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James Robertson 1826 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1826

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: Bet. 1851–1852

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John Robertson

Mother: Isabella Chalmers

Spouse(s): Jane Howie

Children(s): Jean Robertson, Beatrice Robertson, Elizabeth Robertson, Anne Robertson, Isabella Robertson

In 1826, James Robertson entered the world in Scotland, born to John Or Alexander Robertson and Isabella Chalmers. In 1851, James Robertson resided in Mintlaw, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. James Robertson married Jane Howie, and had children including Jean Robertson, Beatrice Robertson, Elizabeth Robertson, Anne Robertson, Isabella Robertson. James Robertson passed away in 1851 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1826, James Robertson entered the world in Scotland, born to John Or Alexander Robertson and Isabella Chalmers.
  • In 1851, James Robertson resided in Mintlaw, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • James Robertson married Jane Howie, and had children including Jean Robertson, Beatrice Robertson, Elizabeth Robertson, Anne Robertson, Isabella Robertson.
  • James Robertson passed away in 1851 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Robertson
– 1841
Birth Location: –
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Isabella Chalmers
– 1841
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jane Howie
1827 – 1860
Birth Location: Clatt, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jean Robertson
1844 –
Birth Location: –
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Beatrice Robertson
1847 – 1875
Birth Location: 'Furniebe', Wanganui, New Zealand
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Elizabeth Robertson
1846 –
Birth Location: –
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Anne Robertson
1849 –
Birth Location: –
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Isabella Robertson
1850 – 1933
Birth Location: Mintlaw, Longside, Abderdeenshire, Scotland
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James Robertson's Ancestors

Self
James Robertson
1826 – 1851
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
John Or Alexander Robertson
– 1841
Isabella Chalmers
– 1841
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Robertson's Descendants

1.
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James Robertson (Abt. 1826 – Bet. 1851–1852) m. Jane Howie (Abt. 05 Apr 1827 – 1860)
  1. 1. Jean Robertson (25 Jan 1844 – )
  2. 2. Beatrice Robertson (01 May 1847 – 11 Nov 1875) m. John Old (18 Mar 1846 – 16 Mar 1926)
    1. 1. John Old (13 Apr 1874 – 11 Jan 1950) m. Mary Lowrie (1874 – 12 Jun 1924) m. Clara (Lavinia) Reisima (1884 – 29 Sep 1959)
      1. 1. Alfred (William) Old (26 Apr 1894 – 1957) m. Lucy Dart m. Lily Dart m. Ruth ( – Aft. 1958)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Lucy) Old (20 Oct 1920 – 24 Apr 1989) m. Robert Westphal (11 Mar 1914 – 08 Feb 1999)
        2. 2. Ailsa Old (1922 – ) m. Smith
        3. 3. Nancy Old (1924 – ) m. Brooks
      2. 2. Beatrice (Mary) Old (15 May 1897 – 22 Aug 1961) m. William McConnell
      3. 3. John (Lewis) Old (17 Sep 1898 – 22 Sep 1967) m. Eveline (Elsie) Eglinton (01 Jul 1902 – 22 Dec 1978)
        1. 1. Beatrice (Emily) Old (1926 – )
        2. 2. Kathleen (Barbara) Old (1928 – )
    2. 2. James Old (05 May 1869 – 11 Jul 1935) m. Emily (Caroline) Elliot (15 Nov 1878 – 1975)
      1. 1. Ernest (William) Old (Oct 1898 – 22 Aug 1986) m. Unknown
      2. 2. Emily (Grace) Old (19 Jul 1900 – 27 May 1988) m. Frederick (Thomas) Lord
        1. 1. Peter Lord
        2. 2. Edna LORD
        3. 3. Renee Lord
        4. 4. Colin LORD
      3. 3. Gladys (Elliot) Old (12 Aug 1901 – 01 Aug 1922) m. Unknown WILSON
        1. 1. Ina WILSON m. PANTING
      4. 4. Eva (Beatrice) Old (12 Aug 1901 – 05 Sep 1977) m. Cecil (Alexander) Ross
        1. 1. Gladys ROSS m. PEMBERTON
        2. 2. Murray ROSS m. Patricia Unknown
        3. 3. May ROSS m. MERRIMAN
        4. 4. Lloyd ROSS
      5. 5. Mavis ((May) Margaret) Old (08 Dec 1902 – 03 Apr 1975) m. Lance MOIR
        1. 1. Peter MOIR
        2. 2. Olive MOIR
        3. 3. Joan MOIR m. PEACOCK
        4. 4. James MOIR
        5. 5. Connie MOIR m. FOX
      6. 6. Irene (Maud) Old (28 Jul 1905 – 19 Dec 2002) m. Tasman Davidson ( – 1931) m. Unknown Johnson
        1. 1. Tasman (Larry) Davidson (30 July 1931 – 24 July 2000) m. Rona (Iva) Mareta
        2. 2. Lyndsay (Gordon) Davidson
        3. 3. Jack (Elliot) Davidson m. Maureen (Dawn) Hurley (11 Oct 1936 – )
      7. 7. Olive (Robertson) Old (29 Apr 1904 – 28 May 1979) m. Unknown m. Walter (James) Davidson ( – 1993)
        1. 1. Joan (Olive) Old (12 Dec 1921 – )
        2. 2. Unknown Davidson
        3. 3. Unknown Davidson
        4. 4. Unknown Davidson
        5. 5. Unknown Davidson
        6. 6. Unknown Davidson
        7. 7. Unknown Davidson
      8. 8. Edna (Ruby) Old (22 Apr 1909 – 13 May 1993) m. William (Henry) Davidson m. Albert LORD
      9. 9. Roy (Mitchell Paxton) Old (12 Oct 1912 – 16 May 1984) m. Huia (May) Hepburn (17 Dec 1912 – 4 July 1948)
        1. 1. Claude (Reginald James) OLD (4 Feb 1944 – 11 Jul 2003)
        2. 2. Zelda OLD m. Wetini
      10. 10. James ((Mac) McRae) Old (1914 – 25 Oct 1940) m. Florence (Adella) Keighley (19 Aug 1915 – 28 Nov 1991)
        1. 1. Velma OLD m. Don VERRY
        2. 2. Graham OLD
    3. 3. Beatrice (Elizabeth) Old (1873 – 10 May 1939) m. Edward (Charles) Pilkington (1871 – )
      1. 1. Vera (Norgate Hawes) Pilkington (21 Mar 1899 – 06 Jul 1978) m. Norman (George) Brown
        1. 1. Beryl BROWN
        2. 2. Audrey BROWN
      2. 2. Eveline (Elsie) Eglinton (01 Jul 1902 – 22 Dec 1978) m. John (Lewis) Old (17 Sep 1898 – 22 Sep 1967)
      3. 3. Margaret (Avis Miriem) Pilkington (06 Apr 1903 – 1979) m. Thomas (Shepherd Ernest) Cooper
        1. 1. Sefton (Aubrey) COOPER
        2. 2. Morrin (Thomas) COOPER
        3. 3. Judith (Lucille) COOPER m. Unknown PARKER
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Old (16 Mar 1872 – 1940) m. Robert (John Schmidt) EGLINTON (1864 – 04 May 1937)
    5. 5. William Old (15 Aug 1873 – 1874)
    6. 6. William Old (13 Jan 1875 – 13 May 1960) m. Eleanor (Clara) Houston (23 Feb 1879 – 03 Dec 1954)
      1. 1. Cecil (William) Old (20 Sep 1903 – 1985) m. Amuri (Maxwell) Law (26 Jul 1903 – 05 Jan 1984)
        1. 1. Doreen (Eleanor) Old (24 Jun 1931 – 2003) m. Norton (Hesse) Corlett (1926 – 1989)
        2. 2. David (Maxwell) Old (25 Nov 1935 – 11 Jan 1997) m. Frances (Heather) Forster (27 May 1940 – )
      2. 2. Joseph (Stuart) Old (04 Mar 1907 – 25 Dec 1996) m. Lorna (Aroha) Poland (01 Oct 1913 – 24 Oct 1991)
        1. 1. Janet (Ellen) Old (20 Jun 1946 – ) m. William Williams (1946 – )
        2. 2. Susan (Margaret) Old (21 Nov 1951 – ) m. Paul (Frederick) Hooker (31 Jan 1947 – ) m. Walter (Barry) Schultz (1947 – )
      3. 3. Sybil (Annie) Old (20 Dec 1912 – 28 Nov 1997) m. Philip (Donald) Chapman (10 Sep 1901 – 03 Jan 1957)
        1. 1. Ross (Valentine) Chapman (25 Dec 1933 – ) m. Lorraine (Irene) Burfield-Mills (30 Apr 1940 – )
        2. 2. Murray (Reid) Chapman (24 Sep 1936 – ) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Pilcher (12 Jun 1939 – )
        3. 3. Rae (Elanor) Chapman (15 Jun 1943 – ) m. Charles (Thomas) Tirchett (05 Mar 1935 – )
      4. 4. Eleanor (Houston) Old (02 Oct 1916 – ) m. William (Gordon) Rollitt (04 May 1907 – 25 Sep 1992)
        1. 1. Dale (William) Rollitt (09 Dec 1939 – ) m. Veronica (Mary) Shallus (1942 – )
        2. 2. Dianne (Eleanor) Rollitt (07 Feb 1942 – ) m. Mervyn (John) Oldham (1941 – )
  3. 3. Elizabeth Robertson (Abt. 1846 – )
  4. 4. Anne Robertson (12 Apr 1849 – ) m. William Campbell (Abt. 1841 – )
  5. 5. Isabella Robertson (22 Nov 1850 – 1933) m. Donald Lourie ( – 1902) m. Richard Wedderspoon (Abt. 1866 – Aft. 1933)
    1. 1. Flora (McMillan) Lourie
      1. 1. Isabella McLeay m. Grimwood
        1. 1. Roberta Grimwood m. Brian Amyes

James Robertson's Timeline

4 Records

1826
Abt. 1826
Birth of James Robertson in Scotland
Scotland
1851
1851
Age 25
James Robertson resided here in Mintlaw, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mintlaw, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1851
Bet. 1851–1852
Age 25
Death of James Robertson in Scotland
Scotland
1861
1861
Age 35
James Robertson resided here in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1826
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Mintlaw, Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Longside; ED: 1; Page: 13; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_48; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: St Nicholas; ED: 2; Page: 1; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1861_24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1851–1852
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grey County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011
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