# William Burnes

> William Burnes or William Burness was the father of the poet Robert Burns. He was born at either Upper Kinmonth or Clochnahill Farm, Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, and trained as a gardener at Inverugie Castle, Aberdeenshire, before moving to Ayrshire and becoming a tenant farmer. His parents were Robert Burnes and Isabella Keith. He retained the spelling 'Burnes' throughout his life; however, his son favoured the Ayrshire spelling of 'Burns'.

*Father of Robert Burns*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1721-11-11
- **Died:** 1784-02-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 54.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Burnes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Burnes)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8006174)

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