THE BARNS CONNECTION

Anyone who has looked at the entry for the Barns-Graham family in various editions of Burke's Landed Gentry (filed under G for Graham of Lymekilns, the family is not in the latest edition) may be surprised by what is shown in the Barns1 page in this site. That is because Burke's various editions, based on information provided by the family, are all wrong! In a way this is not surprising because the earliest edition I have mentioning the family (the 7th edition, published in 1886) was only a few years after my great-grandfather changed his family name from Graham to Barns-Graham (after he inherited the Ayrshire property of Kirkhill which had been entailed by John Barns, 4th of Kirkhill). Over successive years, research done (not least for successive editions of Burke's Landed Gentry) uncovered more information about the Barns side of the family. The information given in the Barns1 page of this site follows research done by my late father, Patrick Allan Barns-Graham (PABG). For many years he was an active member of the Merchants House of Glasgow (in 1977-79 he was its Lord Dean of Guild, the 'second citizen' of the great city of Glasgow). He investigated his relationship with members of the Barns and Bell families who had been either Dean of Guild or Provost of the City in the 17th century. He found more information and realised that the previously understood line of descent was wrong. The following shows the various changes made over the years to the understanding of earlier generations of the Barns family.PCBG

7th edition dated 1886	13th edition dated 1921	15th edition dated 1937	17th edition dated 1952	Per PABG
		William Bornis Treasurer of Glasgow 1582	William Bornis Treasurer of Glasgow 1582	William Bornis Treasurer of Glasgow 1582
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		John Bornis married Catherine Glen	John Bornis married Catherine Glen	John Bornis married Catherine Glen
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		(eldest son) John Barns Dean of Guild married Margaret Bell	(eldest son) John Barns Dean of Guild married Margaret Bell	(eldest son) John Barns Dean of Guild married Margaret Bell
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		(eldest son) James Barns Dean of Guild / Author married Isobel Gilhagie	(eldest son) James Barns Provost / Author married Isobel Gilhagie	(youngest son) Robert Barns bought Kirkhill 1662 (spouse unknown)
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Robert Barns Dean of Guild bought Kirkhill 1662	John Barns Dean of Guild bought Kirkhill 1662	John Barns Provost married Margaret Hamilton	l l l	Robert Barns 2nd of Kirkhill married Joan Broan
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Robert Barns 2nd of Kirkhill married Katherine Millar	Robert Barns 2nd of Kirkhill married Katherine Millar	Robert Barns bought Kirkhill married Katherine Millar	Robert Barns bought Kirkhill married Katherine Millar	Robert Barns 3rd of Kirkhill married Katherine Millar