Brief Life History of Agnes
When Agnes Duncan was born about 1612, in Edinburgh, Scotland, her father, Walter Duncane, was 26 and her mother, Janet Wright or Wryght, was 25. She married John Burne on 29 June 1609, in Midlothian, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Agnes Duncan, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Issobell Brysoun in entry for Margaret Burne, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Issobell Brysoun in entry for Andrew Burne, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Spouse and Children
1582– Male
1612– Female
Children (8)
1607– Female
1611– Male
1612– Male
1615– Female
1618– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1587–1654 Male
1589–1626 Female
Siblings (9)
1607– Male
1609– Male
1610– Female
1612– Female
1612– Female
+4 More Children
Name Meaning
Scottish: from the Older Scots personal name Dunecan, itself from the traditional Irish royal name Donnchad(h), derived from donn ‘brown-haired’ + cath ‘battle’. Judging by the Scots form, the Scottish Gaelic intermediary seems to have been understood as containing ceann ‘head’, as if the whole name meant ‘brown head’; compare sense 2. In Ireland the name was Anglicized as Donagh or Donaghue. Compare Donahue .
Irish: used as an Anglicized equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duinnchinn ‘descendant of Donncheann’, a byname composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + ceann ‘head’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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