Individual Details
Alexander Pitkethly "Sandy" Burr
(11 January 1894 - December Quarter 1948)
Events
| Birth | 11 January 1894 | Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England | |||
| Marriage | September Quarter 1920 | Tynemouth, Northumberland, England - Phyllys Stainthorp [Burr] | |||
| Residence | 23 March 1921 | at the time of the birth of his daughter Gwynneth - 40, Cullercoats Street, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |  | ||
| Census | 19 June 1921 | 62, Scrogg Road, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 28 December 1935 | escaped a fire which destroyed the hotel which he ran with his wife - Bridge Hotel, North Road, Durham, Durham, England | | ||
| Residence | 29 September 1939 | at the time of the 1939 register - 2, Clumber Street [i.e. Gladstone Hotel, Scotswood Road], Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England | | ||
| Death | December Quarter 1948 | Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |
Families
| Spouse | Phyllys Stainthorp [Burr] (1897 - 1966) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Gwynneth Stainthorp Burr [Charlton, Askew] (1921 - 2005) |
Endnotes
1. Birth: England and Wales, entry in a register of births (non-certified digital image copy) for Gwynneth Stainthorp Burr, born 1 March 1921; registered March Quarter 1921, Newcastle upon Tyne registration district, volume 10B, page 356; image copy, General Register Office (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp?index=EW_Birth&Year=1921&Range=0&Surname=BURR&MothersSurname=STAINTHORP&Forename1=GWYNNETH&Forename2=STAINTHORP&Gender=F&Quarter=M&District=NEWCASTLE%20UPON%20TYNE&Volume=10B&Page=356 : accessed 28 May 2025); General Register Office, Southport.
2. 1921 Census: England, Northumberland, Walker, enumeration district 17, schedule number 484, Alexander Pitkethly Burr [household]; image copy, "1921 Census Of England & Wales", database with digital images, Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1921%2FRG15%2F25504%2F1001%2F01 : accessed 24 February 2023); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference RG 15, piece 25504.
3. Newspaper Article: "Family escapes from blazing Durham hotel", Evening Chronicle [Newcastle upon Tyne], 28 December 1935, page 1.
4. Newspaper Article: "Boy's Heroism in Durham City Blaze", Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette, 28 December 1935, page 3.
5. 1939 National Registration: England and Wales, Northumberland, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne C.B, enumeration district GAAQ, schedule number 53, Alexander P. Burr [household]; image copy, "1939 Register", database with digital images, Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA%2FR39%2F2904%2F2904G%2F005%2F15 : accessed 4 July 2023); citing The National Archives, Kew, archive reference RG 101, piece 2904G.