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James Robertson 1727 – 1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1727

Birth Location: Banff, Banffshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 29 Nov 1834

Death Location: Bathurst, 1653966, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: James Robertson

Mother: Barbara Banks

Spouse(s): Elspet Davidson

Children(s): William ROBERTSON

James Robertson was born in 1727 in Banff, Banffshire, , Scotland, the child of James Robertson and Barbara Banks. James Robertson married Elspet Davidson, and had children including William ROBERTSON. James Robertson passed away in 1834 in Bathurst, 1653966, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Robertson was born in 1727 in Banff, Banffshire, , Scotland, the child of James Robertson and Barbara Banks.
  • James Robertson married Elspet Davidson, and had children including William ROBERTSON.
  • James Robertson passed away in 1834 in Bathurst, 1653966, New Brunswick, Canada.

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James Robertson's Ancestors

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James Robertson
1727 – 1834
Birth Place: Banff, Banffshire, , Scotland
Parents
James Robertson
1703 – 1770
Sandsting and Aithsting, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland
Barbara Banks
1718 – 1745
Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Blaze (Robert) Robertson
1685 – 1735
Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland
Katharine Donaldson
1695 – 1748
Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Straun
1653 – 1689
Sarah Robertson
– 1748
William Donaldson
1675 –
AGNES THOMSON
1675 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Strouan
1627 – 1688
Mariota Lentham;Torwoodhead
1640 – 1708
Benjamin Woodbridge
1645 – 1737

James Robertson's Descendants

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James Robertson (27 Apr 1727 – 29 Nov 1834) m. Elspet Davidson (16 Jul 1716 – 1770)
  1. 1. William ROBERTSON (26 Jan 1752 – ) m. Isobel Lyon (3 July 1752 – )

James Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1727
27 Apr 1727
Birth of James Robertson in Banff, Banffshire, , Scotland
Banff, Banffshire, , Scotland
1834
29 Nov 1834
Age 107
Death of James Robertson in Bathurst, 1653966, New Brunswick, Canada
Bathurst, 1653966, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1727
    Event Place: Banff, Banffshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1834
    Event Place: Bathurst, 1653966, New Brunswick, Canada

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