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     Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney, 2nd Bt. was born on 28 December 1888.¹ He was the son of Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Bt. and Lucinda Marion Burnett. He married Gladys High, daughter of George Henry High, on 15 March 1921.¹ He died on 11 November 1968 at age 79.¹
     Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney, 2nd Bt. usually went by his middle name of Dennistoun.¹ He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1917.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Uxbridge between 1922 and 1929.¹ Between 1923 and 1929 he designed and built the R100 airship.¹ Between 1929 and 1930 he built the first rear-engine streamlined car.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Burney, of Preston Candover, co. Southampton [U.K., 1921] on 5 June 1929.¹ He was the inventor of the explosive paravane and the protector paravane.¹ He designed first recoil-less rifle during the Second World War.¹
Between 1946 and 1950 he initiated stern trawling and refrigeration in fishing vessels.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.²
     

     George Henry High lived at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.¹

     Gladys High was the daughter of George Henry High.¹ She married Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney, 2nd Bt., son of Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Bt. and Lucinda Marion Burnett, on 15 March 1921.¹ She died in 1982.¹
     From 15 March 1921, her married name became Burney.

     Sir Cecil Denniston Burney, 3rd Bt. was born on 8 January 1923.¹ He was the son of Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney, 2nd Bt. and Gladys High. He married Hazel Marguerite Coleman, daughter of Thurman Coleman, on 5 September 1957.¹ He died on 19 April 2002 at age 79.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G. He fought in the Second World War, in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England^G.¹ He was managing director and chairman of Northern Motors between 1951 and 1972.¹ He held the office of Member of the Legislative Council (M.L.C.) [Northern Rhodesia] between 1959 and 1964.¹ He was a director of Security Building between 1959 and 1971.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) [Zambia] between 1964 and 1968.¹ He succeeded as the 3rd Baronet Burney, of Preston Candover, co. Southampton [U.K., 1921] on 11 November 1968.¹ He was a director of Mount Martin Gold Mines from 1985 to 1987.

     Thurman Coleman lived at Weymouth, Dorset, England^G.¹

     Hazel Marguerite Coleman was born in 1921.² She was the daughter of Thurman Coleman.¹ She married, firstly, Trevor Etienne Bruno de Hamel before 1957.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Cecil Denniston Burney, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Charles Dennistoun Burney, 2nd Bt. and Gladys High, on 5 September 1957.¹ She died on 16 April 2018.²
     Dorset.¹ From before 1957, her married name became de Hamel.¹ From 5 September 1957, her married name became Burney. She lived in 2003 at 5 Lyall Street, London, England^G.¹

     Trevor Etienne Bruno de Hamel married Hazel Marguerite Coleman, daughter of Thurman Coleman, before 1957.¹

     Philip Julian Gerard Burney was born on 28 March 1961.¹ He is the son of Sir Cecil Denniston Burney, 3rd Bt. and Hazel Marguerite Coleman.¹
     Philip Julian Gerard Burney usually went by his middle name of Julian.¹

     Sybil Katherine Burney was the daughter of Admiral Sir Cecil Burney, 1st Bt. and Lucinda Marion Burnett.¹ She married, firstly, Arthur Corry Gotto, son of Arthur Gotto, on 29 December 1905.¹ She married, secondly, Commander Clive Neville-Rolfe, son of Charles William Neville-Rolfe and Fanny Kunigunda Clive Keppel, on 24 March 1917.¹ She died on 3 August 1955, leaving issue.¹
     She was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ From 29 December 1905, her married name became Gotto. From 24 March 1917, her married name became Neville-Rolfe.

     Arthur Gotto lived at Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland^G.¹ He was registered as a Certified Engineer (C.E.)¹