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In 1672 the Scottish Parliament decided to record every coat of arms in Scotland, a project that took over twenty years to complete just the first volume. [28] Appearing in folio 122 in the first volume were the arms of Sir Thomas Burnett, 3rd Baronet (1663–1714). This version had no supporters and only one motto: virescit vulnere virtus.. [28]
Neolassical, Gothic, Renaissance, Italianate, Scottish Baronial, Greek Revival John Burnet (27 September 1814 – 15 January 1901) was a Scottish architect who lived and practised in Glasgow . He was born the son of militia officer and trained initially as a carpenter, before becoming a Clerk of Works .
John Burnet (painter) (1781–1868), Scottish engraver and painter; John Burnet (abolitionist) (1789–1862), pastor in Camberwell; John Burnet (architect) (1814–1901), Scottish architect; John James Burnet (1857–1938), architect; John Burnet (classicist) (1863–1928), Scottish classicist who wrote Early Greek Philosophy
Monboddo House) is a historically famous mansion in The Mearns, Scotland The structure was generally associated with the Burnett of Leys family. The property itself was owned by the Barclay family from the 13th century, at which time a tower house structure was erected.
Burnett holds the Scottish National Men's Singles Championship record equally with Robert Sprot, David Dall and Joseph Black, with three titles which he won in 1999, 2002, 2005. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] He subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2003 and 2006.
Crimond's issue by his second wife, with three daughters, included Robert (1630–1662), who, admitted to the Scottish bar 1656, died unmarried, Thomas Burnet (1638-1704), physician successively to four English sovereigns, and the noted historian and bishop Gilbert Burnet (1643-1715). [9]
Portrait of Gilbert Burnett, Bishop of Salisbury, painted in the style of Pieter Borsseler. Burnet was born at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1643, the son of Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond, a Royalist and Episcopalian lawyer, who became a judge of the Court of Session, and of his second wife Rachel Johnston, daughter of James Johnston, and sister of Archibald Johnston of Warristoun, a leader of the ...
Burnett was the son of an Aberdeen merchant, who belonged to the Scottish Episcopal Church. He entered business in 1750, his father having failed shortly before, and made a living in stocking-weaving and salmon-fishing. He and his brother paid off their father's debts, amounting to £7,000 or £8,000.