He emigrated to New Zealand leaving Deal, Kent, England on 15 Sept, 1841, on the ship Lord Auckland.[1]
There died last Thursday morning at the residence of his son Mr Daniel Burn, Wakefield; one of Nelson's old settlers in the person of Robert Burn... Deceased, who was in his 86th year, came to Nelson in the ship Lord Auckland in 1842. Like all the early settlers, he underwent the privations and hardships of those times, on one occasion living for three days on fern roots only. The early farmers had to use branches as harrows, dragging them over their corn. There was no flour or flourmill, so they pounded the corn on big smooth stones. At one time Mr Burn used to sail a small craft called the "Mary Ann" from Nelson to Motueka and Riwaka. He also went on the survey, with the late Hon. J. W. Barnicoat, and while at work in the Wairau he and the Rev. S. Ironsides (Wesleyan minister) sailed up the river, and into the Tuamarina creek and camped there for the night. Mr Burn, who understood something of the Maoris language, was told next morning something about the massacre so these two went in search of the dead bodies, and found several. The Rev. S. Ironsides afterwards read the burial service over the victims of that sad disaster, Mr Burn, assisting. ' In 1846-7 the late Mr Burn started tinsmithing in Bridge-street, finally removing to Trafalgar-street, where he kept on until bought out by his son Daniel. He married in 1847, and is wife pre-deceased him by seven years. After her "death he came to Wakefield and lived with his son, Mr D. Burn, junr. until his death, Mrs Burn giving him every attention. He leaves one son, one sister (Mrs Chas. Bigg-Wither, of Christchurch), four grandchildren, and six great-grand-children......[2]
He passed away in 1908,[3]
and is buried in Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson.[4]
Sources
↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDV-FG89 : 6 July 2019), Rob Burn, 1841; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm unknown.
↑Obituary, Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12426, 16 December 1908
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Is there a source for his parents? All other information except the parents-- dates, locations, wife-- match Burn-225, which has no sources. That PM has approved the merge, btw.
Burn-578 and Burn-225 appear to represent the same person because: Same names, dates, locations and spouse? Seems very unlikely that they do not represent the same person. Please look again and reconsider merging. (WikiTree is a one profile per life site.)
Robert Burn's parents were Daniel Burn and Rebecca Elizabeth Avery so this merge is incorrect. It would then make him the son of his grandparents and incorrect.