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     Henry Levering Burness was born on 19 October 1900 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.^2,1 He was the son of Thomas A. Burness and Emma Rowan.^2,3 He married Eva Gertrude Miller circa 1925.⁴ He died on 9 July 1994 in Pleasantville, New Jersey, USA, at age 93.^5,6,7,8
     Harry Burness (son, age 8) was enumerated in the census on 16 April 1910 in 1933 South Juniper Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Thomas Burness.³
     Harry Burness was enumerated in the census on 18 April 1930 in 626 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, as an apartment house janitor, age 29 with Eva Burness in his household.⁴
     Harry Burness was enumerated in the census on 15 April 1940 in 143 Mt Vernon Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, age 39.⁹
     Obituary: HARRY L. BURNESS, 93, of Absecon, died Saturday at Our Lady's Residence in Pleasantville. Mr. Burness was a general contractor most of his life. Born in Philadelphia, he lived in Absecon most of his life. He is survived by two sons, Robert of Northfield and Benjamin of Warren, Mich; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. Funeral services and burial will be at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are being made by the Wimberg Funeral Home, 400 Liverpool Ave., Egg Harbor City.
The Press of Atlantic City: Monday, July 11, 1994 Section: Obituaries Edition.

     Henry Levering Burness was the son of James Hubert Burness and Florence Agnes Williamson.^2,3

     Harry Alexander Burness was the son of Peter Gore Burness and Charlotte Sutton.^2,1,3

     Henry Burness was born on 17 October 1887 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA.^2,1 He was the son of Henry Burness and Maria Sophia Lautzsche.^3,2,4 He married Julia Monroe Paine on 3 April 1909 in Hanover, Massachusetts, USA.^3,2 He died in March 1965 in Rockland, Massachusetts, USA, at age 77.^5,6
     Henry Burness (son, age 12) was enumerated in the census on 13 June 1900 in 16 Pacific Street, Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, in the household of Henry Burness.⁴
     Henry Burness was enumerated in the census on 19 April 1910 in 19 Blossom Street, Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, as a shoe shop cutter, age 22 with Julia Burness in his household.⁷
     Henry Burness was enumerated in the census on 2 January 1920 in 755 Montello Street, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA, as a show factory cutter, age 32 with Julia Burness in his household.⁸
     Henry Burness was enumerated in the census on 13 April 1930 in 758 Union Street, Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, as a shoe shop cutter, age 42 with Julia M. Burness in his household.⁹
     Henry R. Burness was enumerated in the census on 6 May 1940 in 1161 West Ashington Street, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, as a retail grocery proprietor, age 52 with Julia M. Burness in his household.¹⁰
     Henry Burness was listed as a relative traveling with Henry Burness aboard SS Ivernia which departed from Liverpool on 30 October 1900 bound for Boston, Massachusetts, USA.¹¹

     John Gordon Burness was born on 2 October 1906 in 6 Ramsay Street, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.^1,2 He was the son of William Burness and Maggie Helen Dunbar.¹ He died on 20 July 1989 in Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA, at age 82.²
     John Burness was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1940 in 89 Westmiinster Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, as an oil company clerk, age 32.³
     John Burness (farmworker, age 17) was listed as a passenger aboard SS Marloch which departed on 15 August 1924 from Glasgow bound for Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.⁴
     Obituary: J. Gordon Burness, 82, of Needham, a retired traffic controller of ocean shipping for Exxon Oil Co., died Thursday in Glover Memorial Hospital in Needham. Born in Montrose, Scotland, Mr. Burness was a Needham resident for 40 years. He had also been a professional soccer player, playing for the Forfar Athletics team in Scotland, on a championship team in Canada, and on teams in Boston, New York, Providence, New Bedford and Fall River. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Needham and the Needham Retired Men's Club Choir. He was also a member of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. Mr. Burness was a member and past chief of Clan McLoud, Order of the Scottish Clans, Number 101 in Hyde Park. He leaves his wife, Florence B. (Aitchison) Burness; three sons, John Gordon Jr. of Millington, Tenn., Robert James of Puyallup, Wash., and Peter William of Hampton, N.H; two daughters, Greta Jean Glorioso of Natick and Susan Margaret Congdon of Needham; 18 grandchildren and 16 great- grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Christ Episcopal Church, Needham.⁵

     James Alexander Hampton Burness was born on 13 July 1892 in New York City, New York, USA.^2,1,3 He was the son of James Burness and Rachel MacKay.^4,1,5,6 He married Helen Ruth Howard in 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.^7,1 He died on 14 April 1963 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 70.^4,3
     James A. Burness (step-son, age 7) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1900 in 68 West 101st Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the household of Charles D. Gillis.⁵ James Burness (step-son, age 17) was enumerated in the census on 15 April 1910 in 138 West 111th Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the household of Charles D. Gillis. He was an electrician.⁶
     James A. Burness was enumerated in the census on 8 April 1930 in Eaglville Road, Lower Provindence, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, as a millwright, age 36 with Helen R. Burness and James A. Burness Jr. in his household.⁸

     James Hubert Burness was born on 20 July 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 He was the son of James Hubert Burness and Florence Agnes Williamson.^3,4 He died on 13 October 1977 in Camden, New Jersey, USA, at age 55.^5,2
     James Burness Jr. (son, age 7) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1930 in 1243 Bucknell Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of James Burness.³ James Burness (son, age 18) was enumerated in the census on 18 April 1940 in 2619 Manton Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of James H. Burness.⁴