Ancestry of
Robert Burns

Author of “Auld Lang Syne”

Robert Burns

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • William Burnes 
  • Mother:
  • Agnes Brown   
  • Birth Date:
  • 25 Jan 1759 
  • Birth Location:
  • Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland 
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  • Death Date:
  • 21 Jul 1796 
  • Death Location:
  • Dumfries, Scotland 
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  • Notes: 

  • Scottish poet and lyricist often regarded as the national poet of Scotland.

    Although the marriage of Robert Burns and Jean Armour was officially registered on 05 AUG 1788, the parish records describe them as having been “irregularly married some years ago.” Some of their children were illegitimate having been born prior to their marriage. Their last child is said to have been born on the day of Robert Burns's funeral.

• Marriages for Robert Burns

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  • Spouse:
  • Jean Armour
  • Marriage Date:
  • 5 Aug 1788
  • Marriage Location:
  • Mauchline, Ayrshire, Scotland

• Sources for Robert Burns

  • ¹ Cunningham, Allan, The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life, Vol. 1, Boston: Hilliard, Gray, and Company (1834), 1-2.
  • ² Wikipedia, "Robert Burns", (accessed 09/15/2014).