Genealogical memoirs of the family of Robert Burns and of the Scottish house of Burnes

16 GENEALOGICAL MEMOIRS OF
fifth and youngest daughter, 5th April 1747. 1 Several
members of the family settled in London.
James, eldest son of George Burnes, farmer, Elfhill, suc-
ceeded to his father's lease, but latterly rented the farm of
Midtoun of Barras, parish of Kinneff. He married, with issue
three sons, George, Hugh, and James, and six daughters, Mary,
Magdalene, Anne, Charlotte, Margaret, and Catherine. Mary,
the eldest daughter, married William Fotheringham, farmer,
Dubton.Glen of Cowton; Magdalene, second daughter, married
Alexander Mollison, farmer, Mergie ; Anne, third daughter,
married John Edward ; Charlotte, fourth daughter, married
David Taylor, farmer, Colliston; Margaret, fifth daughter,
married Thomas Mitchell, Chapel of Barras; and Catherine,
sixth daughter, married Andrew Duthie, farmer, Bog of
Glaslaw.
Hugh, second son of James Burnes, settled in London.
James, the third son, succeeded his father in the lease of
Midtoun of Barras; he afterwards rented the farm of Clonk
of Hilton, parish of Kinneff. He married, and had five
sons, Hugh, David, John, Robert, and James, and three
daughters, Elizabeth, Catherine, and Isabel.
Robert Burnes, second son of James Burnes, Brawlinmuir,
by his wife, Margaret Falconer, rented the farm of Kinmonth
in Glenbervie, from which he removed to the more consider-
able farm of Clochnahill, in Dunnottar. In conjunction with
the neighbouring farmers, lie built a school at Clochnahill,
and aided in supporting a teacher. He married Isabella
Keith, of the family of Keith of Craig, by whom he had four
sons and six daughters. Margaret, the eldest daughter,
born 1723, married Archibald Walker at Crawton, with issue,
1 Parish Register of Fetteresso.