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William Nicol Burns (1791–1872) was the sixth child, third born and second surviving son born to the poet Robert Burns when he was 32 and his wife Jean Armour was 26. William was born at Ellisland Farm in Dunscore parish, shortly before the family moved to Dumfries in 1791. [1] His first and middle name was added in honour of William Nicol ...
22 de jan. de 2019 · Death: February 21, 1872 (80) 3 Berkeley Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (United Kingdom) Place of Burial: St Michael's Cemetery Dumfries Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Immediate Family: Son of Robert Burns and Jean "Bonnie" (Armour) Burns. Husband of Catherine Adelaide Burns.
- Dunscore
- April 9, 1791
- Catherine Adelaide Burns
- February 21, 1872
Há 6 dias · This savage four-line epitaph pays tribute to Burns's travelling companion, William Nicol, a theology scholar with whom he journeyed through the Highlands.
1 de fev. de 2007 · This article re-examines the language of a selection of Burns's writings—letters and poems—from a philological and sociolinguistic perspective. Literary, philosophical, biographical, historical and linguistic issues and materials are brought into articulation.
At Carlisle on 1 June 1787 Burns wrote to his friend William Nicol, classics master at Edinburgh High School, his only surviving letter in Scots; he then proceeded to Dumfries, where he was awarded the freedom of the burgh, and to Dalswinton, where he met his admirer Patrick Miller, before returning to Mauchline (where he was warmly reunited ...
1744 [1] Annan parish. Died. 21 April 1797 [1] Edinburgh. Occupation. Teacher. William Nicol (1744–1797) was a Scottish schoolmaster, and, if ill-tempered and vain, one of Robert Burns 's close friends. He was born in Annan parish at Dumbretton, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. [1]
William Nicol Burns and James Glencairn Burns—the poet’s third and fourth sons with Jean Armour—joined the East India Company, serving in British India before retiring to Cheltenham ( Hunter and Hunter: 2008: 30, 33).
