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Jessie ( Granny Robbie ) Lawson 1853–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 SEP 1853

Birth Location: Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 JAN 1931

Death Location: North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Matthew Lawson

Mother: Catherine Boss

Spouse(s): Alexander Robertson

Children(s): Jessie Robertson, Alexander Robertson, Annie Robertson, Meg Robertson, Kate Robertson, Christina Robertson, Peter Robertson

In 1853, Jessie ( Granny Robbie ) Lawson entered the world in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Matthew Lawson And Catherine Boss. Jessie ( Granny Robbie ) Lawson married Alexander Bruce Granda Robertson, and had children including Alexander Bruce Robertson, Annie Auntie Nan Robertson, Christina Robertson, Jessie Gaga Robertson, Kate Robertson, Meg Robertson, Peter Robertson. Jessie ( Granny Robbie ) Lawson passed away in 1931 in North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Jessie ( Granny Robbie ) Lawson entered the world in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland, born to Matthew Lawson And Catherine Boss.
  • Jessie ( Granny Robbie ) Lawson married Alexander Bruce Granda Robertson, and had children including Alexander Bruce Robertson, Annie Auntie Nan Robertson, Christina Robertson, Jessie Gaga Robertson, Kate Robertson, Meg Robertson, Peter Robertson.
  • Jessie ( Granny Robbie ) Lawson passed away in 1931 in North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Jessie Lawson's Ancestors

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Jessie Lawson
1853–1931
Birth Place: Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland
Parents
Matthew Lawson
1796–1877
Catherine Boss
1828–1922
Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Boss
1791–1880
Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret Whytock
1793–1880
Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jessie Lawson's Descendants

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Jessie (( Granny Robbie )) Lawson (15 SEP 1853–29 JAN 1931) m. Alexander (Bruce ( Granda )) Robertson (3 NOV 1852–16 OCT 1922)
  1. 1. Jessie (( Gaga )) Robertson 1890–1966 m. Robert (McWatt ( Gangang )) Muir 1893–1953
    1. 1. Jessie (Robertson) Muir 1922–1993
    2. 2. Helen (McWatt) Muir 1923–2012
    3. 3. Margaret (Catherine) Muir 1926–2015
  2. 2. Alexander (Bruce) Robertson 1895–1917
  3. 3. Annie (( Auntie Nan )) Robertson 1889–1938 m. Jim Lunn –1926
  4. 4. Meg Robertson 1879–1962
  5. 5. Kate Robertson 1888–1945
  6. 6. Christina Robertson 1893–1894
  7. 7. Peter Robertson 1881–1957 m. Meg –1957

Jessie Lawson's Timeline

2 Records

1853
15 SEP 1853
Birth of Jessie ( Granny Robbie ) Lawson in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland
Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland
1931
29 JAN 1931
Age 78
Death of Jessie ( Granny Robbie ) Lawson
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Drumdryan Street, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1931

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1853
    Event Place: Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

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