Person Page - 1682

     Zilphia Wellard Sydney was born on 18 February 1884 in Pennsylvania, USA.^2,3 She married Frederick A. Burness, son of Owen Jones Wister Burness and Clara Thorp, on 14 April 1909 in Grace Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.^1,4 She died on 22 December 1938 in Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, at age 54.²
     Zilpha Sidney (daughter, age 16) was enumerated in the census on 6 June 1900 in 116 Gorgas Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Alfred Sidney.⁵ Zilphia W. Burness (wife, age 26) was enumerated in the census on 15 April 1910 in 8426 Norwood Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Frederick A. Burness.³ Cilpha Burness (daughter, age 35) was enumerated in the census on 9 January 1920 in 116 Gorgas Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Kate F. Sydney.⁶ Zilphia W. Burness (wife, age 46) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1930 in 281 Bickley Avenue, Glenside, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Frederick A. Burness.⁷

     Frederick Atherstone Burness was born on 19 February 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.^2,1 He was the son of Frederick Atherstone Burness and Zilphia Wellard Sydney.^1,2,3,4,5 He died on 22 April 1943 in New Guinea at age 33.⁶
     Frederick A. Burness Jr. (son, age 2 months) was enumerated in the census on 15 April 1910 in 8426 Norwood Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Frederick A. Burness.² Frederick Burness (grandson, age 9) was enumerated in the census on 9 January 1920 in 116 Gorgas Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Kate F. Sydney.³ Frederick A. Burness Jr. (son, age 20) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1930 in 281 Bickley Avenue, Glenside, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Frederick A. Burness. He was a pipe organ builder.⁴ Frederick A. Burness Jr. (son, age 30) was enumerated in the census on 10 June 1940 in 281 Bickley Road, Glenside, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Frederick A. Burness. He was a pipe organ mechanic.⁵

     Kathryn Sydney Burness was born on 1 March 1919 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.^2,1 She was the daughter of Frederick Atherstone Burness and Zilphia Wellard Sydney.^1,3,4,5 She died on 7 September 2012 in Tenants Harbor, Maine, USA, at age 93.²
     Catherine Burness (granddaughter, age 10 months) was enumerated in the census on 9 January 1920 in 116 Gorgas Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Kate F. Sydney.³ Kathryn S. Burness (daughter, age 11) was enumerated in the census on 5 April 1930 in 281 Bickley Avenue, Glenside, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Frederick A. Burness.⁴ Kathryn S. Burness (daughter, age 21) was enumerated in the census on 10 June 1940 in 281 Bickley Road, Glenside, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Frederick A. Burness.⁵
     Obituary: Kathryn Burness Moran of Tenants Harbor, Maine, formerly of Chalfont, passed away Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at her home. She was 93. Born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Zilphia W. and Frederick A. Burness. Kathryn was the beloved wife of the late Francis J. Moran II and the beloved grandmother of the late Denise Moran. Kathryn is survived by her devoted children: Francis J. Moran III and his wife, Kathleen; Teresa A. Hartford and her husband, Richard; Michael F. Moran, Maria K. Browne and her husband, Dennis, Patricia E. Moran-Kimmey and her husband, Terence; and the Rev. Stephen P. Moran. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Kathryn's family will receive condolences on Saturday, Sept. 15th from 9:30 a.m. until her Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Jude Church, 321 W. Butler Ave., Chalfont. Interment will follow in Ivy Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia.²

     Mary Cassard Baker was born on 1 March 1890 in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, USA.^2,1 She married Percy Thorpe Burness, son of Owen Jones Wister Burness and Clara Thorp, on 24 January 1911 in Washington, D.C., USA.³ She died in December 1986 in Washington, D.C., USA, at age 96.⁴
     Mary Burness (wife, age 29) was enumerated in the census on 24 January 1920 in 4651 Fern Hill Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Percy Burness.² Mary Burness (wife, age 40) was enumerated in the census on 11 April 1930 in 4651 Fern Hill Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, in the household of Percy T. Burness.⁵ Mary C. Burness (wife, age 50) was enumerated in the census on 1 April 1940 in 2139 Wyoming Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., USA, in the household of Percy T. Burness.⁶

     Elizabeth (?) was born circa 1890 in Illinois, USA.¹ She married Alexander Louis Burness, son of Francis Burness and Elizabeth Finn, circa 1916.^1,2
     Elizabeth Burness (wife, age 29) was enumerated in the census on 6 January 1920 in 1458 South 13th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, USA, in the household of Alexander Burness.¹