"the
Doubtful
Ancestor"
Scotland
William Burns
b. 1721 Scotland
d. 1784 Scotland
m. Agnes Brown
b.
d.
her father: unknown her mother: unknown
his father: Robert
Burns
his mother: Isabella Keith
| Children with Agnes Brown |
| Robert Burnes |
b. 25 Feb 1759 Scotland |
d. 21 Jul 1796 Dumfries, Scotland |
m. Jean Amour |
| Gilbert Burnes (f) |
b. 28 Sep 1760 Scotland |
d. 8 Apr 1827 |
. |
| Agnes Burnes |
b. 3 Sep 1762 Scotland |
d. 1834 Scotland |
. |
| Annabella Burnes |
b. 14 Nov 1764 Scotland |
d. 2 Mar 1832 |
. |
| William Burnes |
b. 31 Jul 1767 Scotland |
d. Jul 1790 |
. |
| John Burnes |
b. 12 Jul 1769 Scotland |
d. |
. |
| Isabella Burns |
b. 27 Jun 1771 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 dissipation.
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
Burns
Index | Machen
Index
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