William Burnes
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William Burnes or William Burness was the father of the poet Robert Burns. He was born at either Upper Kinmonth or Clochnahill Farm, Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, and trained as a gardener at Inverugie
William Burnes' grave in Alloway Kirk
Burns Cottage, built by William Burnes at Alloway.
The kirk ruins and William Burnes's grave
Alloway Auld Kirk at the time of Robert Burns, from The Antiquities of Scotland by Francis Grose.
Robert Burnes
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Robert Burnes or Robert Burness was a paternal uncle of the poet Robert Burns. He left the family farm of Clochnahill or Clokenhill in Kincardineshire with his younger brother William Burnes, and foun
William Burnes
…Burnes' throughout his life; however, his son favoured the Ayrshire spelling of 'Burns'. William had three brothers: George died young, James and Robert survived into adulthood. He had received a basic education that exceeded that of most boys of his time and was very competent in the three Rs, and…
Obelisk commemorating Robert and John Burnes at Stewarton
Titwood Farm
The memorial inscription on Robert and John's gravestone
Buck's Head Close, Stewarton