Note: John and Mary spent at least 8 yrs. in Brazil; their first six children were born there. He worked as a carpenter at a gold mine in Gongo Soco in Northern Brazil. The family was back in England before 1851 and by 1861, John was farming 118 acres at Ramsdale in Fylingdales. [BURNETT England.FTW] John was almost certainly born in "Well House", at Stonebeck Gate, in Little Fryup Dale, Danby. His father had purchased the property in 1807 and is known to have been there until 1812; when the property was sold and the family moved to Great Moorsholm near Skelton. John spent at least eight years working in a gold mine at Gongo Soco in Brazil; leaving this country shortly after his marriage in 1838. He was described as a carpenter on his marriage certificate. By the time of the 1851 census John was back in England and was farming in Great Fryup Dale. Living with him were his wife Mary and their children, all except one born in Brazil. Mother-in-law Mary KIDD was living with them and was in receipt of "parish relief". In 1861 John was farming a sizeable holding at Domains Farm in Fylingdales with his wife and nine children, five of whom were listed in the census returns for that year as born in Gongo Soco, Brazil (including twins George and William). Sometime before the 1871 census John moved to Ramsdale Farm in Fylingdales, where he and his wife Mary lived for the rest of their lives. John was also the "overseer of the poor" in Fylingdales for several years - his name appears, in that capacity, on conveyances found in the Deeds Register at the County Records Office in Northallerton. A will proved in York on 2 Jan 1883 named son-in-law Francis William MORLEY and son Robert BURNETT as executors. The gross value of the personal estate was £315, but more than half of that went in paying off debts and funeral expenses. Although still alive at the time of their father's death, sons John, Thomas and Joseph did not benefit from the will - presumably they had been 'taken care of' already.
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