"1784Z"^^ . "1784-02-13Z"^^ . "Father of Robert Burns" . "William Burnes or William Burness (11 November 1721 \u2013 13 February 1784), the father of Robert Burns the poet, 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 becomimg 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'."@en . . . . . "William Burness"@en . "1721Z"^^ . "1721-11-11Z"^^ . . "William Burnes"@en . .