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The House of Burnett (Burnett, Burnette, Burnard, Bernard) is a Lowland and Border Scottish family composed of several branches. [ a ] The Chief of the Name and Arms of Burnett is James Comyn Amherst Burnett of Leys.
Burnett is a Scottish surname. It is derived from a nickname from the Old French burnete, brunette, ... House of Burnett; Brown (surname), a perhaps similar surname [2]
Burnett's house was built with brick walls and foundation, a metal roof, and elements of wood. [4] Five bays wide, it featured an unusual combination of architectural styles: the basic floor plan was that of an I-house, but unlike most I-houses, it was constructed with high-style features common to the Greek Revival and Italianate styles of architecture. [3]
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 .
You could also argue that the Lyon never describes Burnett as a House. All the references you gave to say Burnett is not a clan talk about the Burnett family, not the House of Burnett. As to giving a dictionary definition, the same could be argued with "clan". The House definitions you gave seem to me that these are reference to "noble Houses ...
Tom Burnett (Flight 93 passenger) (1963–2001), passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93, and victim of the attacks on September 11 Tom L. Burnett (born 1954), politician in the Montana House of Representatives
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (baptised 25 October 1714 – 26 May 1799) was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics . [ 1 ]
John James Burnet was born in Blythswood Hill, Glasgow, on 31 May 1857.He was the youngest of the three sons of the architect John Burnet and his wife, Elizabeth Hay Bennet.