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Agnes Burn

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: January 08, 1885 (78)
34 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Robert Burn and Janet Burn
Sister of Isabella Burn; Robert Burn; William Burn (died in infancy); William Burn; Mary Scotland and 9 others

Managed by: Andrew Scott Thomson
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About Agnes Burn

From Scotland's People: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms NOTE: can't find William Burn (died in infancy), Robert Burn (died in infancy), Unknown Burn (died in infancy)

  • 13 December 1806 birth or baptism of Agnes Burns, daughter of Robert Burns and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh NOTE: surname Burns not Burn

From Freecen - 1841 Census John McVicar, Dunbartonshire Row born 1791

6 June 1841 Census for residents of Ardarroch House, Arrochar Road, Finnart, Argyll and Bute 56.11556, -4.83472, Somerset Place, Row, Dunbartonshire

  • John McVicar, male, age 50 [born about 1791] in Out of County, Independent; Address Ardarroch on map
  • Isabella McVicar, female, age 40 [born about 1801] in Out of County
  • Agnes Burn, female, age 30 [born about 1811] in Out of County
  • 1 niece, 3 others, 5 servants

From MyHeritage: David L Burn: 1851 Scotland Census (transcription only)

30 March 1851 Census for residents of Pitnacree House, Logierait, Perth and Kinross PH9 0LW 56.6655, -3.7552, Scotland

  • David L Burn, head, married, male, aged 42 [born about 1809], in Edinburgh, Midlothian; Retired India and China merchant
  • Elizabeth Burn, wife, married, female, aged 27 [born about 1824], in England
  • Agnes Burn, sister, single, female, aged 44 [born about 1807], in Edinburgh, Midlothian
  • 2 nieces, 1 nephew, 7 servants

From MyHeritage: Anne Burn: 1861 Scotland Census (transcription only)

7 April 1861 Census for residents of Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Anne Burn, head, single, female, aged 65 [born about 1796], in Edinburgh, Midlothian; Annuitant (Formerly Shareholder)
  • Agnes Burn, sister, single, female, aged 54 [born about 1807], in Edinburgh, Midlothian; Annuitant (Formerly Shareholder)
  • 2 servants

From MyHeritage: Anne Burn: 1871 Scotland Census (transcription only)

2 April 1871 Census for residents of 34 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, St Cuthbert Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

  • Anne Burn, head, single, female, aged 76 [born about 1795], in Midlothian; Annuitant
  • Agnes Burn, sister, single, female, aged 64 [born about 1807], in Midlothian; Annuitant
  • 3 servants

From Scotland's People - Valuation Rolls

  • 1875 Miss Agnes Burn: Tenant Occupier; in House No [34 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh EH3 9NQ 55.9415254, -3.2071374] in St Cuthbert's

From MyHeritage: Agnes Burn: 1881 Scotland Census (transcription only)

3 April 1881 Census for residents of 34 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Agnes Burn, head, single, female, aged 74 [born about 1807], in Edinburgh, Midlothian; Not in sched[?]
  • Helen MacKay, servant, single, female, aged 60 [born about 1821], in Thurso, Caithness; Cook (Domestic)
  • Alexandrina Forbes, servant, single, female, aged 20 [born about 1861], in Helmsdale; Housemaid (Domestic)

From Scotland's People: Deaths

1885 death of Agnes Burn, [Mother's maiden name] Laing, aged 78 [born about 1807], registered district: St George

From findagrave: Agnes Burn (1806-1885)

  • Name: Agnes Burn
  • Born: Saturday, 13 December 1806
  • Died: Thursday, 8 January 1885 (aged 78), Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Buried: Old Calton Burial Ground, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3BQ 55.9536, -3.1859
  • Plot: Robert Burn's tomb
  • About: Buried on Tuesday, 13 January 1885. Died aged 78 years old. Her parents were Robert Burn and Janet Laing who married on Friday, 17 June 1785 at Newton, Midlothian. She is interred in her father's tomb.

From Scotland's People: Wills and Testaments

  • 26 February 1885 Will, Testament or Inventory of Agnes Burn, of 34 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, died Thursday, 8 January 1885 at Edinburgh, testate; court: Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories
  • 26 February 1885 Will of Agnes Burn, of 34 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, died Thursday, 8 January 1885 at Edinburgh, testate; court: Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills
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Agnes Burn's Timeline

1806
December 13, 1806
Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1885
January 8, 1885
Age 78
34 Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)