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  1. Jean Armour - Wikipedia

    • Jean Armour (25 February 1765 – 26 March 1834), also known as the "Belle of Mauchline", was the wife of the poet Robert Burns. She inspired many of his poems and bore him nine children, three of whom survived into adulthood. See more

    Biography

    Born in Mauchline, Ayrshire in 1765, Armour was second oldest of the eleven children of stonemason
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    Jean Armour Burns’s literacy and correspondence

    Some reports state incorrectly that Jean Armour was illiterate. Burns commented on her reading his published works in addition to the Bible, and it is known that she did suffer intermittent paralysis a few years before her … See more

    See also

    • Scotland portal
    • Adam Armour
    • Lesley Baillie
    • May Cameron
    • Jenny Clow… See more

    Sources

    • Jean Armour's birth and marriage dates derived from Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, the Official Government source for Births, Deaths and Marriages in Scotland.
    • Dirt and Deity: A Life of Robert Burns, Ian McIntyre, Harper-Coll… See more

    Further reading

    • Murray, Melanie (2017). Should auld acquaintance: discovering the woman behind Robert Burns. Nightwood Editions. ISBN 978-0-88971-328-4. See more

     
  1. What happened to Robert Burns' women? - BBC News

    Jan 25, 2015 · Burns chose not to marry Elizabeth Paton, though he did take his child into his family and she was raised by his mother.

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  3. Robert Burns - His Life and Work - Let it Blaw

    Feb 24, 2013 · His first child, Elizabeth Paton Burns, was born in 1785 to his mother’s servant Elizabeth Paton while he was embarking on a relationship with Jean Armour, who became pregnant with twins in March 1786.

  4. Robert Burns - Wikipedia

    Burns's first child, Elizabeth "Bess" Burns, was born to his mother's servant, Elizabeth Paton, while he was embarking on a relationship with Jean Armour, who became pregnant with twins in March 1786. Burns signed a paper …

  5. Who was Robert Burns? Siblings, wife, where he lived, …

    Jan 26, 2021 · However, Burns grew up to become a womaniser. In 1785 he fathered his first child after an affair with one of his mother's servants, Elizabeth Paton.

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  7. Jean Armour, Mrs Robert Burns, 1765 - 1834. Wife of …

    Jean Armour was the daughter of a stonemason in Mauchline, Ayrshire, where she met Robert Burns in 1784. When Jean fell pregnant Burns was reluctant to marry her but did apparently promise that he would stick by her.

  8. Burns Night: Who was Robert Burns and why do we …

    Jan 22, 2024 · Burns was known to have had many affairs throughout his life. In 1785, his affair with a servant girl named Elizabeth Paton, resulted in an illegitimate child.

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  10. Robert Burns (1759-1796) | National Records of Scotland

    The birth of Robert Burns on 25 January 1759 and his baptism the next day are recorded in the Old Parish Register for Ayr. The future poet was the eldest of seven children of William Burnes, a...

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