BURNS, James (brother of Rev. Islay Burns 1817–72). b. Manse of Dun 8 Nov. 1808; employed by Whitaker and Co. publishers in London 1832; bookseller at Duke st. Manchester sq. 1834, and at 17 Portman st.; published The Englishman’s library; The Fireside library; Poems and pictures 1845, first of the illustrated Christmas books; joined Church of Rome 1847; edited The Missal; The Vespers book; The paradise of the Christian soul; The path to heaven; published The Dublin Review July 1863 to death; Annals of the propagation of the faith 1861 to death; The Rambler a weekly journal 1 Jany. 1848 to Nov. 1859. d. 17 Portman st. London 11 April 1871. J. Gillow’s English Catholics i, 346–8 (1885); Illustrated Catholic family annual (1884), portrait.
BURNS, James (3 son of Rev. John Burns, minister of Barony church, Glasgow). b. Glasgow 9 June 1789; a shipowner with his brother George Burns; began to use steam navigation 1824; founded with Samuel Cunard and David Mac Iver, Cunard company for establishing a line of ocean steamers to America, first of which sailed from Liverpool 4 July 1840. d. Bloomhall, Dumbartonshire 6 Sep. 1871.
BURNS, Rev. James Drummond. b. Edinburgh 18 Feb. 1823; ed. at High sch. and Univ. of Edin.; minister of Free church Dunblane near Stirling Aug. 1845 to 4 Oct. 1848; spent 5 years in Madeira 1847–53; minister of English Presbyterian chapel Well walk, Hampstead 22 May 1855; author of The vision of prophecy and other poems 1854, 2 ed. 1858; The heavenly Jerusalem or glimpses within the gates 1856; contributed a series of papers on cities of the Bible to Rev. A. Cameron’s Family treasury and article Hymns to Encyclopædia Britannica, 8 ed. xii, 188–90 (1856). d. Mentone 27 Nov. 1864. bur. Highgate cemetery Dec. Rev. J. Hamilton’s Memoir and remains of Rev. J. D. Burns 1869, portrait; Reminiscences of Rev. J. D. Burns from Weekly Review of Dec. 17, 1864.
BURNS, Robert (eld. son of Robert Burns the poet 1759–96). b. Tarbolton, Ayrshire Sep. 1786; ed. at Dumfries academy; clerk in Stamp office, London 1804; an accomplished scholar, musician and artist; edited The Caledonian musical museum 1809. d. Dumfries 14 May 1857.
BURNS, Rev. Robert. b. Borrowstownness West Lothian 13 Feb. 1789; ordained to charge of Low church Paisley July 1811; sec. of Glasgow colonial society 1815–30; seceded with the Protestors 1843; sent by Free church to visit churches in U.S. and Canada 1844; pastor of Knox’s church Toronto 1845–56; Emeritus professor of church history in Knox college Toronto 1856; moderator of church in Canada twice; author of A historical dissertation on the law and practice of Great Britain with regard to the poor 1819; On Pluralities 1824; The Gareloch heresy tried 1830; edited Wodrow’s History of the sufferings of the Church of Scotland, new ed. 4 vols. 1828; edited Edinburgh Christian instructor 1838–40. d. Toronto 19 Aug. 1869. Morgan’s Bibliotheca Canadensis (1867) 58–9.
BURNS, William. b. Saltcoats, Ayrshire Dec. 1809; a procurator in Glasgow 1844; head of firm of Burns, Alison and Aitken; engaged much in consideration of public bills and legal education; author of What’s in a name 1861; War of Scottish independence 2 vols. 1874. d. Moffat, Dumfriesshire 2 Aug. 1876.
BURNS, Rev. William Chalmers (brother of Rev. Islay Burns 1817–72). b. Manse of Dun 1 April 1815; licensed as a preacher by presbytery of Glasgow 27 March 1839; minister of St. Peters, Dundee; preached with great success in Scotland, north of England and Canada; sent to China as a missionary by Presbyterian church of England Nov. 1847, where he founded many native congregations of Christians; translated the Pilgrim’s Progress and many hymns into Chinese. d. at port of Nieu-chwang, China 4 April 1868. Memoir by Rev. Islay Burns, 3 ed. 1870, portrait; W. G. Blaikie’s Leaders in modern philanthropy (1884) 219–40, portrait.
BURNSIDE, Henry Edward Hillman. Ensign 61 foot 20 Jany. 1843; chief instructor at school of musketry Hythe, Kent 1873 to 1 Aug. 1875 when placed on h.p. as lieut. col.; C.B. 29 May 1875. d. Stogumber, Somerset 29 Nov. 1876.
BURR, Daniel Higford Davall (elder son of Daniel Burr, lieut. general H.E.I.C.S. who d. 19 Feb. 1828 aged 79). b. 24 March 1811; ed. at Eton and Ch. Ch. Ox.; M.P. for Hereford 25 July 1837 to 23 June 1841; contested Salisbury 10 July 1852, and Abingdon 3 Dec. 1852; sheriff of Berks. 1851. d. 23 Eaton place, London 29 Nov. 1885.
BURRARD, Sir Charles, 2 Baronet. b. Dorking, Surrey 2 March 1793; succeeded 18 Oct. 1813; entered navy 13 July 1805; captain 29 Jany. 1822; flag captain in the Revenge 76 guns 20 March 1823 to April 1827; placed on retired half pay 1 Oct. 1846; retired admiral 27 April 1863. d. Holmefield, Lyndhurst, Hants. 12 July 1870.