William Burnes

Father of Robert Burns
Person human Q8006174
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William Burnes

Summary

William Burnes is a human[1]. He was born in Dunnottar Castle[2]. He was born on +1721-11-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Lochlea[4]. He died on +1784-02-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • William Burnes's place of birth was Dunnottar Castle[2].
  • William Burnes died in Lochlea[4].
  • William Burnes was born on +1721-11-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Burnes died on +1784-02-13T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of William Burnes was Robert Burns[8].
  • A child of William Burnes was John Burns[9].
  • A child of William Burnes was Gilbert Burns[10].
  • A child of William Burnes was Agnes Burns[11].
  • A child of William Burnes was Annabella Burns[12].
  • A child of William Burnes was Isabella Burns[13].
  • William Burnes's professions included writer[6].
  • William Burnes's image is recorded as The Grave Of William Burns - geograph.org.uk - 1213358.jpg[14].
  • William Burnes is recorded as male[15].
  • William Burnes's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Burnes's Commons category is recorded as William Burnes[17].
  • William Burnes's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 40727680[18].
  • William Burnes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0jk_lzd[19].
  • William Burnes's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2509036A[20].
  • William Burnes's family name is recorded as Burnes[21].
  • William Burnes's given name is recorded as William[22].
  • William Burnes's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00595241[23].
  • William Burnes's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000004538549464[24].
  • William Burnes's FamilySearch person ID is recorded as KGB6-VKH[25].
  • William Burnes's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Burnes-52[26].
  • William Burnes's sibling is recorded as Robert Burnes[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Dunnottar Castle[2], William Burnes… he was born on +1721-11-11T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

William Burnes worked as a writer[6].

Personal Life

Children include Robert Burns[8], a songwriter[28], 1759–1796[29], of Kingdom of Great Britain[30], specialised in poetry[31]; John Burns[9], a farmer[32], 1769–1785[33], of Kingdom of Great Britain[34]; Gilbert Burns[10], a farmer[35], 1760–1827[36]; Agnes Burns[11], 1762–1834[37]; Annabella Burns[12], 1764–1832[38]; and Isabella Burns[13], 1771–1858[39].

Death and Burial

William Burnes died on +1784-02-13T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Lochlea[4].

Why It Matters

William Burnes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was William Burnes born?

William Burnes was born in Dunnottar Castle[2].

Where did William Burnes die?

William Burnes passed away in Lochlea[4].

What did William Burnes do for work?

William Burnes worked as writer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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