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The '''Burrows Family''' was one of the more important of the [[Hobbit]] families of the [[Shire]], of whom several members were present at [[Bilbo Baggins]]'s famous [[Birthday Party]].  
The '''Burrows Family''' was an important [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] family of [[the Shire]].
 
The correct plural of the name is "Burrowses".<ref>{{FR|I1}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Very little is known about the family in general, apart from the fact that the correct plural of the name is "Burrowses". There was however a family connection between the Burrowses and the [[Baggins|Bagginses]]: Bilbo's distant cousin [[Peony Baggins]] was married to [[Milo Burrows]], and together they had four children.  
There was a family connection between the Burrowses and the [[Baggins Family|Bagginses]]: Bilbo's distant cousin [[Peony Baggins]] was married to [[Milo Burrows]], and together they had four children.<ref name="Baggins"/>


Decades before his Birthday Party, at the end of his adventures in ''[[The Hobbit]]'', Bilbo returned home to find that he had been officially presumed dead, and that [[Bag End]] and its contents were being sold at auction. The company responsible was [[Messrs Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes]], a variation in spelling seen nowhere else. Perhaps this was just an unsual spelling of the name "Burrows", though it may conceivably have been an entirely different family of Hobbits with a remarkably similar name.
The company [[Messrs Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes]] were responsible in auctioneering Bilbo's belongins.<ref>{{H|Stage}}</ref><ref group=note>This title represents a different spelling of the name "Burrows", but it is intended to be the same. See {{RS|1Ii}}</ref>.
 
Several members were present at [[Bilbo Baggins]]'s famous [[Bilbo's Farewell Party|Farewell Party]].<ref name="Baggins">{{App|Baggins}}</ref>
 
[[Folco Burrowes]] was Frodo's lawyer.


==Genealogy==
==Genealogy==
Showing the prominent members of the Burrows clan.<ref name="Baggins"/><ref>{{App|Boffin}}</ref><ref>{{App|Brandybuck}}</ref>  The figures after the names are those of birth.  A dashed line indicates marriage.  Names in ''italics'' signify those who attended [[Bilbo's Farewell Party]] on [[22 September]] {{SR|1401}}.
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{{familytree | | | | | | | | |Q|y|R| | Q=[[Druda Burrows]]|R=[[Rollo Boffin]]}}
{{familytree | | | | | | | | |Q|y|R| | Q=[[Druda Burrows]]|R=[[Rollo Boffin]]}}
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{{familytree | |R|y|S| | |Q| | | | | | Q=various descendants|R=[[Rufus Burrows]]|S=[[Asphodel Brandybuck]]}}
{{familytree | |R|y|S| | |Q| | | | | | Q=various descendants|R=[[Rufus Burrows]]|S=[[Asphodel Brandybuck]]}}
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{{familytree | | | |M|y|P| | | | | | | | M=[[Milo Burrows]]|P=[[Peony Baggins]]}}
{{familytree | | | |M|y|P| | | | | | | | M=''[[Milo Burrows]]''<br/><small>''1347''</small>|P=''[[Peony Baggins]]''}}
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{{familytree | |Q| |B| |R| |S| | | | | Q=[[Mosco Burrows]]|B=[[Moro Burrows]]|R=[[Myrtle Burrows]]|S=[[Minto Burrows]]}}
{{familytree | |Q| |B| |R| |S| | | | | Q=''[[Mosco Burrows]]''<br/><small>''1387''</small>|B=''[[Moro Burrows]]''<br/><small>''1391''</small>|R=''[[Myrtle Burrows]]''<br/><small>''1393''</small>|S=[[Minto Burrows]]<br/><small>''1396''</small>}}
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Revision as of 17:10, 11 March 2021

The Burrows Family was an important Hobbit family of the Shire.

The correct plural of the name is "Burrowses".[1]

History

There was a family connection between the Burrowses and the Bagginses: Bilbo's distant cousin Peony Baggins was married to Milo Burrows, and together they had four children.[2]

The company Messrs Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes were responsible in auctioneering Bilbo's belongins.[3][note 1].

Several members were present at Bilbo Baggins's famous Farewell Party.[2]

Folco Burrowes was Frodo's lawyer.

Genealogy

Showing the prominent members of the Burrows clan.[2][4][5] The figures after the names are those of birth. A dashed line indicates marriage. Names in italics signify those who attended Bilbo's Farewell Party on 22 September S.R. 1401.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Druda Burrows
 
Rollo Boffin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rufus Burrows
 
Asphodel Brandybuck
 
 
various descendants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Milo Burrows
1347
 
Peony Baggins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mosco Burrows
1387
 
Moro Burrows
1391
 
Myrtle Burrows
1393
 
Minto Burrows
1396
 
 
 
 

Notes

  1. This title represents a different spelling of the name "Burrows", but it is intended to be the same. See J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Return of the Shadow, "The First Phase: I. A Long-expected Party, (i) The First Version"

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