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Chart of the family tree of Burns, written by William Burnes

Key details

Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/03/03/08
Alt. number
3.6673
Date
1901
On display
No
Creator
Burns, William

Description

Chart of the family tree of Burns. written by William Burnes. Chart of a family tree which shows the descendants and forebears of William Burnes the father of Robert Burns the Poet. The chart was written by William Burnes who died aged 80 years, at 27 Horse Road, Scotstoun, Glasgow in 1901. At which generation the chart ends.

The chart commences with Walter Burnes the great-great grandfather of William Burnes the father of the Poet and traces the families of two of the sons of James Burnes (1658-1743) who lived at Bralinmuir, Glenbervie.


Archive information


Hierarchy

  1. Letters, documents and ephemera regarding the family of Robert Burns ( )
  2. Letters and Documents Related to William Burnes ( )
  3. Chart of the family tree of Burns, written by William Burnes

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