Burns, Robert

Burns, Robert (1759 - 1796)

Biography
  • Crawford, Robert. “Burns, Robert (1759-1796).” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004.
Given Name
Robert
Family Name
Burns
Birth Date
January 25, 1759
Death Date
July 21, 1796
Nationality
Family Relations
father : William Burnes
mother : Agnes Burnes
wife : Jean Burns (from 3 Aug. 1788)
son : Robert Burns
son : Francis Wallace
son : William Nicol
son : James Glencairn Burns
daughter : Elizabeth Burns
daughter : Elizabeth Paton
son : Maxwell Burns
Education
Occupations
  • Exciseman



Literary Period
Literary Movement
Cause of Death
First RPO Edition
1997