page_title: James Armour (Master mason)
section_title: Life and background
hierarchical_section_title: James Armour (Master mason) / Life and background
caption_attribution_description: English: MOSSGIEL
context_page_description: James Armour was a master mason and father of Jean Armour, and therefore the father-in-law of the poet Robert Burns.
context_section_description: At Mauchline on 7 December 1791 he married Mary Smith, the daughter of stonemason Adam Smith. James died on 30 September 1798 and was buried in the family lair in Mauchline churchyard. His wife died in 1805 and was buried with her husband.
caption: Mossgiel Farm. Home to Robert & Gilbert Burns.
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