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William Nicol Burns (1791–1872) was the sixth child, third born and second surviving son born to the poet Robert Burns when he was 32 and his wife Jean Armour was 26. William was born at Ellisland Farm in Dunscore parish, shortly before the family moved to Dumfries in 1791.
When Colonel William Nicol Burns was born on 9 April 1791, in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, his father, Robert Burns, was 32 and his mother, Jean Armour, was 26. He married Catherine Adelaide Crone on 8 September 1824, in Madras, India.
22 gen 2019 · Death: February 21, 1872 (80) 3 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (United Kingdom) Place of Burial: St Michael's Cemetery Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Immediate Family: Son of Robert Burns and Jean "Bonnie" (Armour) Burns. Husband of Catherine Adelaide Burns.
- Catherine Adelaide Burns
- February 21, 1872
- April 9, 1791
1 feb 2007 · William Nicol's correspondent A good demonstration of Burns's copiousness is his correspondence with the ‘irascible’ Edinburgh schoolmaster and tour-companion, William Nicol. Here is a short section from a letter now in the Mitchell Library, dated to 1 June (or 39 May) 1787 (Letter 112).
- Jeremy J. Smith
- 2007
Biography. Name: William Nicol Burns Colonel. Birth: 09 Apr 1791 in Ellisland, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Death: 21 Feb 1872 in 3 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.
- Male
- April 9, 1791
- Catherine Adelaide Crona
- February 21, 1872
William Nicol Burns was the sixth child of Robert Burns and Jean Armour Burns and one of three sons to survive into adulthood. He made a distinguished career in the East India Company and retired to Cheltenham.
The collection consists of three letters: from Robert Burns to Robert Cleghorn, 31st March, 1788; Robert Burns to "Clarinda" (Mrs. Agnes Craig M'Lehose ), incomplete, ca. 1794; and William Nicol Burns to an unnamed recipient, 1843 Names Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 (Author) Burns, William Nicol, 1791-1872 (Author) M'Lehose, Agnes, 1759-1841 (Addressee)
