BURNET, Katharine ^{3 4}

   Other names for Katharine were BURNET, Cathrine ^{1 2} and BURNET, Ketty.⁵

   User ID: K736.

  General Notes:

"BURNET
KATHARINE
JAMES BURNET/ISOBEL BLACK
F
09/11/1746
168 / A 80 / 218
ABERDEEN"

from Births and Baptisms


Old Parish Registers
Saint Nicholas parish Aberdeen
Baptisms

"Aberdeen
No^r 9
Burnet
James Burnet Mercht and Isobel Black his Spouse had a daughter named Katharine baptised by Mr John Gordon Minr Witnesses John Burnet jnr & Peter Turnbull Merchts in Abd." ^{3 4}

Katharine married Dr Adam FERGUSON Professor at University of Edinburgh, son of Reverend Mr Adam FERGUSSON Minister of Crathie then of Logierait parish and Maria GORDON, on 11 October 1766 in St Cuthbert's parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^{1 2} (Dr Adam FERGUSON Professor at University of Edinburgh was born on 20 June 1723 in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland ^{5 6} and died on 23 February 1816 ^{5 6}.)

  Marriage Notes:

"BURNET
CATHRINE
ADAM FERGUSON/FR4583 (FR4583)
11/10/1766
685 / 2 160 / 193
ST CUTHBERT'S"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
St Cuthbert's parish Edinburgh
Marriages

"1766
October 11th
[ .... ]
Mr Adam Ferguson at Lauriston Professor of Moral Philosophy in the Colledge of Edinburgh & Mrs Cathrine Burnet Daughter to M^r James Burnet Merchant in Aberdeen"




"Adam Ferguson, Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, married Ketty Burnet, daughter of James Burnet, merchant in Aberdeen. The entry in the Old Parish Register (OPR) for Aberdeen (her parish) shows they were contracted to to marry on 6 October 1766."

from NRS Hall of Fame ^{1 2 5}