Burns, John

Education

Student United College 1829-1830 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun. 1830-1831 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Math. 1; Log. 1831-1832 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Math. 2 & 3; Ethics 1832-1833 Gk. Prov.; Physics 1833-1834 Chem. Foundation bursar, 1829.

Student St Mary’s College 1833-1836, 1837-1838. Part bursary, 1834, 1835, 1836, 1838.

Birth/childhood

Baptised 16.12.1815 son of James Burns, cabinet maker, St Andrews and Elizabeth Vannet.

Career

Taught at Madras College and also Moral Philosophy and Logic at United College. [Teacher]

Minister at Dunnichen 1849 - 1850. Dunino 1850 - 18.11.1863 (died).

Death

[Died 18.11.1863.]

Sources

  • UYUC400:3&4.11.1829
  • UYSM400/4/141, 152, 156, 175
  • Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae
  • Deaths Reg. Dunino 1863/14
  • Fife Jnl 3.12.1863 p6
  • East Fife Record 20727.11 and 4.12.1863 all p2