Jean Burness

Brief Life History of Jean

When Jean Burness was christened on 29 July 1744, in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, David Burness, was 23 and her mother, Jean Campbell, was 22.

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Family Time Line

David Burness
1721–1757
Jean Campbell
1723–1781
Jean Burness
1744–
Janet Burness
1746–
John Burness
Ann Burness
1747–
James Burness
1749–
David Burness
1751–
Alexander Burness
1753–1841

Sources (1)

  • Jean Burnies, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (3)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Burns .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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