Show LAST grandchild OF BURNS descendant of great scotch poet passes away in england at an advanced age the eldest direct descendant of robert burns died july 12 at chelten ham mrs airs sarah ellza eliza maitland tombs tomb 5 burns hutchinson had reached the ad danced age of 87 years she was the daughter of the late col james glencairn B arns and her family gamily are now tl e only lineal descendants of the poet mrs hutchinson was born in ben gal on november 2 1821 she lost her mother when only five fie days old and was Y as sent home to dumfries where she was tended by her gra di the widow of the poet during this period she sat for the tamo famo s picture eNery everywhere where known to st dents of burns as bonny donny jean and her gi giand and daughter at the age of 25 she was married marrie d to dr berkeley hutchinson a native nath e of Ballina ballinasloe sloe ireland A teri tenable ible misfortune overtook them when they emigrated to ai at aral a for they lost their chil children dien by death on the ship in victoria and 1 w south wales hom however ever other chi dren were ere born to them of whom one son and three daughters still survive viz rob ert burns hutchinson now farming in british columbia mrs aeple vin cent birns scott widow ot of a landed proprietor near adelaide mrs airs violet burna afe wife of the prin principal cipa pa of st bede s college eastbourne Eist bourne and miss margaret constance burns 11 it chinson I 1 ondon chronicle |