Current research identifies the earliest known ancestor of our Burgess line as being Michael Burgess of All Cannings in Wiltshire. Christopher's great great granddaughter Sarah Ann Burgess emigrated to Australia in 1853.

The Burgess ancestry goes back 11 generations and biographies exist for some members as indicated by links

• Michael Burgess
  • Michael Burgess ~1713 - 1776 married Rebecca Hiscock
    • Michael Burgess 1738 - 1806 married Martha Weston
      • James Burgess 1771 - 1818 married Mary Mead
        • James Burgess 1805 -  married Eleanor Picheon (1808 - 1871)
          • Sarah Ann Burgess (1828 - 1901) married John Jessop
            • John Crofton Jessop married Hannah Shoobridge
              • Sydney Walter Jessop married Emily Louisa McDermott
                • Esmond Earl Jessop married Mary Agnes Darrough
                  • My Mother

The following PDF document outlines the known descendants of Michael Burgess