James Glencairn Burns
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James Glencairn Burns was the fourth son and eighth child born to the poet Robert Burns and his wife Jean Armour. James was born at their home in Mill Brae Street, now Burns Street in Dumfries on 12 A
Lieutenant James Glencairn Burns in 1838
Indian Camp Scene
Lieutenant-Colonel James Glencairn Burns circa 1850
Jean Armour and her five year old grand-daughter Sarah Burns, daughter of James Glencairn Burns.
William Nicol Burns
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William Nicol Burns 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 Dunscor
James Glencairn Burns
…the remainder of her life following his father's death in 1796. James's siblings were Robert Burns Junior (b. 3 March 1788); Jean (b. 3 March 1788); William Nicol (b. 9 April 1791); Elizabeth Riddell (b. 21 November 1792); Francis Wallace (b. 1789) and Maxwell (b. 25 July 1796). Short lived un-named twin girls…
Colonel William Nicol Burns. Circa 1855
Details from the Burns Family Bible
Maxwell's birth entry in the Burns family Bible.
Addiscombe Seminary Cadets.