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     John Burness was born in January 1808 in Mill of Mondynes, Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ He was the son of William Burness and Mary Brand.^1,2,3 He was baptized on 17 January 1808 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ He married Isabella Lawson on 24 December 1852 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.⁴ He died on 28 October 1884 in on the seashore near mouth of North Esk, St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, at age 76.²
     John Burness was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Moreton, Dorset, England, as an agent, age 30.⁵ John Burness (son, age 41) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in Redford, Garvock, Kincardineshire, Scotland, in the household of William Burness.³
     John Burness was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Moreton, Dorset, England, as a land steward, age 52 with Isabella Burness, Richard Burness, John Brand Burness, William Burness, Elizabeth Kate Burness and Henry Frampton Burness in his household.⁶
     John Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Moreton, Dorset, England, as a land steward, age 63 with Isabella A. C. Burness and Mary H. N. Burness in his household.⁷
     John Burness was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in Tillyoch, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as farmer of 187 acres and widower, age 73 with John B. Burness, William Burness, Annie Burness, Mary Hester Nott Burness and Isabella Brown in his household.⁸

     Isabella Lawson was born on 16 May 1820 in Spurryhillock, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ She was baptized on 4 June 1820 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ She married John Burness, son of William Burness and Mary Brand, on 24 December 1852 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ She died on 14 November 1864 in Moreton, Dorset, England, at age 44.²
     Isabella Burness (wife, age 40) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Moreton, Dorset, England, in the household of John Burness.³

     Richard Lawson Burness was born on 10 November 1853 in Moreton, Dorset, England.^1,3 He was the son of John Burness and Isabella Lawson.^1,3,2,4 He was baptized on 24 April 1854 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ He died on 18 March 1880 in Tillyoch, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 26.²
     Richard Burness (son, age 7) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Moreton, Dorset, England, in the household of John Burness.⁴
     Richard L. Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 17 Cornhill, Dorchester, Dorset, England, as a land steward's assistant, age 19.⁵

     John Brand Burness was born in April 1856 in Moreton, Dorset, England.¹ He was the son of John Burness and Isabella Lawson.^1,2,3,4 He was baptized on 11 April 1856 in Moreton, Dorset, England.¹ He married Ann Elizabeth Wallis on 29 December 1888 in St Aidan Parish Church, South Shields, Durham, England.² He died on 7 September 1925 in 191 South Eldon Street, South Shields, Durham, England, at age 69.⁵
     John Brand Burness (son, age 4) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Moreton, Dorset, England, in the household of John Burness.³
     John Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 40 South Street, Dorchester, Dorset, England, as a scholar, age 15.⁶ John B. Burness (son, age 25) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in Tillyoch, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of John Burness. He was a millwright.⁴
     John Burness was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 109 Bede Street, South Shields, Durham, England, as a seaman, age 34 with Elizabeth Burness in his household.⁷
     John Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 56 Napier Street, South Shields, Durham, England, as a joiner, age 43 with Elizabeth Burness, Mary Burness, Florence Isabella Burness and David William Jardine Burness in his household.⁸
     John Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 32 Barnes Road, South Shields, Durham, England, as a railway joiner, age 56, with Elizabeth Burness, Mary Burness, Florence Burness, William Burness, Annie Burness and Dora Burness in his household.⁹

     William Burness was born in April 1856 in Moreton, Dorset, England.¹ He was the son of John Burness and Isabella Lawson.^1,2,3,4,5 He was baptized on 11 April 1856 in Moreton, Dorset, England.¹ He married Ann Matilda Cox on 29 April 1891 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.² He died on 21 February 1920 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at age 63.³ He was buried on 23 February 1920 in Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^3,6
     William Burness (son, age 4) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Moreton, Dorset, England, in the household of John Burness.⁴
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 40 South Street, Dorchester, Dorset, England, as a scholar, age 15.⁷ William Burness (son, age 25) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in Tillyoch, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of John Burness.⁵
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as a car repairer, age 42 with Matilda Burness, Bella Burness and Thomas Burness in his household.⁸
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 16 June 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as a car repairer, age 54, with Matilda Burness and Thomas Burness in his household.⁹

     Elizabeth Catherine Burness was born on 4 March 1858 in Moreton, Dorset, England.¹ She was the daughter of John Burness and Isabella Lawson.^1,2,3,4 She married David Niven on 26 August 1879 in Tillyoch, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^2,3 She died on 25 January 1928 in Woodside, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 69.³
     Elizabeth Kate Burness (daughter, age 3) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Moreton, Dorset, England, in the household of John Burness.⁴
     Elizabeth C. Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Ladies School, Jeen Cottage, Dorchester, Dorset, England, as a pupil, age 13.⁵

     Henry Frampton Burness was born on 4 August 1860 in Moreton, Dorset, England.² He was the son of John Burness and Isabella Lawson.^2,1 He died on 1 January 1863 in Moreton, Dorset, England, at age 2.³
     Henry Frampton Burness (son, age 8 months) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Moreton, Dorset, England, in the household of John Burness.¹

     Isabella Ann Crabb Burness was born on 11 September 1862 in Moreton, Dorset, England.¹ She was the daughter of John Burness and Isabella Lawson.^1,2,3,4,5 She married William Anderson Kydd on 26 June 1885 in Kirktown Cottage, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^2,3 She died on 3 January 1919 in Tillyboy, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 56.³
     Isabella A. C. Burness (daughter, age 9) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Moreton, Dorset, England, in the household of John Burness.⁴ Annie Burness (daughter, age 18) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in Tillyoch, Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of John Burness.⁵