John Burt

Brief Life History of John

When John Burt was born on 15 February 1685, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Burt, was 36 and his mother, Margaret Brown, was 30. He married Bessie Johnston on 23 April 1714, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters.

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Family Time Line

John Burt
1685–
Bessie Johnston
1685–
Marriage: 23 April 1714
Jean Burt
1715–
John Burt
1716–
Helen Burt
1718–1726
Andrew Burt
1720–
Charlot Burt
1722–1724
Jean Burt
1724–
Charlot Burt
1726–
Robert Burt
1728–
William Burt
1731–
Thomas Burt
1732–
Helen Burt
1734–
Thomas Burt
1736–

Sources (19)

  • Johne Burt, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • John Burt in entry for Charlot Burt, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Birth

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World Events (1)

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.

Name Meaning

English (southern): variant of Bird , Bright , or Burd .

German: Middle High German burt ‘that which is due or proper’, therefore a nickname for someone who has fulfilled his obligations properly.

Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine): variant of Burd .

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

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Kestock was a group of houses where coalminers and their families lived, explained by RootsChat of Scotland

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