His father was a successful boot and shoe maker , employing a number of men at his firm in Hawick .
William Hewitson Burnet was born on 15 May 1862 in Hawick , Scotland to William Burnet and Joan ( nee Smith ) .
William Hewitson Burnet 's father was a successful boot and shoe maker , employing a number of men at his firm Hawick Hawick .
William Hewitson Burnet was born on 15 May 1862 in Hawick , Scotland to William Burnet and Joan ( nee Smith ) .