Person Page - 1754

     James Ruff Burness was born on 17 September 1832 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.^1,2,3 He was the son of Thomas Burness and Mary Hulse.^1,2,4 He married Ann Kirk on 22 December 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.⁵ He died on 6 March 1865 at age 32.^5,6 He was buried in National Cemetery, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.⁷
     James Burness (age 8) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1841 in High Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, in the household of Thomas Burness.⁴
     James Burness was enumerated in the census on 30 March 1851 in St Nicholas Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, as an apprentice brazier, age 18.³
     James Burness was enumerated in the census on 27 June 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, as a dyer, age 28 with Ann Burness in his household.⁸

     Ann Kirk was born on 14 July 1819 in England.^2,3 She married James Ruff Burness, son of Thomas Burness and Mary Hulse, on 22 December 1856 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.¹ She died on 7 March 1909 in Old Ladies Home, State Road, Wissinoming, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 89.²
     Ann Burness (age 40) was enumerated in the census on 27 June 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of James Burness.³
     Ann Burness was enumerated in the census on 17 June 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, as a widow and stocking sewer, age 53.⁴ Ann Burness (sister-in-law, age 61) was enumerated in the census on 3 June 1880 in 23 Mill Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Anna Burness. She was feeble-minded.⁵
     Ann Burness was enumerated in the census on 11 June 1900 in Old Ladies Home, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, as a widow, age 78.⁶