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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.
- East India Company officer
- 1872, Cheltenham
- Adelaide Crone
William Nicol (1744–1797) was a Scottish schoolmaster, and, if ill-tempered and vain, one of Robert Burns's close friends. He was born in Annan parish at Dumbretton, Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland. [1]
- 21 April 1797, Edinburgh
- 1744, Annan parish
- Teacher
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). 13.
- Jeremy J. Smith
- 2007
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 ...
4 giorni 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.
" The Birks of Aberfeldy " is a song lyric written for a pre-existing melody in 1787 by Robert Burns. He was inspired to write it by the Falls of Moness and the birch (the Scots word for it being birks) [1] trees of Aberfeldy during a tour of the Scottish Highlands with his friend William Nicol. [2]
TIMELINE. My father was a farmer upon the Carrick border, O, And carefully he bred me in decency and order, O. 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.
