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Francis Wallace Burns (1789–1803) was the second son of the poet Robert Burns, born when the poet was 30 and his wife Jean Armour was 24. Francis was born at Ellisland Farm in Dunscore parish, Nithsdale on the 18 August 1789. His first and middle names were added in honour of Frances Dunlop of Dunlop, Robert's friend, patron and ...
- 9 July 1803 (aged 13), Dumfries
- 18 August 1789, Ellisland Farm, Nithsdale
On 18 August 1789 Jean gave birth to Burns's son Francis Wallace, and on 1 September Burns began work as exciseman for the Dumfries first itinerary, at a salary of £50 per annum.
Writing to Mrs Frances Dunlop from Dumfries on 24 September 1792, Burns said, revealing his early pride in Robert Junior: "Your little godson (Francis Wallace) is thriving charmingly, but is a very devil.
- Clerk at Somerset House
- 1857, Mauchline
- Anne Sherwood; Emma Bland
On the Death of Francis Wallace Burns, Who Died When He Was on the Point of Embarking for the East Indies, Some Time after the Death of His Father, the Celebrated Robert Burns : M. L. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
There is now a memorial cairn to Wallace and Burns at Leglen Wood on a mound overlooking the River Ayr. And while I am mentioning memorials, the enormous statue of Wallace at Dryburgh, by the River Tweed, which was recently renovated, has a link with Burns.
Explore genealogy for Francis Burns born 1789 Ellisland, Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland died 1803 Dumfriesshire, Scotland including ancestors + more in the free family tree community.
This is the timeline of Robert Burns short life highlighting some of his greatest achievements. We put it into historical context by adding the major events in World and Scottish history that were in occurrence at the same time. World events highlighted in Red. Scottish events highlighted in Blue.
