Certificate of Good Character of Agnes Broun, Mother of Burns
Agnes Broun (1732-1820) was born in Craigenton Farm, Kirkoswald, Ayrshire and was to become the mother of Robert Burns (1759-96) Scotland's National Poet. She married a market gardener from the north east of Scotland named William Burnes and settled in Alloway, Ayrshire to rear 7 children.
This certificate by the Kirk Session of Tarbolton testifies to the good character of Agnes Burnes and her children is dated 4th August 1784.
This document with others relating to the Burnes family is on display in Burns Cottage Museum, Alloway.
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| Scran ID: |
000-000-136-323-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
Courtesy of the Trustees of Burns Monument and Burns Cottage |
| Project: |
0198: The History of Robert Burns at Alloway
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| Ref: |
Burns Monument Trust BMT73 |
| Date: |
1784
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| Material: |
Paper
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| Dimensions: |
20cm x 16cm
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| Subject: |
Language and Literature - Poetry / Writers and Writing
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| Who: |
Agnes Broun Burnes (mother of Robert Burns, poet)
Robert Burns (poet)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Ayrshire, Alloway, Burns Cottage / Museum (birthplace / museum) | NS 335 185
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| Description: |
Manuscript recording Certificate of good character of Agnes Broun, mother of Burns by Kirk Session, Tarbolton, 4th August 1784.
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| References: |
- Burns Country website
- Lindsay, Maurice The Burns Encyclopedia London: Robert Hale, ISBN 0-7091-8323-2
Find in NLS: Title, Author, Title+Author or British Library: Title, Author, Title+Author - Mackay, James A. Burnsiana Ayr: Alloway Publishing, ISBN 0-907526-35-7
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