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     Alexander Burness was born on 13 September 1866 in Maple Road, Penge, Surrey, England.¹ He was the son of George Burness and Elspet Findlay.^1,2,3 He died on 9 December 1887 in Lewisham Workhouse, Lewisham, Kent, England, at age 21.⁴
     Alexander Burness (son, age 4) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 1 Ann's Cottages, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England, in the household of George Burness.² Alexander Burness (son, age 14) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 41 Rowland Grove, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England, in the household of George Burness. He was a carpenter.³

     William Burness was born on 23 September 1869 in 1 Ann's Cottages, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England.¹ He was the son of George Burness and Elspet Findlay.^1,2,3 He died on 27 June 1895 in 120 High Street, Sydenham, London, England, at age 25.⁴
     William Burness (son, age 1) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 1 Ann's Cottages, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England, in the household of George Burness.² William Burness (son, age 11) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 41 Rowland Grove, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England, in the household of George Burness.³ William Burness (son, age 21) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 41 Rowland Grove, Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, in the household of Margaret Burness. He was an ironmonger's porter.⁵

     Elspet Susan Burness was born on 16 November 1871 in 15 Rowland Grove, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England.¹ She was the daughter of George Burness and Elspet Findlay.^1,2,3,4 She was baptized on 21 April 1872 in St Bartholomew, Sydenham, Kent, England.² She married Joseph Bowtell on 16 November 1893 in Parish Church, St George Hanover Square, London, England.³ She died in 1947 in Essex, England.⁵
     Elspet S. Burness (daughter, age 9) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 41 Rowland Grove, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England, in the household of George Burness.⁴ Elspet Burness (daughter, age 19) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 41 Rowland Grove, Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, in the household of Margaret Burness. She was a teacher.⁶ Elspet Bowtell (wife, age 29) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in Cressing, Essex, England, in the household of Joseph Bowtell.⁷

     Margaret Burness was born on 21 July 1874 in 41 Rowland Grove, Sydenham, Kent, England.¹ She was the daughter of George Burness and Margaret Burness Harris.^1,2,3,4,5 She married Alfred James Clifford on 20 September 1902 in Little Waltham, Chelmsford, Essex, England.² She died in 1969 in Croydon, London, England.⁶
     Margaret Burness (daughter, age 6) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 41 Rowland Grove, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England, in the household of George Burness.³ Margaret Burness (daughter, age 16) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 41 Rowland Grove, Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, in the household of Margaret Burness. She was a dressmaker.⁴ Margaret Burness (daughter, age 26) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 120 High Street, Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, in the household of Margaret Burness. She was a dressmaker.⁵

     Alfred Harris Burness was born on 6 March 1878 in 41 Rowland Grove, Wells Road, Upper Sydenham, Kent, England.¹ He was the son of George Burness and Margaret Burness Harris.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Florence Beatrice Lowe on 30 September 1903 in St Saviour's, Brockley Hill, London, England.² He died on 13 February 1941 in 43 Rowland Grove, Sydenham, London, England, at age 62.⁶
     Alfred Burness (son, age 3) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 41 Rowland Grove, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England, in the household of George Burness.³ Alfred Burness (son, age 13) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 41 Rowland Grove, Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, in the household of Margaret Burness. He was an errand boy.⁴ Alfred H. Burness (son, age 23) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 120 High Street, Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, in the household of Margaret Burness. He was a postman.⁵
     Alfred Harris Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 1A Fransfield Grove, Sydenham, London, England, as a postman, age 33, with Florence Burness and John Harold Burness in his household.⁷

     John Burness was born on 29 March 1881 in 41 Rowland Grove, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England.¹ He was the son of George Burness and Margaret Burness Harris.^1,2,3,4 He died on 31 March 1924 in 28 Marloes Road, Kensington, London, England, at age 43.⁵
     John Burness (son, age 5 days) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 41 Rowland Grove, Wells Road, Sydenham, Kent, England, in the household of George Burness.² John Burness (son, age 10) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 41 Rowland Grove, Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, in the household of Margaret Burness.³ John Burness (son, age 20) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 120 High Street, Sydenham, Lewisham, London, England, in the household of Margaret Burness. He was a tea merchant's clerk.⁴

     Sarah Brewster was born on 17 November 1832 in Dorking, Surrey, England.^3,4,5,6 She married Hugh Marshall Burness, son of William Burness and Isabella Brewswater, on 7 October 1854 in Trinity Church, Marylebone, Middlesex, England.^1,2 She died on 15 April 1909 in 344 Woolwich Road, Charlton, London, England, at age 76.⁷
     Sarah Burness was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 50 Orchard Street, Plumstead, Kent, England, age 38 with William H. Burness, Charles H. Burness, Maria A. Burness, Thomas B. Burness, George E. Burness and Marion Burness in her household.⁴ Sarah Burness (wife, age 48) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 42 Orchard Road, Plumstead, Kent, England, in the household of Hugh Burness.⁸ Sarah Burness (wife, age 58) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 66 Orchard Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, London, England, in the household of Hugh M. Burness.⁵ Sarah Burness (wife, age 68) was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 66 Orchard Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, London, England, in the household of Hugh M. Burness.⁶

     Thomas Brewster Burness was born on 19 October 1862 in 3 Armstrong Terrace, Charlton, Kent, England.¹ He was the son of Hugh Marshall Burness and Sarah Brewster.^1,2,3,4,5 He married Alice Colyer on 6 January 1895 in Plumstead, Kent, England.² He married Martha Ann Land on 1 September 1919 in Lewisham, London, England.² He died on 10 May 1942 in 77 Elm Road, Slade Green, Erith, Crayford, Kent, England, at age 79.⁶
     Thomas B. Burness (son, age 8) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 50 Orchard Street, Plumstead, Kent, England, in the household of Sarah Burness.⁵ Thomas Burness (son, age 18) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 42 Orchard Road, Plumstead, Kent, England, in the household of Hugh Burness. He was a labourer.³ Thomas Burness (son, age 26) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1891 in 66 Orchard Road, Plumstead, Woolwich, London, England, in the household of Hugh M. Burness. He was a railway engine stoker.⁴
     Thomas Burness was enumerated in the census on 31 March 1901 in 77 Elm Road, Crayford, Kent, England, as a railway engine driver, age 36 with Alice Burness in his household.⁷
     Thomas Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 77 Elm Road, Slade Green, Erith, Crayford, Kent, England, as a railway engine driver, age 47, with Alice Burness in his household.⁸

     William Hugh Burness was born on 16 July 1855 in 8 Glen Mohr Row, Charlton, Kent, England.¹ He was the son of Hugh Marshall Burness and Sarah Brewster.^1,2,3,4 He married Catherine Elizabeth Higham on 7 September 1873 in Parish Church, Woolwich, Kent, England.² He married Eliza Jane Garnett on 13 April 1895 in St Luke, Old Street, Middlesex, England.³ He died on 28 October 1938 in 83B Balls Pond Road, Hackney, London, England, at age 83.⁵
     William H. Burness (son, age 15) was enumerated in the census on 3 April 1871 in 50 Orchard Street, Plumstead, Kent, England, in the household of Sarah Burness. He was a machinist.⁴
     William Hugh Burness was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1881 in 34 New Road, Woolwich, Kent, England, as a telegraph inspector, age 25 with Katherine E. Burness in his household.⁶
     William Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 173 Balls Pond Road, Hackney, London, England, as a railway signalling telegraph instrument maker, age 55, with Eliza Burness in his household.⁷