Our Genealogy - Person Sheet
Our Genealogy - Person Sheet
Deathca 1910
Occupationlabourer, farmer, merchant, grocer, book keeper132
ReligionAnglican132
FatherHenry Gerrans , M (1823-1895)
MotherRebecca Mackie Baker , F (ca1819-)
Spouses
1Annie Eliza Barrow Burt 
40, GGG Aunt, F
40, GGG Aunt, FDeath15 Apr 1931, Toronto, Ontario, Canada40
ReligionAnglican; later Presbyterian132
FatherGeorge Edward Cyril Burt , M (1823-1907)
MotherFrances Martha Barrow , F (1819-1892)
Marr Memoregistered in 4th quarter 1876, vol 1a, page 809
ChildrenGeorge Edward (Burt) , M (1877-1950)
James Tresawna , M (1878-1965)
Ellinore Patty , F (1879-1955)
Horathie Benri Burt , F (1881-)
Leona Frances Christina (Died as Child), F (1886-1888)
Paul Bartlett (Died as Infant), M (1891-1891)
Ivie Loveday (Died as Infant), F (1892-1893)
Notes for George Tresawna Gerrans
The family name originated from St. Gerrans, Cornwall, England.137
Tresawna is an old Cornish surname from his paternal grandmother, possibly derived from the Celtic “tre-saunyow” meaning “homestead by deep clefts in cliffs”. His father was Henry Gerrans who was married in Wandsworth, Surrey in 1844.37 (It appears that Henry Tresawna Gerrans who was married in 188937 was his cousin. There is a Gerrans Fund at Oxford University established in 1922 by a bequest under the will of Henry Tresawna Gerrans for the promotion of the study of the German Language and Literature.)
The 1891 and 1901 Ontario censuses both suggest a year of birth of 1847 but it was definitely 1848.132,5
He, Annie and their first infant son emigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1877 between the births of their first two children. We know this because his first son’s birth is registered in England as is confirmed on several subsequent censuses. In 1881 they lived in Howard Township, Kings County and in 1891 in Ashburnham, Peterborough, Ontario.9,132
On the 1901 census in Ontario he claimed to have come to Canada in 1871 so perhaps he first came over alone and then went back to get married.? At the time of the 1901 census he was staying with his brother-in-law’s family in Hillsdale as a bookkeeper.5 Listed in the 1906 census in Melita, Manitoba, age 60, and year of immigration is listed as 1877. Just he and his son Burt (George Edward) are listed there.134
It’s unknown where and when he died but his wife in Toronto is first listed as a widow in the 1911.59
Tresawna is an old Cornish surname from his paternal grandmother, possibly derived from the Celtic “tre-saunyow” meaning “homestead by deep clefts in cliffs”. His father was Henry Gerrans who was married in Wandsworth, Surrey in 1844.37 (It appears that Henry Tresawna Gerrans who was married in 188937 was his cousin. There is a Gerrans Fund at Oxford University established in 1922 by a bequest under the will of Henry Tresawna Gerrans for the promotion of the study of the German Language and Literature.)
The 1891 and 1901 Ontario censuses both suggest a year of birth of 1847 but it was definitely 1848.132,5
He, Annie and their first infant son emigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1877 between the births of their first two children. We know this because his first son’s birth is registered in England as is confirmed on several subsequent censuses. In 1881 they lived in Howard Township, Kings County and in 1891 in Ashburnham, Peterborough, Ontario.9,132
On the 1901 census in Ontario he claimed to have come to Canada in 1871 so perhaps he first came over alone and then went back to get married.? At the time of the 1901 census he was staying with his brother-in-law’s family in Hillsdale as a bookkeeper.5 Listed in the 1906 census in Melita, Manitoba, age 60, and year of immigration is listed as 1877. Just he and his son Burt (George Edward) are listed there.134
It’s unknown where and when he died but his wife in Toronto is first listed as a widow in the 1911.59