Letters and Documents Related to William Burnes
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/03/03
- Date
- 1770 to 1901
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burnes, William
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/03/03
- Date
- 1770 to 1901
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burnes, William
Description
Letters and Documents related to William Burnes, father of Robert Burns.
William Burnes or William Burness (11 November 1721 – 13 February 1784) was the father of the poet Robert Burns.
He was born in Kincardineshire, and trained as a gardener at Inverugie Castle, Aberdeenshire, before moving to Ayrshire and becoming a tenant farmer. His parents were Robert Burnes and Isabella Keith. He retained the spelling 'Burnes' throughout his life; however, his son favoured the Ayrshire spelling of 'Burns'.
Archive information
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Letters, documents and ephemera regarding the family of Robert Burns
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Letters and Documents Related to William Burnes(
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