Cyril's parents had married, in
Bodmin, in 1895. Mary Cock, daughter of Johnathan Cock and Mary Phillips, was baptised on 21 Aug 1871, in
Luxulyan, Cornwall. Henry Burrows, born 13 Dec 1873, was a Blacksmith, listed as born in Whitehouse, Bodmin, Cornwall. Henry Burrows joined the Royal Navy as an
Armourer on 19 Apr 1893. Exactly the same career path as Lilian's father.
In 1901, the family were living at 64, Admiralty Street, Devonport, but in 1911, while Mary and the children were residing at 9 Highland Terrace, St Budeaux, Devonport, Henry Burrows was with
HMS Monmouth (1901), of the
China Squadron, at
Colombo (Ceylon, now
Sri Lanka).
Henry Burrows was Invalided on 13 Apr 1916 with the reason given as
paralysis agitans, a less common name for
Parkinson's disease.
In 1939, we find Cyril Burrows (b. 2 May 1899) Inspector Of Shipwrights, with wife Lilian and son Cyril Maynard Burrows (b. 24 Apr 1921) Apprentice Shipwright, living at
35 Oakwood Road, Portsmouth. Cyril's Admiralty appointment was reported in the
Portsmouth Evening News of 21 July 1939.
Cyril Burrows died, in Portsmouth, in 1979, aged 80.
Lilian May Burrows died, in Portsmouth, in 1989, at 90.
Cyril Maynard Burrows died, also in Portsmouth, in 2001, also aged 80.