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     Alexander Burness was born in April 1833 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ He was the son of John Burness and Ann Ross.^1,2 He was baptized on 18 April 1833 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ He died in August 1842 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 9.^3,4
     Alexander Burness (age 8) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of John Burness.²

     Elizabeth Burness was born in February 1836 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of John Burness and Ann Ross.^1,2,3,4,5 She was baptized on 15 February 1836 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ She married Shaw Milne on 7 August 1857 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^2,3 She died on 28 May 1913 in Mill of Kincardine, Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland, at age 77.³
     Elizabeth Burness (age 5) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of John Burness.⁴ Elizabeth Burness (sister, age 16) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of James Burness.⁵ Elizabeth Burness Milne (wife, age 35) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Balfiddie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of Shaw Milne.⁶

     Charles Burness was born on 14 July 1819 in Links of Arduthie, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ He was the son of John Burness and Christian Mitchell.¹ He was baptized on 31 July 1819 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland.¹ He died on 6 November 1825 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 6.^2,3

     Ann Burness was born in October 1843 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of John Burness and Ann Ross.^1,2,3,4,5 She was baptized on 24 October 1843 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ She married Thomas Martin on 5 May 1865 in Mary Vale Cottage, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^2,3 She died on 17 December 1934 in Waterside Cottage, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 91.³
     Ann Burness (sister, age 7) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1851 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of James Burness.⁴ Ann Burness (sister, age 25) was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Little Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in the household of James Burness.⁵

     Jane Harper was born in October 1845 in Tillyfruskie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.² She was baptized on 21 October 1845 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.² She married James Burness, son of John Burness and Ann Ross, on 18 February 1865 in Tillyfruskie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^1,3 She died on 6 October 1870 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹

     James Burness was born on 9 May 1866 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.² He was the son of James Burness and Jane Harper.^1,2 He died on 7 October 1870 in Tillyfruskie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 4.¹

     John Alexander Burness was born on 3 May 1868 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.² He was the son of James Burness and Jane Harper.^1,2 He died on 7 October 1870 in Tillyfruskie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 2.¹

     Alice Jane Burness was born on 13 March 1870 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of James Burness and Jane Harper.^2,1 She died on 20 October 1870 in Percie, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.²

     John Thow was baptized on 25 June 1824 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.¹ He married Isabella Burness, daughter of John Burness and Ann Ross, on 22 June 1854 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^2,1 He died on 26 January 1883 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at age 58.³ He was buried in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland.³
     John Thow was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1861 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer of 84 acres, age 36 with Isabella Thow, John Thow, David Thow and James Thow in his household.⁴

     Shaw Milne was born in April 1829 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.² He was baptized on 20 April 1829 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.² He married Elizabeth Burness, daughter of John Burness and Ann Ross, on 7 August 1857 in Ennochie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.^1,3 He died on 23 January 1895 in Mill of Kincardine, Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland, at age 65.⁴
     Shaw Milne was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in Balfiddie, Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, as a farmer age 42 with Ann Milne, James Shaw Milne, John Milne, Catherine Milne, Elizabeth Milne, Isabella Milne, Robert Milne and Elizabeth Burness Milne in his household.⁵