Brief Life History of William Robertson
When William Robertson Burns was born in 1870, in Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Burn, was 11867 and his mother, Margaret C C Robertson, was 39. He had at least 6 sons and 1 daughter with Mary Ann Amos. He died in 1952, in Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.
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- William R Burn in household of Robert Burn, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- William R Burn in household of Robert Burn, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- William Robertson Burns, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
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World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
Name Meaning
Scottish (central Scotland and northern England): habitational name from any of various places called formerly Burnis, Burnes, or Burnhouse (named with burn- ‘stream’), especially those in Kincardineshire, Renfrewshire, Dunbartonshire, and possibly Argyll.
English and Scottish: variant either of Burn , with post-medieval excrescent -s, or of Barnes .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Broin (see Byrne ), with excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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