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Joseph Robertson 1795–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1795

Birth Location: Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Robertson

Mother: Margaret Waite

Spouse(s): Janet Pinkerton

Children(s): Agnes Robertson, Robert Robertson, Janet Robertson, John Robertson, Margaret Robertson, Elizabeth Robertson

Joseph Robertson was born in 1795 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of John Robertson And Margaret Waite. In 1841, Joseph Robertson resided in Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland. In 1851, Joseph Robertson resided in Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland. Joseph Robertson married Janet Pinkerton, and had children including Agnes Robertson, Elizabeth Robertson, Janet Robertson, John Robertson, Margaret Robertson, Robert Robertson. Joseph Robertson passed away in 1862 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Joseph Robertson was born in 1795 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland, the child of John Robertson And Margaret Waite.
  • In 1841, Joseph Robertson resided in Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Joseph Robertson resided in Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Joseph Robertson married Janet Pinkerton, and had children including Agnes Robertson, Elizabeth Robertson, Janet Robertson, John Robertson, Margaret Robertson, Robert Robertson.
  • Joseph Robertson passed away in 1862 in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Robertson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Robertson
1795–1862
Birth Place: Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
John Robertson
1753–1802
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
Margaret Waite
1756–1837
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Robertson
1720–
Bunkle and Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland
Margaret Fairbairn
1727–1806
Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland
David Wait
1724–1787
Blackadder Mill, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
Janet Drummond
1713–
St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Robertson
1680–
John Fairbairn
1693–1760
Helen Grieve
1703–1770
David Wait
1681–
Bessie Cowan
1679–
William Drummond
1690–
Ann Carmichael
1690–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Fairbarne
1663–1740
Christian Bucklose
1674–1756
James Grieve
1668–1712
Jonat Craige
1668–1718
Robert Cowan
1660–
Helen Fouler
1665–
James Carmichael
1670–
Elizabeth Wood
1669–

Joseph Robertson's Descendants

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Joseph Robertson (10 Apr 1795–1862) m. Janet Pinkerton (abt 1797–)
  1. 1. Agnes Robertson 1825–
  2. 2. Robert Robertson 1829–
  3. 3. Janet Robertson 1832–
  4. 4. John Robertson 1834–
  5. 5. Margaret Robertson 1822–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Robertson 1844–

Joseph Robertson's Timeline

6 Records

1795
10 Apr 1795
Birth of Joseph Robertson in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 46
Joseph Robertson resided here in Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 56
Joseph Robertson resided here in Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 66
Joseph Robertson resided here in Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
1862
abt 1862
Age 67
Death of Joseph Robertson
None
1862
1862
Age 67
Burial of Joseph Robertson in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1795
    Event Place: Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 10A; Page: 7; Line: 1250; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 20B; Page: 11; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_184; Year: 1851
    [3] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 20B; Page: 11; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_184; Year: 1851
    [4] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 88; Page: 3; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_125
    [5] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 10A; Page: 7; Line: 1250; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 20B; Page: 11; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1851_184; Year: 1851
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 20B; Page: 11; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_184; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 88; Page: 3; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_125

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 88; Page: 3; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_125

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1862
    Record Source: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index

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