"the Doubtful Ancestor"
Scotland
Robert Burns
b. 1700 Scotland
d. 1784 Scotland
m. Isabela Keith
b.
d.
her father: unknown her mother: unknown
his father: ? Burns
his mother:
| Children with Isabella Keith |
|
James Burnes | b. 1717 Scotland | d. 17 Jul 1761 | m. Margaret Grub (d. 1795) |
Robert Burnes
(the gardner) | b. 1719 Scotland | d. 3
Jan 1789 | . |
|
William Burnes | b. 11 Nov 1721 Scotland | d. 18 Feb 1784 | m. Agnes Brown |
|
Margaret Burnes | b. 1723 Scotland | d. Scotland | m. Walker |
|
Espet Burnes (f) | b. Aug 1725 Scotland | d. | m. Caird |
|
Jean Burnes(f) | b. 1727 Scotland | d. Scotland | m. Burnes |
|
George Burnes | b. 9 Apr 1729 Scotland | died young | . |
|
Isobel Burnes | b. Aug 1730 Scotland | d. Jul 1790 | m. Brand |
|
Mary Burnes | b. Oct 1732 Scotland | d. 4 Dec 1858 Scotland | m. ....... Begg |
William Burnes leased seventy acres of land at Mount Oliphant. The land took all his energy and most of his eldest son's energy. He, however, was able to somehow raise seven children.
1777 - His father leased 130 acres on which Robert was expected to work. He found the constant toil unrewarding which caused fighting and astrangement from his father. "He a took a kind of dislike to me, which I believe was one cause of that dissipation which marked my future years."[Burns]
1783 - The farm failed possibly due to his father's illness or disipation.
1784 - William Burnes died of tuberculosis.
sources:
Durant, Will and Ariel.Rousseau and Revolution, The Story of Civilization:10, Simon and Schuster, NY., 1967
Other web sites of Robert Burns and his poetry:
Robert Burns in Dumfries, Scotland
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