Helen Hyslop
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Helen Hyslop, also Nelly[1] or Ellen Hyslop was a 'noted local beauty'[2] in Moffat and a strong local tradition maintains that Robert Burns was for some time a great admirer of her[1] and that she had an affair with him. A daughter, also Helen, is said to have been born as a result of this liaison.[3] Parish records show that a Helen Hyslop, the mother of Burns's possible daughter, was born in the area in 1766, her parents being John Hyslop and Janet Howatson of Langholm.[2]
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Helen Hyslop | |
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Born | March 1766 Langholm, Scotland |
Died | 8 March 1852, aged 87 Moffat, Scotland |
Occupation | Housewife |
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