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Agnes Broun, Agnes Brown [1] [2] [3] or Agnes Burnes (17 March 1732 – 14 January 1820), was the mother of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns. Agnes's father, Gilbert (1708–1774), was the tenant of the 300-acre (120 ha) farm of Craigenton, in Kirkoswald parish, [4] South Ayrshire, Scotland .
Jan 25, 2021 · Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759, the first of seven children to parents William Burnes and Agnes Broun. The family lived in a small cottage built by Robert’s father, on the banks of...
Jan 19, 2024 · 19 January 2024. |. Senior Curator Sarah Beattie with rare sampler by Agnes Broun, mother of Robert Burns - one of two important samplers just returned to Scotland by the National Trust for Scotland. Copyright National Trust for Scotland, image by Peter Devlin.
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Agnes Broun (or Brown) was born on 17th March 1732 at Craigenton Farm near Kirkoswald in South Ayrshire. She died at Grant‟s Braes in East Lothian on 14th January 1820. Apart from her longevity, unusual because of the short life expectancy at that time, her life was in the main that of a farmer's wife and country woman.
Jan 19, 2024 · Two rare needlework samplers thought to have been embroidered by Robert Burns’s sister and mother have been returned to the poet’s birthplace, with the support of a National Trust for Scotland donor based in the USA. The two samplers, one attributed to the poet’s mother, Agnes Broun and the other to his youngest sister, Isabella Burns ...
Birthday: January 25, 1759 ( Aquarius) Born In: Ayrshire, Scotland. Poets #33. Writers #105. Quick Facts. Also Known As: Rabbie Burns. Died At Age: 37. Family: Spouse/Ex-: Elizabeth Paton (1760–1799), Elizabeth Paton (1760–1799), Jean Armour (m. 1788–1796) father: William Burnes. mother: Agnes Broun.
Agnes Broun. 1732 - 1820. Mother of Robert Burns (1759-96). Broun was born on a farm near Kirkoswald ( South Ayrshire ). Her mother died when she was just ten and Agnes became responsible for her younger siblings. When her father remarried, she was sent to live with her grandmother in Maybole.
