John Syme

(1755-1831)

NAME AUTHORITIES: DNB: Syme, John (1755–1831), friend of Robert Burns LBT ID: JoSyme1831	B/BAP: 1755 DIED: 1831-11-24
SOURCES: DNB
Educated for the law, he was a Kirkcudbrightshire farmer and friend of Robert Burns.
REFERENCES TO John Syme: Henry Roscoe, The Life of William Roscoe 2 vols (London: T. Cadell, 1833) Chapter VI. 1796-1799 Found 1: ¶ 38