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It remains uncertain if the name of Burnett is of Saxon or Norman origins. It has been suggested that the name Burnett is derived from the Old French burnete, brunette, which is a diminutive of brun meaning "brown", "dark brown". Another proposed origin of the name is from burnete, a high quality wool cloth originally dyed to a dark brown ...
Hugh Burnett (1918–1991), African-Canadian civil rights leader; Hugh Burnett (producer) (1924–2011), British television producer and cartoonist; Ian Burnett, Baron Burnett of Maldon (b. 1958), Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales; Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884–1969), English novelist; Jamie Burnett, Scottish snooker player
Burnet House was a grand hotel that stood at the corner of Third and Vine in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States from 1850 to 1926. In its day the Burnet hosted a multitude of dignitaries, including Abraham Lincoln (twice), Edward VII of the United Kingdom (when he was still Prince of Wales), and Jenny Lind .
The complex (centre) behind Robina House in 2006 The Facade of Shenton House in 2024 The back of Shenton House in 2024, (viewed from Shenton Lane) Shenton House is a building on Shenton Way in the Central Area of Singapore featuring a shopping podium underneath a 20-storey commercial tower. It was among the first buildings in Singapore to ...
The origin of the name Burnett is most likely derived from the old English word baernet, meaning a place cleared by burning, and the earliest evidence of a settlement was in the period of the Roman occupation. [3] Burnett later appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086 with 30 inhabitants. In 1102 the village came under the control of the powerful ...
The house was purchased by Miss Sybil Addison Vise, whose family had lived on Buderim Mountain since the early 1900s, and who kept the place as a rental property. In 1965 Miss Vise subdivided the house block yet again, and offered the former Burnett residence, on 22.2 perches (560 m 2), to the local community. The offer was readily accepted.
Burnett House or Burnette House may refer to: . in Australia. Burnett House (Darwin, Northern Territory), heritage building in the United States (by state then town) . Burnett House (Searcy, Arkansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in White County
His son Edward Burnett served a term as a United States congressman. Edward's wife was Mabel Lowell, the daughter of American writer and diplomat James Russell Lowell, who inherited her father's house Elmwood, currently home to the President of Harvard University. The children born to Joseph Burnetts wife were Edward, Harry, Robert Manton ...