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John Robb 1835 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1835

Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Jan 1901

Death Location: Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia

Father: WILLIAM ROBB

Mother: MARGARET MCLURE

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Edwards

Children(s): Elizabeth Robb, William Robb, John Robb, Margaret Robb, James Robb, Edward Robb, Mary Robb, Jane Robb, David Robb

John Robb was born in 1835 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of WILLIAM ROBB and MARGARET MCLURE. In 1841, John Robb resided in Benthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. In 1851, John Robb resided in Harrysmuir, Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. John Robb married Elizabeth Catherine Edwards, and had children including Elizabeth Catherine Robb, William Fleming Robb, John Thomas Robb, Margaret May Robb, James Henry Robb, Edward Freeman Robb, Mary Alice Robb, Jane Marion Robb, David Harold Robb. John Robb passed away in 1901 in Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • John Robb was born in 1835 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, the child of WILLIAM ROBB and MARGARET MCLURE.
  • In 1841, John Robb resided in Benthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • In 1851, John Robb resided in Harrysmuir, Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • John Robb married Elizabeth Catherine Edwards, and had children including Elizabeth Catherine Robb, William Fleming Robb, John Thomas Robb, Margaret May Robb, James Henry Robb, Edward Freeman Robb, Mary Alice Robb, Jane Marion Robb, David Harold Robb.
  • John Robb passed away in 1901 in Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Robb's Ancestors

Self
John Robb
1835 – 1901
Birth Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
WILLIAM ROBB
1794 – 1858
West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
MARGARET MCLURE
1808 – 1858
WEST CALDER, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
James Robb
1765 –
Elizabeth Graham
1765 –
JOHN MCLURE
1782 – 1848
SCOTLAND
MARRION RUSSEL
1783 – 1855
WHITBURN, WEST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Great-Grandparents
? Graham
Katherine
MCLURE
THOMAS RUSSEL
1750 –
MARGARET STORRIE
1750 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS RUSSEL
1722 –
MARGARET STEWART
1722 –

John Robb's Descendants

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John Robb (2 Nov 1835 – 29 Jan 1901) m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Edwards (1852 – 4 Feb 1896)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Catherine) Robb (1875 – ) m. Robert Michell
  2. 2. William (Fleming) Robb (1876 – 23 Jun 1956)
  3. 3. John (Thomas) Robb (1879 – )
  4. 4. Margaret (May) Robb (1881 – )
  5. 5. James (Henry) Robb (1883 – )
  6. 6. Edward (Freeman) Robb (1885 – )
  7. 7. Mary (Alice) Robb (1889 – )
  8. 8. Jane (Marion) Robb (1891 – )
  9. 9. David (Harold) Robb (1893 – )

John Robb's Timeline

6 Records

1835
2 Nov 1835
Birth of John Robb in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 6
John Robb resided here in Benthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Benthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 16
John Robb resided here in Harrysmuir, Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Harrysmuir, Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
1901
27 Aug 1901
Age 66
John Robb - Probate in Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
1901
30 Jan 1901
Age 66
Burial of John Robb in Carlyle Cemetery, Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
Carlyle Cemetery, Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
1901
29 Jan 1901
Age 66
Death of John Robb in Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1901
    Event Place: Carlyle Cemetery, Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1901
    Event Place: Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Description
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1855
    Event Place: , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1835
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Benthead, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Harrysmuir, Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

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