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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.
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
Burns, Colonel William Nicol (1791 — 1872) Second surviving son of the poet, named after William Nicol, the schoolmaster of the Edinburgh High School. He was educated at Dumfries Grammar School, and in London.
At Carlisle on 1 June 1787 Burns wrote to his friend William Nicol, classics master at Edinburgh High School, his only surviving letter in Scots; he then proceeded to Dumfries, where he was awarded the freedom of the burgh, and to Dalswinton, where he met his admirer Patrick Miller, before returning to Mauchline (where he was warmly reunited ...
This is the timeline of Robert Burns short life highlighting some of his greatest achievements. We put it into historical context by adding the major events in World and Scottish history that were in occurrence at the same time.
1 giorno fa · This savage four-line epitaph pays tribute to Burns's travelling companion, William Nicol, a theology scholar with whom he journeyed through the Highlands.
