Janet Burn

From Visitation of England and Wales by Joseph Jackson Howard, Frederick Arthur Crisp, Published 1893 Page 194 NOTE: Janet Laing given as daughter of Robert - not William

Robert Burn, died 5 June 1815, buried at Edinburgh - married to Janet Laing, daughter of Robert Laing; died 16 April 1833, buried at Edinburgh

Contradictory parents listed familysearch - Janet Laing 21 May 1765 – 16 April 1833

Parents: William Harrison Laing 1727 – ? and Isabel Walker (Marriage: 4 October 1759, Newton, Midlothian, Scotland)

Note current Date of birth (21 May 1765) and parents (William and Isabel) copied from familysearch - NOT Verified

From Scotland's People Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms

Possible list of 13 children of Robert Laing and Elizabeth Somerveill from first: 3 October 1746 Elizabeth Laing to last: 14 May 1768 Isabell Laing NOTE: this may be the correct parentage for Janet - not William

• 18 May 1766 birth or baptism of Janet Laing, daughter of Robert Laing and Elizabeth Summervale [child 12], in the parish of Newton

Possibly (Marriage of probable parents: Scotland's People Old Parish Registers - Marriages

• 15 November 1745 marriage or banns of Robert Laing to Elizabeth Somervell, in the parish of Newton

To transcribe Scotland's People: Old Parish Records - Marriages and Banns BUT NOTE Burns not Burn

• 17 June 1785 marriage or banns of Janet Laing to Robert Burns, in the parish of Newton

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)

Possible list of 13 children of Robert Burn and Janet Laing from first: 8 May 1786 Isobella Burn to last: 20 July 1810 Jamima Burn

• 8 May 1786 birth or baptism of Isobella Burn, daughter of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 20 December 1789 birth or baptism of William Burn, son of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 2 July 1791 birth or baptism of Mary Burn, daughter of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 9 February 1793 birth or baptism of Robert Burn, son of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 4 September 1794 birth or baptism of Ann Burn, daughter of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 5 April 1796 birth or baptism of Janet Burn, daughter of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 7 April 1798 birth or baptism of Henry John Burn, son of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 31 October 1799 birth or baptism of Isabella Burn, daughter of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 21 May 1801 birth or baptism of Elizabeth Burn, daughter of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 29 October 1804 birth or baptism of Frances Burn, daughter of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh
• 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
• 19 June 1808 birth or baptism of David Burns, son of Robert Burns and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh NOTE: surname Burns not Burn
• 20 July 1810 birth or baptism of Jamima Burn, daughter of Robert Burn and Janet Laing, in the parish of Edinburgh

From 18330416 Death Janet Laing Burn; relict Robert Burn architect; of 5 Darnaway Street; aged 68

20 April 1833 death or burial of Janet Burn, aged 68 [born about 1765], [maiden surname] Laing , [spouse of] Robert Burn, in the parish of Leith South

20 April 1833: Old Parish Registers Deaths for Leith South

Janet Laing, relict of Robert Burn, Esq. Architect, from No. 5 Darnaway Street, Edinburgh 55.9548, -3.2066, died 16 April 1833 and is buried in the family tomb. 6.P[?] one graves headed from Nuall[?] head at door; aged 68; died of apoplexy

From British Newspaper Archive: Perthshire Courier Thursday, 25 April 1833 Page 2 Died

Died: On Tuesday, 16 April 1833 [curt.], Mrs Janet Burn, widow of the late Robert Burn, Esq. architect in Edinburgh.

From findagrave: Janet Laing Burn (1765-1833)

• Name: Janet Laing Burn
• Born: Tuesday, 21 May 1765, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Died: Tuesday, 16 April 1833 (aged 67), Edinburgh, Scotland
• Buried: Old Calton Burial Ground, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh EH1 3BQ 55.9536, -3.1859
• Plot: Family tomb
• About: Burial Register: Relict of Robert Burn, Architect from No 5 Darnaway Street, Edinburgh. Died Tuesday, 16 April 1833. Buried in family tomb.

Possible cousin - unlikely to be brother

Scotland's People: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms (brother of Janet Laing)

• 11 June 1760 birth or baptism of Alexander Laing, son of Robert Laing and Elizabeth Somervail [child 9], in the parish of Newton

Wikipedia: Alexander Laing (architect)

Alexander Laing (13 June 1752 – 10 September 1823)[1] was a Scottish architect who was mainly involved in house and castle design.

He appears to be the son of Thomas Laing (d.1774), a knife- and tool-maker who lived near the Theatre on Edinburgh's Royal Mile.

Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Alexander Laing

Alexander Laing was probably the Alexander Laing who was born about 13 June 1752, the son Alexander Laing and his wife Margaret Davidson.

Date started: 1776 NOTE: unlikely to be brother as would be 16 on this date
Building name: Archers' Hall, Edinburgh

From Scotland's People: Wills and Testaments

• 19 November 1823 Inventory; Last Will and Testament of Alexander Laing, Architect in Edinburgh; court: Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories

From The National Archives: Will of Alexander Laing, Architect of Edinburgh, Mid Lothian

• Reference: PROB 11/1676/389
• Description: Will of Alexander Laing, Architect of Edinburgh , Mid Lothian
• Date: Thursday, 30 October 1823
• Held by: The National Archives, Kew
• Legal status: Public Record(s)
• Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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