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     George Burness was born on 15 January 1904 in 5 Paton Lane, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.^2,1 He was the son of Elizabeth Noble Burness.^1,2,3 He married Faye Luma Schwalm on 18 October 1930 in Tarrytown, New York, USA.⁴ He died on 4 September 1974 in Elmira, New York, USA, at age 70.^5,4
     George Burness (stepson, age 7) was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 64 Main Street, Lumphinnans, Ballingry, Fife, Scotland, in the household of William Watt.³
     George Burness was enumerated in the census on 4 April 1930 in New York Juvenile Asylum, Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, New York, USA, as a carpentry instructor, age 25.⁶

     Agnes Cullen Burness Watt was born on 15 April 1907 in 5 Paton Lane, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² She was the daughter of William Watt and Elizabeth Noble Burness.^2,1 She died on 8 April 1909 in Lumphinnans, Ballingry, Fife, Scotland, at age 1.¹

     Elizabeth Noble Burness Watt was born on 20 March 1924 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ She was the daughter of William Watt and Elizabeth Noble Burness.^1,2 She married Edmund Gybas on 19 February 1946 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.² She died in 1987 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.³

     Thomas Adams Watt was born on 25 August 1908 in Lumphinnans, Ballingry, Fife, Scotland.¹ He was the son of William Watt and Elizabeth Noble Burness.^1,2 He died on 31 March 1979 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, at age 70.^3,4
     Thomas Watt (son, age 2) was enumerated in the census on 2 April 1911 in 64 Main Street, Lumphinnans, Ballingry, Fife, Scotland, in the household of William Watt.²

     William Burness Watt was born on 18 July 1916 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ He was the son of William Watt and Elizabeth Noble Burness.¹ He married Amelia Agnes Vince on 26 January 1946 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.² He died in September 1989 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, at age 73.³

     Robert Sutherland Watt was born on 30 November 1913 in Lumphinnans, Ballingry, Fife, Scotland.¹ He was the son of William Watt and Elizabeth Noble Burness.^1,2 He married Helen Pullar on 4 February 1939 in Glasgow, Scotland.² He died in 1995 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.³

     Douglas Cameron Watt was born on 22 July 1918 in Tayock, Dun, Angus, Scotland.¹ He was the son of William Watt and Elizabeth Noble Burness.¹ He married Joyce Bradley in 1949 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.² He died in 1978 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.²

     Charles Burness Watt was born on 20 July 1921 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland.¹ He was the son of William Watt and Elizabeth Noble Burness.¹ He married Joyce Bradley on 5 June 1943 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.^2,3 He died on 22 January 1944 in North Sea at age 22.²

     Maggie Helen Dunbar was born circa 1887.¹ She married William Burness, son of William Burness and Jane Noble, on 8 March 1907 in St Mary's Church, Montrose, Angus, Scotland.^1,2
     Maggie Burness (housewife, age 38) was listed as a passenger aboard SS Metagama which departed on 31 July 1925 from Glasgow bound for Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. She was accompanied by Henry Burness.³