mar and 12 Mar, 1867 and 1868 in American Fork;
Miner; Cause of death: Stroke; age 51 in 1900 Census, Mammoth Precinct, Juab County,Utah; son of John Lloyd and Elizabeth Jones; two Mormons stole his two horses--he left the church;
Source of information: Birth Certificate of Isabell Arvin Spens, Tombstone
in Spanish Fork City Cemetery; Nathaniel's Scottish accent probably the cause
of the spelling error in Isabell's middle name; New York Passanger Arrivals Fm
#1421602 #20 p. 80-81, Jun 23, 1864); cause of death: stroke; age 38 in 1900
census; Mammoth pricinct, Juab county, Utah; Birth record gives Great Ormonde
Street in Jarrow as address of birth place;
!Baptism also given as 31 May 1874;
Died as a baby;
Died as a baby;
Anna Elizabeth's name verified by her daughter, Reta Briggs; Anna came down to
her father's funeral and brought the children. She and Andrew were sealed in
the Manti temple. Reta remembers LaVar crying most of the trip down to her
grandpa's funeral and to the temple to be sealed.
son of John Mason Burnside and Elizabeth Prentice
Marriage license on film at Manti Family History Center, married by a minister
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Christian N. Lund, filed 3
Sep 1892, witness were Nathaniel Spens and George Stamfield, Thomas age 24 and
Mary Jane age 18; marriage license dated Aug 29, 1892, the same date for brother
James;
From the story of Edwin George Mills (Ted); marriage announcement of Robert and
Bertha, marriage license from Film at Manti Family History Center, age 28 when
married, noted by dau to be 13 years older than Bertha; when he got his birth
certificate in England he found he was three years older; Bur in lot 43, block
1A, Sec L; Tomb stone gives birth as 1864
age eighteen at time of marriage, by Justice of the Peace Henry N. Larter,
sister Annie Spens and E.G.(Ted) Mills were the witnesses, film at Manti Family
History Center; moved to Lethbridge, Canada in 1904 after two children were
born; her funeral was conducted by Bishop L. B. Tanner at the Jacques Funeral
Home; teeth out by age 30;
Stillborn child, cemetery records;
Stillborn child, cemetery records;
Stillborn child, no name given in cemetery records;
child listed as Mery Gens by Danish recorder, Mt. Pleasant cemetery records;
died in infancy
died in infancy
Birth and Baptism-Dumfirmline Branch Records, Scot Fm #104151; Coal Miner
Marriage Fm# 321233
Births of Bathgate, Entry #202;
1841 Census of Airdrie/New Monkland shows a Thomas Campbell, age 18 living with Robert Lumsden, miner and his family--not born in county (1841/651/ED32/page 2--Ballochny;
death certificate; Salt Lake Cemetery K-13-9-5-E, just to the E of 330 N. and Center;
Birth and Baptism-Dumfirmline Branch Records, Scot Fm #104151
Death certificate, TIB; Fm# 298432 Crossing the Ocean Index: Thomas,
Elizabeth and 5 children came to America
Birth: New Monkland Parish Records; Death Film 1040154 Deaths 1820-1854,
Carnock Parish, sealing in Archives;
Family tradition, twin to Mary
Family tradition, born 4 Aug 1850;
Six months of age in 1851 Census Film 103,684 (see James), IGI
Falkirk Branch records (see Ann)
Deaths for Bathgate Fm 323,692 1864 Entry # 82
TIB, Fm 184,708 Sealings in Salt Lake Temple 13 Dec 1940
Falkirk Branch records 1855-1884 page 26a Births and Blessings
Birth- Fm 256,477 Entry #44, 1856 Slamanan Parish
Death- Fm 323,692 1864 Entry #74, Bathgate
Sealing- Fm 184,708 (see Alexander)
Falkirk Branch records page 26a (see Christina)
Birth- Fm 280,503 Civil Registration 1858 Entry #82, Polmont
Death- Fm 280,400 Civil Registration 1859 Entry #128, Bo'ness
Civil Resgistration of births 1860 Bo'ness Fm 280,654 Entry #193 as Andrew
1861 Census Fm 103,919 as William (see James)
Deaths for Bathgate Fm 323,692 Entry #111 1864 as William Andrew
IGI as William Campbell
Sealing Fm 184,708 (sealed as William) See Alexander
West Lothian is the newer name for Linlithgowshire.
Marriage license from Film at Manti Family History Center, Thomas was 20 and
Agnes 21, so mother (Mary Spens) gave consent for a minor to marry, were
married by Justice of the Peace Henry N. Larter; American Fork Branch records
for births and blessings, Bertha's Bible give birth as Feb 14, 1872, blessed Mar 7, 1872;
Deceased member file 884,334, noted that she was baptized and confirmed by her father, John Burnside, no dates given; died of chronic valvular heart disease; Agnes had two sisters who died and she and Tom raised their children: Ellen Burnside and John Bell's children were Tom, John, Andrew, Zoram, Dave, Harold, George and Hazel, The Richard Finney WAlker children were Elizabeth, Gladys and Douglas;
Utah Death Index 1905-1951; Death date 25 June 1945, State File Number 1945002431, age 75, died in Sanpete, Utah;
Marriage license on film at Manti Family History Center, married by a minister of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Christian N. Lund, filed 3 Sep 1892, witnesses were Bert Wheelock and Charles W. Averett, James age 23 and Christiana age 22, marriage license dated Aug 29, 1892, the same date for Mary Jane Spens and Thomas Burnside; birth and blessing from American Fork Branch records, blessed Mar 7, 1872 with brother, Thomas; Utah Death Index 1905-1951; Death date 21 September 1913, State File Number 19013003519, age 43;
Third child and Dau of Jacob Christensen, son of Christen Peterson and Maren Pedersdatter. Jacob was born Sep 21 1827 in Naptjert, Elling, Hjorring, Denmark. Dau of Ingaborg Andersen, dau of Christian Andersen and KIren Jensen. Ingaborg was born 28 Apr 1846 in Taarnborg, Soro, Sjaelland, Denmark.
Jacob and Ingaborg married 14 Jan 1864 in the Endowment house in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. Ingaborg was Jacob's second wife.
Age 52 at death, married to James Naylor, living at 236 West later 158 West 600 South, Salt Lake City. Thomas 23, James 20 and John 18 were James Naylor's sons. Bessie, Harold and Beth were at home when she married James Naylor. After her death, Harold, age 12, went to live with his Uncle Nathaniel in Burlington, Wyoming. Beth was 16 and went to live with her sister Linden.
Death date matches tombstone
died of pneumonia at the age of 2 mo 2 d. James Spens Jr. State file number 1904001626 Utah Death Index 1905-1951
a stillborn child
died the same day he was born; Utah Death Index 1905-1951; Death date 2 October 1908, State File Number 1907003228