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Isabella Steven or Tibbie Stein was the daughter of a tenant farmer from Littlehill or Little Hill Farm (NS467305) that adjoined the Burns's farm at Lochlea.Boyle, Page 86 'Stein' is an alternative form of the surname 'Steven'. Littlehill had three acres of land that are said to have been little better than peat moss. She is also said to have lived in
The poet is said to have visited her home one evening only to be politely informed that 'Tibbie' was not available as she was engaged with another admirer. Burns turned on his heels and never visited her again.Mackay, Page 80 Tibbie married her beau to become Mrs Isabella Allan and Robert turned his attention to Elizabeth Paton.Purdie, Page 300
The poet wrote the caustic song ''"O Tibbie, I Hae Seen The Day"'' with the chorus:
The love song, one of Burn's first in this category, is set to the tune "Invercauld's Reel", appears (no. 196) in Johnson's ''The Scots Musical Museum'' in 1788:
Tibbie however was proud enough to acknowledge that the song was about her and that she once held some affection for the poet. On an occasion when her grandson recited the song she told him that she was the heroine of the piece.
The poet scorns the heiress:
A thousand marks or merks at the time would amount to around £56, close enough with poetic licence to £75. It is thought that the ''"lass beside yon park"'' refers to Elizabeth Paton although Burns never confirmed this.
Spectacles
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Tarbolton
Tarbolton () is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is near Failford, Mauchline, Ayr, and Kilmarnock. The old Fail Monastery was nearby and Robert Burns connections are strong, including the Bachelors' Club museum.
Meaning of place-name
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Life and character
Isabella or Tibbie was regarded as having been very good looking and at the age of seventeenRobert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the List of national poets, national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the be ...
was greatly attracted to her. The poet ''"deemed himself doing well in his courtship"'' until 'Tibbie' came into a legacy and dowry of £75 at which point she decided herself above a mere farmer's son. She married a more prosperous suitor soon after.
Aged nine or ten at the time of these events, Isobel Burns, sister of the poet, is the only source of Isabella Stevens identification as being the 'Tibbie' of the song.MacKay, Page 80 A Tarbolton tradition holds that 'Tibbie' lived in the village on the west side of Burns Street on the corner of Garden Street. Her father is said to have been a wealthy farmer.
Association with Robert Burns
The poet is said to have visited her home one evening only to be politely informed that 'Tibbie' was not available as she was engaged with another admirer. Burns turned on his heels and never visited her again.Mackay, Page 80 Tibbie married her beau to become Mrs Isabella Allan and Robert turned his attention to Elizabeth Paton.Purdie, Page 300
The poet wrote the caustic song ''"O Tibbie, I Hae Seen The Day"'' with the chorus:
The love song, one of Burn's first in this category, is set to the tune "Invercauld's Reel", appears (no. 196) in Johnson's ''The Scots Musical Museum'' in 1788:
Tibbie however was proud enough to acknowledge that the song was about her and that she once held some affection for the poet. On an occasion when her grandson recited the song she told him that she was the heroine of the piece.
The poet scorns the heiress:
A thousand marks or merks at the time would amount to around £56, close enough with poetic licence to £75. It is thought that the ''"lass beside yon park"'' refers to Elizabeth Paton although Burns never confirmed this.
Micro-history
The National Trust for Scotland holds Isabella Steven's wedding spoon and spectacles at the Burns Birthplace Museum inAlloway
Alloway (, ) is a suburb of Ayr, and former village, in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the River Doon. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem Tam o' Shanter (Burns poem), "Tam o' Shanter". Tobias Ba ...
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See also
* Jean Armour * Lesley Baillie * Alison Begbie * Nelly Blair * May Cameron * Mary Campbell (Highland Mary) * Jenny Clow * Kate Kemp * Nelly Kilpatrick * Jessie Lewars * Elizabeth Paton * Anne Rankine * Peggy ThompsonReferences
;Notes ;Sources # Boyle, A.M. (1996). ''The Ayrshire Book of Burns-Lore.'' Darvel : Alloway Publishing. . # Hill, John C. Rev. (1961). ''The Love Songs and Heroines of Robert Burns.'' London : J. M. Dent. # Mackay, James (2004). ''A Biography of Robert Burns. Edinburgh : Mainstream Publishing''. . # Purdie, David; McCue Kirsteen and Carruthers, Gerrard. (2013). ''Maurice Lindsay's The Burns Encyclopaedia''. London : Robert Hale. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Steven, Isabella Robert Burns 18th-century Scottish women History of South Ayrshire Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown