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Robert Burns 1759 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 JAN 1759

Birth Location: Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 JUL 1796

Death Location: Dumfries, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Father: William Burnesss

Mother: Agnes Brown

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Paton

Children(s): Elizabeth Burns

The story of Robert Burns began in 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland. Robert Burns married Elizabeth Paton, and had children including Elizabeth Burns. Robert Burns passed away in 1796 in Dumfries, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Burns began in 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Robert Burns married Elizabeth Paton, and had children including Elizabeth Burns.
  • Robert Burns passed away in 1796 in Dumfries, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Burnesss
1721 – 1784
Birth Location: Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Agnes Brown
1731 – 1820
Birth Location: Craigietoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Paton
1760 – 1785
Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Burns
1784 – 1864
Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Robert Burns's Ancestors

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Robert Burns
1759 – 1796
Birth Place: Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
William Burnesss
1721 – 1784
Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Agnes Brown
1731 – 1820
Craigietoun, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Burns's Descendants

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Robert Burns (25 JAN 1759 – 21 JUL 1796) m. Elizabeth Paton (20 AUG 1760 – 22 MAY 1785)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Burns (1784 – 14 OCT 1864) m. James Ferguson (MAY 1748 – 11 APR 1836)
    1. 1. Euphemia Ferguson (ABT 1820 – 11 JUL 1912) m. Andrew Pollock (ABT 1814 – MAY 1861)
      1. 1. Daniel (Ferguson) Pollock (12 MAR 1852 – 12 AUG 1924) m. Annie Morrison (ABT 1852 – 4 JAN 1925)
        1. 1. Maggie (White Ferguson) Pollock (1893 – 17 FEB 1961) m. Leonard Timmins (26 SEP 1892 – 27 DEC 1975)

Robert Burns's Timeline

2 Records

1759
25 JAN 1759
Birth of Robert Burns in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland
Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland
1796
21 JUL 1796
Age 37
Death of Robert Burns in Dumfries, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Dumfries, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1759
    Event Place: Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 JUL 1796
    Event Place: Dumfries, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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