Born	1815
Died	1887
Son of William Burney and Selina Glosson

Edward Burney

Christened at Holy Trinity Church 9 October 1816 Magdellan College Oxford University. BA 1838, MA 1841. 1846 17 June - at Chelsea married Caroline Amyatt Brown daughter of Colonel Brown Commander Royal Military Asylum Chelsea. (Gentleman?s Magazine 1846) From the Marriage Certificate it states that the marriage took place in the parish church, in the parish of upper Chelsea. In the registration district of St. Luke, Chelsea. 1850 Chaplain to the Duke of Cambridge. Headmaster of the Royal Naval and Military College, Gosport. In April 1851 Census(St. Mathews Ecc. District) he is living at I?land Road, Royal Academy, Cold Harbour, Hants. His wife, 2 sons, sister Elisabeth and a niece called Lucy Poole aged 10 are also present. Also listed are 4 teachers and approx. 57 students. From the autobiography of Sir David Harrel 1841 - 1938 (He would have attended the academy in about 1855) "Responding to my strong desire to join the Royal Navy as a Cadet a nomination was applied for and I was sent to Dr. Burney's Royal Naval Academy at Gosport to be prepard for the examination. The number of the candidates on the Admiralty lists was very large and unfortunately I had passed the age limit, 14 before the date fixed for the examination. My time at Burney's was well spent, it was rough, but Dr. Burney himself was beloved by the boys and gave a high tone to the place. The School was situated at Cold Harbour and was somewhat remarkable in possessing five boats, each of 14 oars, painted green and whit and bearing the Royal arms. When thr Royal Yachts "Fairly" and "Elphin" conveying the Queen to Osborne passed out of Portsmouth Harbour the green boats were got afloat and saluted Her Majesty by tossing oars. The Queen always graciously recognised the salute. Two companies of soldiers attended Gosport Church, part of the German Foreign Legion, many were aged bearded and spectacled men. It was not quite known for what purpose they had been recruited. Remaining at the School until 1856 I attended classes at Portsmouth Dockyard and saw the last wooden three decker on the stocks, afterwards named the "Maboro" and I think it was this ship Lord Charles Beresford joined as a cadet." According to Kelly?s ?Titled Landed and Official Classes? of 1891 his address was Bay House Alverstoke. (Although he had died in 1888) Bay House was sold in 1892 to Colonel Francis Sloane-Stanley "Bay House. This house was built for Lord Ashburton (Alexander Baring) in 1838 as a summer residence. The architecht was Decimus Burton. Lord Ashburton had been President of the Board of Trade in Robert Peel's Ministry and consequently numerous important government officials would visit Bay House and its neighbour Alverbank House. In 1870 Bay House was sold to Rev. Edward Burney and became a Naval College known as Ashbutron House. In 1892 Burney's daughters sold the house to the Sloane-Stanley family. Eventually it became a school with various names such as, Gosport County School, and Gosport County Grammar School. In 1958 new buildings were opened at the Bay House site by Sir John Wolfenden. After some alamagmations it is now known as Bay House School." Source for the above is 'The Gosport Record' 1971 -1975 From 'Modern English Biography' by Frederic Boase 1965 ed. "D. 8-9- 1888. Guardian 15-8-1888", p1204 From the 'Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle', dated 11 August 1888, P4. Educational Advertisements "The Royal Academy, Gosport. Established 1788 Patrons Her Majesty the Queen His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught Headmaster Rev. Edward Burney M.A. Candidates prepared for Army, Navy, universities, public schools etc. Large staff, individual attention. Numerous successes at all examinations for many years. The next term begins on September 17th but the special Navy class (working for November examinations) will RECOMMENCE work on August 26th." From the 'Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle', dated 11 August 1888, P4. Deaths. Burney - on the 8th instant, at the Bay House, Alverstoke, the Rev. Edward Burney, M.A., J.P., for 42 years Principal of the Royal Academy, Gosport, aged 72 years. From the 'Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle', dated 11 August 1888, P2. "Gosport. Death of the Rev. Edward Burney - it is with regret that we record the death of the Rev. Edward Burney, which took place on Wednesday afternoon at his residence, Bay House, Alverstoke, after a protracted illness, at the age of 72 years. The deceased had been for many years a Justice of the Peace and a member of the Alverstoke Local Board. He was also a member of the old Gosport Trustees, and was connected with several private companies, being Chairman of the Water Company. He was for 42 years Master of the Royal Academy, Clarence Square, which school was founded by his father. At the Police Court yesterday, the Chairman (Mr. G. Long) referred to the death of the Rev. Edward Burney and said they all very much deplored the loss. The deceased had sat on the Bench between twelve and thirteen years, and no one could have attended to the business better than he had done. No one would feel the loss greater than those with whom he had sat so long. Mr. G. Feltham, solicitor, followed with a few words expressing the deep regret of the lawyers practicing at the Court. The funeral for the deceased is fixed for this (Saturday) afternoon, at three o'clock, at the Alverstoke church." From the 'Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle', dated 18 August 1888, P3. "Funeral of the Rev. Edward Burney - the remains of the late Rev. Edward Burney were interred in Alverstoke churchyard on Saturday afternoon. The body was enclosed in a polished oak coffin, covered in beautiful wreaths sent by relatives and friends and was carried to the church in a Washington car. The chief mourners were the Rev. Amyatt Burney, Captain Horace Amyatt Burney, Colonel Charles Burney and Captain Amyatt. There was a large number of carriages containing the representatives of the various bodies with which the deceased was connected and tradesmen of the town. Services having been conducted in the church by the Rector of Alverstoke (the Rev. Canon Brodrick) and the Rev. O. S. Walford, the coffin was carried to the grave by the servants of Bay House and the Royal Academy, where the burial service was completed by Canon Brodrick. The pall bearers were Messrs. A. C. Snape, S. J. Woodman, H. J. Slater, and C. F. Russe." From the entry in the Will indexes. 1888 Bi-BZ Page 417 4 Oct. The will of the Reverend Edward Burney late of Bay House Angelsesy (I think this must be a misprint for Alverstoke - NW), near Gosport, Clerk who died 8 August 1888 at the Bay House was proved at the PRINCIPAL REGISTRY by Amyatt Ernle Amyatt* at 5 Belvedere Weymouth in the County of Dorset Chief Constable of the County of Dorset Hugh Sommerville Burney of the Albany, Piccadilly in the County of Middlesex Esq the nephew, Arthur Curtis of HMS Duncan a Captain in the Royal Navy and Thomas Whillien Spriggs of Gosport in the County of Southampton Bank Managers the executors. *Ernle Amyatt Amyatt died in 1901 aged 71, at South Lodge, South-walks, Dorchester, Dorsetshire. He was a retired Captain of the 5th Lancers and was Chief Contstable of Dorset. Captain Amyatt Ernle Amyatt born Dublin in 1831 married to Frances Amyatt born 1837 Below is a transcript of the Will of Edward Burney This is the last Will and Testament of me The Reverend Edward Burney of Gosport in the County of Southampton Clerk in Holy Orders. I hereby revoke all Wills, Codicils and other testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me. I appoint my brother in law Captain Amyatt Ernle Amyatt, Colonel Hugh Somerville Burney of the Albany Piccadilly in the County of Middlesex, Arthur Curtis of No 35 Rutland Gate in the same County a Captain in the Royal Navy and Thomas Spriggs of Gosport aforesaid Bank Manager Executors and trustees of this my Will. And I bequeath to the said Thomas Spriggs the sum of one hundred pounds if he shall within six calendar months after my decease prove this my Will and take upon him the execution thereof. And I bequeath upon each of them the said Amyatt Ernle Amyatt, Hugh Somerville Burney, Arthur Curtis the sum of twenty five pounds as a small token of my love and regard for him. And I bequeath to my daughter Caroline Margaretha Amyatt Amyatt-Burney the sum of one thousand pounds. And I bequeath the following legacies to my three old servants or to such of them as shall be in my service at the time of my decease that is to say to Charles Lewington my butler at the Bayhouse one hundred pounds to Thomas Naish my gardener the like sum of one hundred pounds and to Phoebe Carter my upper housemaid the like sum of one hundred pounds. And I direct that all such of my above legacies as are subject to legacy duty shall be paid free from legacy duty which shall be borne and paid out of my residuary personal estate. And I devise to my son the Reverend Edward Amyatt Amyatt-Burney (hereinafter called my said son Edward) his heirs and assigns my school house situate at Gosport aforesaid now occupied by me and the two houses adjoining thereto one on each side thereof and used herewith one of which houses I purchased of my sister Mrs Julia Poole and the other of the late Miss Vans1 together with the stable and coach house opposite thereto and the two adjoining cottages and the boat house and rope walk adjoining and my pews in Gosport Chapel to hold the same unto and to the use of my said son Edward in fee simple. And I bequeath to my said Edward all the school furniture and other household effects in and about the said premises and my books used in connection with the School together with the goodwill of the School now carried on by me on the said premises. I devise and bequeath all the residue of the real and personal estate to which at my death I shall be beneficially entitled or of which I shall have any general power to dispose beneficially by Will and not hereby otherwise disposed of unto the said Amyatt Ernle Amyatt, Hugh Somerville Burney, Arthur Curtis and Thomas Spriggs their heirs executors and administrators according to the tenure thereof respectively upon trust that the said Amyatt Ernle Amyatt, Hugh Somerville Burney, Arthur Curtis and Thomas Spriggs or the survivors or survivor of them or the heirs executors or administrators respectively of such survivors or other the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my ? (all of whom are hereinafter included in the expression my Trustees and trustee) shall sell the said real estate (including chattels real) and call in sell and convert into money such part of my residuary personal estate as shall not consist of money with power to postpone such sale of my residuary real estate and such sale and conversion of my residual personal estate for such a period as my trustees and trustee may think proper but my residuary real estate shall for the purposes of transmission be impressed with the quality personally from the time of my death. And I direct that until sale of my residuary real estate my trustees and trustee may lease the ? or any part thereof for any term not exceeding twenty one years in possession of the best rent to be reasonably obtained without taking a fine. And I direct that my trustees and trustee shall stand possessed of the moneys to be produced by such respective sales collection and conversion and of the rents profits and annual income of my said residual estate until such sale and conversion and of all sales taxes costs of insurance and repairs and other outgoings but subject nevertheless to the proviso next herinafter contained. In trust for my three children Ernle Kerr Amyatt Amyatt-Burney now a Major in the 3rd Dragoon Guards, Horace Amyatt Amyatt-Burney now a Captain in the South Oxfordshire Light Infantry and the said Caroline Margaretha Amyatt Amyatt-Burney in equal shares provided always and I hereby declare that before any of my said three last mentioned children shall become indefeasibly entitled to a third part of my said residuary estate he or she and all persons (if any claiming under him or her shall at the cost of my estate execute and do all such instruments and things as by my said son Edward his heirs or assigns shall be required for releasing to him and his heirs and assigns the hereditaments hereinbefore devised to him or any of them or any part or parts thereof from all such estates and interests (if any) as my said other children respectively or any person or persons claiming under them respectively may have or claim to have therein under or by virtue of the Will of my late father William Burney or otherwise howsoever and for giving full effect to the devise hereintofore contained in favour of my said son Edward as if I were the absolute owner of such hereditaments in fee simple. And I declare that if any of my said three last mentioned children or any person claiming under them respectively shall when requested so to do refuse or neglect to execute and do any such instruments or things as be required for the purposes aforesaid or shall assert or maintain any claim to the said hereditaments so hereby devised to my said son Edward or any of them or any part of parts thereof under the said Will of my said late father or otherwise then an in any such case I direct that my trustees and trustee shall stand possessed of the said third part of my residuary estate to which he or she so refusing or neglecting to execute such instruments or asserting or maintaining such claim as aforesaid would otherwise have become entitled under the trusts hereinbefore declared in trust for my said son Edward and I declare that my trustees and trustee shall have the fullest power of determining what articles of property pass under any specific bequest contained in this my Will or my Codicil hereto and generally of determining all matters as to which any doubt difficulty or question may arise under or in relation to the execution of the trusts of this my Will or any Codicil hereto. And I declare that every determination of my trustees and trustee in relation to any of the matters aforesaid whether made upon a question formally1 or actually raised or implied in any of the acts or proceedings of my trustees or trustee in relation to the premises shall bind all parties interested under this my Will and shall not be objected to or questioned upon any ground whatsoever. And I declare that upon every or any appointment of any new trustee or new trustees of this my Will the number of trustees may be augmented or reduced but so that the number thereof shall not at any time be permanently reduced below two. Witness whereof I have to this my last Will and testament contained in this and the two preceding pages of paper set my hand this first day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighty six? Edward Burney - Signed by the said Edward Burney and by him declared to be his last Will and testament in the presence of us both being present at the same time who in his presence at his request an in the presence of each other have here unto subscribed our names as witnesses - E.L.L Sherwell Vice Principal Royal Academy Gosport- Henry Frederick Slater Secretary The Royal Academy Gosport. On the 4th October 1888 Probate of this Will was granted to Amyatt Ernle Amyatt Esq. Hugh Somerville Burney, Arthur Curtis and Thomas Spriggs the Executors. 1Not clear in the original