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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.
Thwaite argues that Townsend blackmailed Burnett into the marriage, and he just wanted her money and to be in control of her as a husband. [40] Unable to bear the thought of continuing to live with Townsend at Maytham, Burnett rented a house in London for the winter of 1900–1901. There she socialized with friends and wrote.
It also offers editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war, and some pointed social commentary . Burnett wrote a 1922 sequel to The Head of the House of Coombe , Robin [2] , which completes the story of Robin, Lord Coombe, Donal and Feather.
BTW, the Ross Herald, Charles J. Burnett, who in an article published in 2000 refers to this family as the House of Burnett and James C.A. Burnett as the current head of the House. As for the use of the word house for a noble family, another source is J.H. Stevenson, Heraldry in Scotland , Vol. II (Glasgow: J. MacLeahose & Sons, 1914), passim .
When he was appointed to the Court of Sessions, Burnett took the title of his father's estate, Monboddo House. In 1773 the author Samuel Johnson, accompanied by James Boswell, visited Monboddo House to call upon James Burnett. It is a category B listed building. [1]
John Burnett (priest) (fl. 1955–1969), Australian Anglican priest; John Burnett (rugby league), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s; John Burnett (trade unionist) (1842–1914), British trade unionist and civil servant; John George Burnett (1876–1962), British politician, Member of Parliament
The Edgar A. Burnett House is a historic house in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was built in 1904 for Edgar A. Burnett, who served as the chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1899 to 1938. [2] It was designed in the American Foursquare style by Fiske and Dieman. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since ...
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