Lehmann Henschke - Person Sheet
Lehmann Henschke - Person Sheet
NameSPAVIN, Margaret 
Birth1856, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland122318
Memo11 Jun 1940?
FatherSPAVIN, William (ca1814-1886)
MotherSIMPSON, Margaret (ca1816-1891)
Obituary
Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Thu 20 Jun 1940122318
Mrs. M. Burton
Mrs. Margaret Burton, widow of Mr.
John Burton, whose death occurred at
Canowie Belt, on June 11, was born at
Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1856, being a
daughter of the late William and Mar
garet Spavin, and came with her par
ents to South Australia when she was
two years old. She was married on
August 26, 1875, to the late Mr. John
Burton, at St. John's Church, Ade
laide, by the Rev. Slaney Poole. For
38 years they lived at Yatina. where
Mr. Burton followed farming.
Twenty-four years ago they went to
Canowie Belt, where they took up land.
Sons are: — Messrs. J. W. (Yatina), J.
L. (Jamestown), H. E. (Adelaide), E.
C., A. P., and C. S. (Canowie Belt), and
daughters, Mesdames D. J. Jamieson
(Jamestown), A. T. Haggar (Hallett),
Misses E. L. and C. P. Burton (Can
owie Belt). The late Mrs. G. Haggar
(Hallett) was a daughter. There are
19 grandchildren.
Mrs. M. Burton
Mrs. Margaret Burton, widow of Mr.
John Burton, whose death occurred at
Canowie Belt, on June 11, was born at
Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1856, being a
daughter of the late William and Mar
garet Spavin, and came with her par
ents to South Australia when she was
two years old. She was married on
August 26, 1875, to the late Mr. John
Burton, at St. John's Church, Ade
laide, by the Rev. Slaney Poole. For
38 years they lived at Yatina. where
Mr. Burton followed farming.
Twenty-four years ago they went to
Canowie Belt, where they took up land.
Sons are: — Messrs. J. W. (Yatina), J.
L. (Jamestown), H. E. (Adelaide), E.
C., A. P., and C. S. (Canowie Belt), and
daughters, Mesdames D. J. Jamieson
(Jamestown), A. T. Haggar (Hallett),
Misses E. L. and C. P. Burton (Can
owie Belt). The late Mrs. G. Haggar
(Hallett) was a daughter. There are
19 grandchildren.
Spouses