James Burn, of Twiggs and Chalmerston^[1]

1679 - 1751  (72 years)

• Name	James Burn
  Relationship	with Marion Murdoch Johnson
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1679  [2]
  Baptism	17 Jun 1679	Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	Lisbon, Portugal   [2]
  	Merchant
  Death	1751  [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Anna Burne           b. 1677             d. Bef 1787  (Age < 109 years) > 2. James Burn, of Twiggs and Chalmerston           b. 1679             d. 1751  (Age 72 years) ▻ Catherine Mayne,  m. 3 Mar 1705   3. Margaret Burne           b. 1681             d. Bef 1791  (Age < 109 years)   4. Isobell Burne           b. 1688             d. Bef 1798  (Age < 109 years)   5. Robert Burne           b. 1695             d. Bef 1805  (Age < 109 years)   6. Patrick Burne           b. 1698             d. Bef 1808  (Age < 109 years)   7. John Burne           b. 1701             d. Bef 1811  (Age < 109 years)
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	James Burne, of Quoigs & Chalmerstone           b. Between 1650 and 1660             d. Between 1701 and 1741 (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Anna Forrester           b. 1658

  
  

  Wife	Catherine Mayne           b. 1681             d. 1739 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1705	Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland   [4]
  Age at Marriage	James was ~ 26 years old - Catherine was ~ 24 years old.
  Children	1. Edward Burn           b. 1708             d. Between 1752 and 1818 (Age 44 years)   2. William Burn, of Coldoch           b. 5 Mar 1710             d. 14 Aug 1798 (Age 88 years)   3. Catharine Burn           b. 1719, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain           d. Bef 1829 (Age < 109 years)   4. John Burn           b. 1721             d. Bef 1831 (Age < 109 years)
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Born c. 16791, James Burn was the son of James Burne of Quoigs and Chalmerstone and Anna Forrester. Family Life James married Catherine Main in Alloa in 1705. For some possibly confusing information see the Which James Burn? section below. Death James Burn died in 1751, according to Burke's1. Footnotes [1] Burke's Landed Gentry, 19th Edition (2001); Burn-Murdoch, formerly of Gartincaber (pages 1061-1063) [2] See Scotland Memorial Inscriptions at FindMyPast. Which James Burn? There is a memorial inscription2 at Dollar Churchyard: JAMES BURN of Gateside 13.10.1750 68, wife KATHARINE MAYNE 24.5.1781 83, by eldest son James DD of this parish and many years senior clergyman at Calleulla died at New Norfolk St London 24.7.1794 67 This son James has a will at the PCC, probate 1st September 1794. The dates for Katharine are slightly problematic as they indicate she died in 1781, rather than 1739 as proposed by Burke's Landed Gentry1. And the date of death for James is 1750, rather than 1751 as given by Burke (though this is close enough to not matter). Could it be that two James Burns existed at roughly the same time and both married a Katherine Mayne, or did Burke get confused? I note that there are two records for the marriage of a James Burn and Catherine Main: 1) on the 3rd March 1705 at Alloa and 2) on the 28 Jul 1714 at Alloa. I think that the memorial inscription above is for the second couple who though they have exactly the same names, are not the correct people for this tree.

  
  

• Event Map

  Baptism - 17 Jun 1679 - Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland Occupation - Merchant - - Lisbon, Portugal Marriage - 3 Mar 1705 - Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S0068] John Burke and John Bernard Burke, Burke's Landed Gentry, 1st Edition Reprint, (1849), 1849, Burn-Murdoch of Gartincaber; Volume 3, page 240. [S0269] Edited by A. Winton Thorpe, Burke's Landed Gentry 13th Edition, (1921), 1921, Burn-Murdoch; Page 1286. [S0149] Ancestry, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (ancestry.co.uk), 17 Jun 1679, James Burne; FHL Film Number 102131. [S0186] Ancestry, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (ancestry.co.uk), 3 Mar 1705, James Burn & Catharine Maine; FHL Film Number 1040206.