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     Joseph William Jackson Taylor Burness was born on 13 January 1843 in Peascod Street, New Windsor, Berkshire, England.¹ He was the son of Joseph Burness and Lucinda Jackson Howard.^1,2,3,4 He married Elizabeth Brighton on 18 April 1870 in Old Meeting House, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.² He died on 3 June 1930 in Provincial Home for Incurables, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at age 87.^5,6
     Joseph Burness (son, age 8) was enumerated in the census on 30 March 1851 in George Street, Richmond, Surrey, England, in the household of Joseph Burness.³ Joseph Burness (son, age 18) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Sutton Common, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, in the household of Joseph Burness. He was a tailor's apprentice.⁴
     Joseph W. Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 10 Chapel Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, as a tailor, age 28 with Elizabeth Burness in his household.⁷
     Joseph Burnes was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 6 Virginia Row, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, as a tailor, age 37 with Elizabeth Burnes, Jospeh T. Burnes, Florence Burnes, Emily Burnes and William Burnes in his household.⁸
     Joseph W. Burness was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 45 Cumberland Road, Reading, Berkshire, England, as a tailor, age 48 with Elizabeth Burness, Elizabeth Burness, Joseph T. Burness, Emily Burness, William Burness and George Burness in his household.⁹
     Joseph W. Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 80 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, England, as a tailor, age 58 with Elizabeth Burness, Emily Burness, William J. Burness and George C. Burness in his household.¹⁰
     Joseph William Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 1 Union Street, Reading, Berkshire, England, as a tailor, age 65, with Elizabeth Burness, Florence Mileham, Emily Martin, Albert Martin and Marjorie Mileham in his household.¹¹
     Joseph Burness (tailor, age 69) was listed as a passenger aboard SS Royal George which departed on 12 June 1912 from Bristol bound for Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.¹² He immigrated circa 1912 to Canada.⁶

     William John Burness was born on 10 March 1880 in 42 Wellington Place, Canning Town, Essex, England.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph William Jackson Taylor Burness and Elizabeth Brighton.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Katie Caroline Clissold on 20 August 1910 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.² He died on 31 July 1917 in France at age 37.^6,7
     William Burnes (son, age 1) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 6 Virginia Row, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, in the household of Joseph Burnes.³ William Burness (son, age 10) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 45 Cumberland Road, Reading, Berkshire, England, in the household of Joseph W. Burness.⁴ William J. Burness (son, age 21) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 80 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, England, in the household of Joseph W. Burness. He was a tailor.⁵
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 22 Cromby Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, as a journeyman tailor, age 31, with Kate Burness in his household.⁸

     George Cornelius Gladstone Burness was born on 2 June 1882 in 7 Woodstock Place, Cumberland Road, Earley, Berkshire, England.¹ He was the son of Joseph William Jackson Taylor Burness and Elizabeth Brighton.^1,2,3,4 He married Mabel Ridgers on 1 February 1905 in Reading, Berkshire, England.² He died on 17 January 1972 in Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Bexley, Kent, England, at age 89.⁵
     George Burness (son, age 8) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 45 Cumberland Road, Reading, Berkshire, England, in the household of Joseph W. Burness.³ George C. Burness (son, age 18) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 80 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, England, in the household of Joseph W. Burness. He was a money lenders clerk.⁴
     George Cornelius Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 148 Whitehorse Road, Croydon, Surrey, England, as a moneylender's managing clerk, age 28, with Robert George William Burness, Mabel Ridgers and Ronald Albert Burness in his household.⁶

     Sophia Annie Burness was born on 8 September 1886 in 45 Cumberland Road, Earley, Berkshire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph William Jackson Taylor Burness and Elizabeth Brighton.^1,2 She died on 16 July 1887 in 45 Cumberland Road, Earley, Berkshire, England.²

     Joseph Burness was born on 24 July 1817 in Old Brentford, Middlesex, England.¹ He was the son of Joseph Burness and Kezia Collett.^1,2 He was baptized on 1 August 1827 in St Peter's, Walworth, Surrey, England.¹ He married Lucinda Jackson Howard on 14 August 1836 in St James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.³ He married Maria Simmonds on 23 April 1859 in Parish Church, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.² He died on 26 November 1891 in 12 Geere Road, West Ham, Essex, England, at age 74.⁴
     Joseph Burness was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Peascod Street, New Windsor, Berkshire, England, as a currier, age 25 with Lucinda Burness, Lucinda Burness, Amelia Burness and Elizabeth Burness in his household.⁵
     Joseph Burness was enumerated in the census on 30 March 1851 in George Street, Richmond, Surrey, England, as a currier and leather seller, age 34 with Lucinda Burness, Amelia Burness, Eliza Burness, Joseph Burness, Lucinda Burness, Christina Burness, Julia Burness and Betsey Burness in his household.⁶
     Joseph Burness was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Sutton Common, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, as a journeyman currier, age 42 with Maria Burness, Joseph Burness, John Burness and Betsey Burness in his household.⁷
     Joseph Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 56 Lower Rushall Street, Walsall, Staffordshire, England, as a currier, age 55 with Maria Burness, Maria Burness, Lydia Burness and George Burness in his household.⁸
     Joseph Burness was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 84 Bidder Street, Canning Town, Essex, England, as a grocer, age 63 with Maria Burness, Maria Burness, Lydia Burness, George Burness and Sophia Burness in his household.⁹
     Joseph Burness was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 12 Geere Road, West Ham, Essex, England, age 73 with Maria Burness, George F. Burness, Sophia Burness and Alice Ball in his household.¹⁰

     Daniel Burness was born on 8 July 1832 in Old Brentford, Middlesex, England.¹ He was the son of Joseph Burness and Kezia Collett.^1,2 He died on 30 January 1838 in Old Brentford, Middlesex, England, at age 5.²

     Stanley Joseph Burness was born on 1 November 1899 in 45 Prince of Wales Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ He was the son of Joseph Templar Burness and Florence Louise Gash.^1,2,3,4 He died on 4 October 1936 in 344 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, England, at age 36.⁴
     Stanley J. Burness (son, age 1) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 43 Prince of Wales Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England, in the household of Joseph T. Burness.² Stanley Burness (son, age 11) was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 5 Clinton Road, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, England, in the household of Joseph Burness.³

     Florence Louise Gash was born on 28 August 1876 in Reading, Berkshire, England.^2,1,3 She married Joseph Templar Burness, son of Joseph William Jackson Taylor Burness and Elizabeth Brighton, on 17 July 1898 in Reading, Berkshire, England.¹ She died on 9 June 1955 in 144 Halls Road, Tilehurdt, Reading, Berkshire, England, at age 78.⁴
     Florence L. Burness (wife, age 24) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 43 Prince of Wales Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, England, in the household of Joseph T. Burness.³ Florence Louise Gash (wife, age 34) was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 5 Clinton Road, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, England, in the household of Joseph Burness. She had been married 12 years with 1 child (living.)⁵

     Julia Burness was born on 1 April 1848 in Old Brentford, Middlesex, England.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Burness and Lucinda Jackson Howard.^1,2,3 She died on 13 May 1852 in George Street, Richmond, Surrey, England, at age 4.²
     Julia Burness (daughter, age 3) was enumerated in the census on 30 March 1851 in George Street, Richmond, Surrey, England, in the household of Joseph Burness.³