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Rear Admiral Philip Whitworth Burnett (10 October 1908 - 6 October 1996) was a Senior British Military Commander who served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. [citation needed] Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500 – 16 October 1555) was an English Bishop of London and Westminster, related to the Burnett Family Clan.
The Burnett Baronetcy, of Selborne House in the County Borough of Croydon, [1] was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 17 October 1913 for Sir David Burnett, Lord Mayor of London between 1912 and 1913. As of 2010 the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in 2002.
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 ...
A replica of Lampy the Lamport gnome. In 1867 several extremely rare books and manuscripts were rediscovered in the library and loft of his family home. [5] These included a fragment of Thomas Edwards' Cephalus and Procris; Narcissus which had been lost for 200 years and was the only existing part until a full copy was subsequently discovered at the Cathedral Library at Peterborough.
Burnet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alastair Burnet (1928–2013), British journalist.; Alexander Burnet (1615–1684), Scottish clergyman.; David G. Burnet (1788–1870), president of the Republic of Texas.
There is a Clan Burnett article and a Burnett of Leys article I suggest we merge the two into the Clan Burnett article.QuintusPetillius 15:55, 12 May 2013 (UTC) Both need work. The Burnett of Leys family (not clan) is the only Burnett family on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs.
In the early 17th century Clan Gordon had a number of alliances by marriage or friendship. Among these was a strong bond to the Clan Burnett of Leys. The Gordon crest is emblazoned in plasterwork on the ceiling of the early 17th century great hall of Muchalls Castle built by Alexander Burnett. [7]
Mary left her portion to her husband, John Steel of Gadgirth and his daughter by a second marriage, married Lieut-Colonel Joseph Burnett of the Bengal Artillery who purchased his sister-in-laws portion of the barony. [12] James Muir, Elizabeth's eldest son, changed his name to Chalmer and inherited his aunt, Anna Chalmer's, portion of the ...