He is no. 186 in the Burnand genealogy. After a divorce finalized 11 mar 1843, he moved to America, where he is said to have remarried twice. No known children.
He is no. 299 in the Burnand genealogy. By his second wife, he had 12 children, which the corrigenda to the Burnand genealogy assigned nos. 314 through 3177, and only giving the name of the last of these, Sydney. We found nine of these children baptised at St.James, Paddington. Another two, born before the marriage of Francis and Mary Eliza, were baptised at St.Dunstan, Stepney, children of Francis Burnand and Eliza, but we are not sure these belong here. It seems more likely there were several children born about 1852-1855 whose baptisms have not been located.
He is no. 313 in the Burnand genealogy. He was famous as a caricaturist for Punch, and a prolific author. Among his other works, he wrote the libretti for two operettas by Sir Arthur Sullivan, Cox and Box, and Contrabandista. His Records and Reminiscences gives some background of his family.
He is noted as a blacksmith (favre) at Moudon from 1580's until his death sometime before 08 mar 1630. The name of his wife has not been discovered.
So far, the following is the only document that proves he is the father of the Marie Burnand who married Antoine Gavoens (Gavin) and who is supposed to have married also a Roberty and a Frossard:
(Jaques Jayet, notary at Moudon, ACV DL 57/4 fol. 71v, 08 mar 1630)
Acquis pour honnorable Jaques Berthod contre les hoirs de feu Fran�ois Burnand.
A tous soit notoire et manifest par ces presentes, comme par devant moy notaire soubsign� et presentz les tesmoingtz soubznommez, sont comparus personnellement honnorable Aym� Riguet bourgeois de Mouldon ainsin comme tuteur judiciallement commis de Pernette & Magdelaine filles de feu honneste Fran�ois Burnand en son vivant bourgeois dudit Mouldon et � ce nom, et honneste Anthoine Gavoens bourgeois dudit Mouldon comme personne conjoincte de Marie Burnand fillie dudit feu Fran�ois Burnand, pour lesquelles ils se font fort avecq promesses de leur faire louer & approuver les presentes estantz requis, lesquelz scachantz & bien advisez des droictz desdites fillies en cecy bien informez & certiorez pour eulx, leurs hoirs & successeurs universelz, ont vendu, ced�, quict�, remis & perpetuellement habandonn� � honnorable Jaques Berthod bourgeois et cordonnier dudit Mouldon present etc., assavoir deux poses de terre sizes au territoire dudit Mouldon lieudit au bellingard avecq le tier du bled qui y est de present sem�, jouxte le cloz d'Egrege Guilliaume Jacqueri & la terre d'honnorable Pierre Buttet d'orient, la terre d'honnorable Jonas Duthey de bize, le pr� de Noble Phillippe Loys de vent & la terre d'Egrege Gaspard Jossevel d'occident, avecq leurs fondz, fruictz etc., et a est� faicte la present perpetuelle vendition pour le prix et somme de trois centz et cinquante florins de principal oultre vingtcinq florins de vins beuz en concluant & faisant la presente vendition, le tout par ledit achepteur poyez & satisfaictz, dont en est aquict� perpetuellement, ses desvestissantz lesdits vendeurs au nom premis desdites deux poses de terre sus vendus, ledit achepteur & les siens en investissant, promettantz etc., saufz et reserv� les censes directes dehues pour lesdites deux poses de terre � l'advenir par ledit achepteur poyables & supportables, en oultre la presente vendition & tout son contenu havoir & tenir perpetuellement pour aggreable etc., � peyne de supporter tous damps etc., renonceantz etc., datt� & faict soubz le sceau � ce requis avecq le signet du notaire soubsign�, le huictiesme jour du mois de Mars mille six centz trente, presentz honnorables Pierre Wagnierres & Jaques Folliet bourgeois dudit Mouldon tesmoingtz � ce requis.
