William Robertson Burns

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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Family Time Line

William Robertson Burns
1870–1952
Mary Ann Amos
1869–1914
ROBERT BURNS
1894–1955
William Amos Burns
1897–
MATTHEW BURNS
1898–1898
BARBARA AMOSS BURNS
1899–1899
NORMAN BURNS
1902–1945
MATTHEW BURNS
1904–1974
John Robertson Burns
1909–1974

Sources (3)

  • 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"

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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