Person Page - 1967

     Charles Burns was born in April 1844 in New York, USA.¹ He was the son of John Burns and Ellen (?)² He married Mary Jane Elderkin on 1 January 1864 in Seekonk, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.^3,2,4
     Charles Burns was enumerated in the census on 30 June 1870 in New York City, New York, USA, as a policeman, age 26 with Mary Burns, Ellen Burns, Kate Burns and Charles Burns in his household.⁵
     Charles Burns was enumerated in the census on 3 June 1880 in Goerck Street, New York City, New York, USA, as a carman, age 39 with Mary Burns, Ellen Burns, Kate Burns, Charles Burns, Jane Burns, Isabella Burns, Emma Burns and John Burns in his household.⁶
     Charles Burns was enumerated in the census on 11 June 1900 in South 4th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, as a truck driver, age 56 with Mary J. Burns, Della Burns, Etta Burns, John Burns and William Burns in his household.¹

     Mary Jane Elderkin was born on 28 June 1846 in Seekonk, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.¹ She married Charles Burns, son of John Burns and Ellen (?), on 1 January 1864 in Seekonk, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.^2,3,4 She died on 6 January 1906 in New York City, New York, USA, at age 59.⁵
     Mary Burns (age 24) was enumerated in the census on 30 June 1870 in New York City, New York, USA, in the household of Charles Burns.⁶ Mary Burns (wife, age 39) was enumerated in the census on 3 June 1880 in Goerck Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the household of Charles Burns.⁷ Mary J. Burns (wife, age 51) was enumerated in the census on 11 June 1900 in South 4th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, in the household of Charles Burns.⁸

     Beatrice Adelaide Coningsby was born on 1 July 1909 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.¹ She married William Robert Burness, son of William Robert Burness and Julia Hoehlein, on 1 February 1930 in New York City, New York, USA.^1,2 She died on 3 January 1978 in Freeport, New York, USA, at age 68.³
     Beatrice Burness (wife, age 20) was enumerated in the census on 21 April 1930 in 10233 91st Avenue, New York City, New York, USA, in the household of William Burness. She was a telephone operator.⁴ Beatrice Burness (wife, age 30) was enumerated in the census on 24 April 1940 in 648 Memiskan Avenue, North Merrick, Nassau County, New York, USA, in the household of William R. Burness.⁵

     Anna Cecelia Keen was born on 9 November 1885 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.^1,2 She married Ralph Addison Burness, son of Frank Arthur Burness and Anna May Himes, circa 1919.³ She died on 11 April 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 83.^2,4
     Anna C. Burness (wife, age 42) was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1930 in 161 North S Street, Camden, New Jersey, USA, in the household of Ralph A. Burness.³