Ancestry of
Robert Burns

Author of “Auld Lang Syne”

William Burnes

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• • Father of Robert Burns — 2nd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 2 
  • Father:
  • Robert Burnes 
  • Mother:
  • Isabella Keith   
  • Birth Date:
  • 11 Nov 1721 
  • Birth Location:
  • Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Scotland 
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  • Death Date:
  • 13 Feb 1784 
  • Death Location:
  • Lochlea, South Ayrshire, Scotland 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Agnes Brown
  • Marriage Date:
  • 15 Dec 1757 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland 
  • Child:

  Robert Burns (Ahnentafel No:1 )

• Sources for William Burnes

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