Burn, John (1743/4–1802), magistrate and legal editor, the son of Richard Burn (1709–1785), vicar of Orton and chancellor of the diocese of Carlisle, was born at the family home, Orton Hall, Westmorland. Although trained for the legal profession Burn did not practise, but his legal knowledge stood him in good stead in his capacity as a magistrate in the counties of ...
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Christian, Edward (bap. 1758, d. 1823), jurist and magistrate, was baptized on 3 March 1758 near Brigham, Cumberland, the second son of Charles Christian (1729–1768) of Mairlandclere (Moorland Close), attorney and coroner of Cumberland, and Ann Dixon (1730–1820). His elder brother, John (1752–1791)...