Family:George Burgher and Mary Bews (1)

Parents: John Burgher and Mary Leslie George Burgher b. 12 Mar 1853 Westray, Orkney, Scotland d. 2 Mar 1897 At Sea	Parents: James Bews and Mary Yorston Mary Bews b. 10 Nov 1849 Westray, Orkney, Scotland d. 1891 South Shields Registration District, Durham, England

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Marriage^[1]^[2]

29 Aug 1878

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	Mary Elizabeth Burgess	1882 Kirkwall and St. Ola, Orkney, Scotland	12 Mar 1949 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
2.	Margaret Helen Burgess	Abt 1883 Scotland	1960 Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

References

↑ marriage of Margaret E H (Burgess) Rogers and Alexander Marons Clement, in Massachusetts, United States. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620–1988: [database on-line]. (Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

married July 20 1912 in Andover, Massachusetts
Margaret was 29, born in Scotland
her parents: Georg Burgess and Mary Bews

This is the evidence for the name of Margaret's (and by extension, Mary's) mother.
↑ [1], [2], in Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

one tree says they were married 1878 in St Giles (presumably St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh), citing the website ScotlandsPeople
the other tree says they were married 29 Aug 1878 in Edinburgh, with no citation