William Chalmers Burns

1815 - 1868  (53 years)

• Name	William Chalmers Burns
  Birth	1 Apr 1815
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Apr 1868	Nieu-chwang
  	In 1868, Burns died after a short illness in Yingkou (Niuzhuang), Liaoning Province.
  Person ID	I502103	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Rev. William Hamilton Burns,   b. 15 Feb 1779, Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, Scotland d. 8 May 1859 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Chalmers,   b. 28 Nov 1784, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. Jun 1879 (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1806
  Family ID	F79945	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  missionary to China, translator of The Pilgrim's Progress into Chinese, born 1st April 1815, died at the port of Nieu-chwang, 4th April 1868 William Chalmers Burns (1 April 1815 – 4 April 1868) was a Scottish evangelist and missionary to China with the English Presbyterian Mission who originated from Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire. He was the coordinator of the Overseas missions for the English Presbyterian church. He became a well-known evangelist through his participation in two periodic Anglo-American religious revivals.