The couple had a son, Bernard W. Burgess of Montreal, and a daughter, Mrs. Barbara Joyce Greenwood.
[3] He worked and partner with several prominent architects including his former employer Arthur Weeks, Richard Millson, and Edwin Gardner.
During the Second World War, Burgess moved to Nova Scotia where he oversaw the construction of 80 buildings for the naval base HMCS Cornwallis before returning to Ottawa.
Many of Burgess buildings reflected his interest in modern Art-Deco architecture.
[6] Burgess designed buildings in the greater Ottawa region, with a few projects in Rockliffe Park, Renfrew, Perth, North Bay or Cornwall, Ontario.
A significant portion of the projects are new, renovations or modifications to existing private dwellings, office buildings, churches for private clients or institutions such as government departments, hospitals, school boards.
[7] He designed dozens of churches, schools, homes, apartments and civic buildings.
Burgess notable works in Ottawa includes The Coliseum at Lansdowne Park, Ashbury College, the Bank of Montreal (today Hartmen's Independent Grocer) and No.
[8] The National Archives of Canada holds a large collection of drawings for more than 250 projects executed by Burgess and the various firms in which he practised from 1910 until 1962.