Of Jean's children, six died young and another, William Nicol Burns, had no children. Robert Burns also had an illegitimate son Robert Burns by Janet " Jennie" ...

For other people named Robert Burns, see Robert Burns (disambiguation). ... of the seven children of William Burnes (1721–1784) (Robert Burns spelled his ... He had little regular schooling and got much of his education from his father, who .... His opinion that I would meet with encouragement in Edinburgh for a second ...

As there are thousands of burns in Scotland and England, there are many unrelated families named Burns. Robert Burns had a total of twelve children by four ...