Marj that was very interesting ,Thank You ,who knows if I trace my husbands side of the family back far enough there may be a connection to Robbie Burns . Another thing is there is a Robert Maxwell Burns in the family ,a long shot but who knows !! Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marged" <marged@btinternet.com> To: <GEN-FRIENDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:44 PM Subject: [GEN-FRIENDS] RAB AND THE HAGGIS > > ONE DAY LEFT TO BUY YOUR HAGGIS!! > > ROBBIE BURNS DAY JAN.25. > > > The last years of Burns' life were devoted to penning great poetic > masterpieces such as The Lea Rig, Tam O'Shanter and a Red, Red Rose. He died > aged 37 of heart disease exacerbated by the hard manual work he undertook > when he was young. His death occurred on the same day as his wife Jean gave > birth to his last son, Maxwell. >

Well, I wonder did RAB write "Maxwellton Braes are Bonny"? Marj > Marj that was very interesting ,Thank You ,who knows if I trace my husbands > side of the family back far enough there may be a connection to Robbie Burns > . > > Another thing is there is a Robert Maxwell Burns in the family ,a long shot > but who knows !! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.317 / Virus Database: 176 - Release Date: 21/01/02