Peerage Record – 18973

     India Rose Burney was born on 20 July 1999.¹ She is the daughter of Sir Nigel Dennistoun Burney, 4th Bt. and Lucy Vanessa Brooks.²

     William Vincent Burney married Elizabeth Webster, daughter of John Webster.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.¹

     John Webster lived at Plymouth, Devon, England^G.¹

     Elizabeth Webster is the daughter of John Webster.² She married William Vincent Burney.¹
     Her married name became Burney.

     Captain Charles Burney was born on 9 October 1825.¹ He was the son of William Vincent Burney and Elizabeth Webster. He married Catherine Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Charles Jones, on 7 December 1849.¹ He died on 19 June 1887 at age 61.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of the Bath (C.B.)¹ He was the Superintendant at Greenwich Hosp School, Greenwich, London, England^G.¹

     Charles Jones lived at La Ferrière, Jersey, Channel Islands^G.¹

     Catherine Elizabeth Jones was the daughter of Charles Jones.² She married Captain Charles Burney, son of William Vincent Burney and Elizabeth Webster, on 7 December 1849.¹ She died on 11 May 1883.¹
     From 7 December 1849, her married name became Burney.

     Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Bt. was born on 15 May 1858.¹ He was the son of Captain Charles Burney and Catherine Elizabeth Jones. He married Lucinda Marion Burnett, daughter of George Richards Burnett, on 10 September 1884.¹ He died on 5 June 1929 at age 71.¹
     He was commissioned, in the service of the Royal Navy.¹ He fought in the Egypt Campaign in 1882.¹ He fought in the Sudan Campaign in 1884.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp to HM King Edward VII from 1906 to 1907.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) in 1913.¹ He was commander of the International Squadron blockading Montenegro in 1913.¹ He was Senior Officer of the International Commissionn administering Scutari and outlying Albania in 1913.¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.) in 1913.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.² He was second-in-command of the Grand Fleet between 1914 and 1916.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.) in 1916.¹ He held the office of Second Sea Lord of the Admiralty from 1916 to 1917.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Hampshire.¹ He gained the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in 1920.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Burney, of Preston Candover, co. Southampton [U.K.] on 27 January 1921.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.) in 1922.¹ He retired from the military in 1925.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     George Richards Burnett lived at South Kensington, London, England^G.¹

     Lucinda Marion Burnett was the daughter of George Richards Burnett.¹ She married Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Bt., son of Captain Charles Burney and Catherine Elizabeth Jones, on 10 September 1884.¹ She died on 31 January 1944.¹
     From 10 September 1884, her married name became Burney.