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John Caldwell Burns 1627 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1627

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 09 Oct 1684

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Barnes

Mother: HELEN LYON

Spouse(s): Marie Liddell

Children(s): Rev. (Burness)

In 1627, John Caldwell Burns entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Burns\ Burne\ Barnes and HELEN KILPATRICK LYON. John Caldwell Burns married Marie (Mary) Jane Liddell, and had children including Rev. Dr. John H. Burns (Burness). John Caldwell Burns passed away in 1684 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1627, John Caldwell Burns entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Burns\ Burne\ Barnes and HELEN KILPATRICK LYON.
  • John Caldwell Burns married Marie (Mary) Jane Liddell, and had children including Rev. Dr. John H. Burns (Burness).
  • John Caldwell Burns passed away in 1684 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Burns's Ancestors

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John Burns
1627 – 1684
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Burns\ Burne\ Barnes
1590 – 1664
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
HELEN (KILPATRICK) LYON
1583 – 1642
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Burns) III
1571 – 1619
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret (Seton Bell -Burnside -) Hamilton
1570 – 1616
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Christina (Cameron) KILPATRICK
1554 –
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Burns
1544 – 1602
Emmellie Cuming
1544 – 1571
Jane Brown
1530 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burnell
1520 – 1572
Joan Devereux
1530 – 1579
John Cummings
1528 – 1594
Margaret Gordon
1530 – 1600

John Burns's Descendants

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John (Caldwell) Burns (1627 – 09 Oct 1684) m. Marie ((Mary) Jane) Liddell (23 Feb 1640 – 26 Mar 1664)
  1. 1. Rev. (Dr. John H. Burns) (Burness) (12 May 1659 – 17 Nov 1692) m. Jordan (Mary) PROBST (1655 – Oct 1684)
    1. 1. George (Charles) Burness (1680 – 1755) m. Mary (Baird) Richardson (21 Jan 1690 – 1750)
      1. 1. Charles (B) Burns (1710 – 3 Apr 1789)
        1. 1. William Burns (14 Oct 1757 – 4 Sept 1845) m. Nancy (Ann) Chandler (22 Apr 1761 – 1808)

John Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1627
1627
Birth of John Caldwell Burns in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1684
09 Oct 1684
Age 57
Death of John Caldwell Burns in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1627
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1684
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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