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Magnus Robertson 1822–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Sep 1901

Death Location: West Houlland, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Thomas Robertson

Mother: Beatrice Jamieson

Spouse(s): Marion Hunter

Children(s): Thomas Robertson, Margaret Robertson, James Robertson, Robertson None, Catherine Robertson, Magnus Robertson

The story of Magnus Robertson began in 1822 in Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland. Magnus Robertson married Marion Hunter, and had children including Catherine Robertson, James Robertson, Magnus Robertson, Margaret Robertson, Robertson, Thomas Robertson. Magnus Robertson passed away in 1901 in West Houlland, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Magnus Robertson began in 1822 in Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland.
  • Magnus Robertson married Marion Hunter, and had children including Catherine Robertson, James Robertson, Magnus Robertson, Margaret Robertson, Robertson, Thomas Robertson.
  • Magnus Robertson passed away in 1901 in West Houlland, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Robertson
1769–1841
Birth Location: Uyeasound, Shetland, Scotland
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Beatrice Jamieson
1775–1866
Birth Location: Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marion Hunter
1828–1913
Birth Location: Weisdale, Shetland Isles, Scotland
MH

Children(s)

Thomas Robertson
1862–1945
Birth Location: Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
TR
Margaret Robertson
1857–1939
Birth Location: Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
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James Robertson
1854–1906
Birth Location: Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
JR
Robertson None
1860–1860
Birth Location: Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
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Catherine Robertson
1865–1919
Birth Location: West Houlland, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
CR
Magnus Robertson
1868–
Birth Location: West Houlland, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
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Magnus Robertson's Ancestors

Self
Magnus Robertson
1822–1901
Birth Place: Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Robertson
1769–1841
Uyeasound, Shetland, Scotland
Beatrice Jamieson
1775–1866
Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Magnus Robertson's Descendants

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Magnus Robertson (1822–6 Sep 1901) m. Marion Hunter (1828–15 FEB 1913)
  1. 1. Thomas Robertson 1862–1945 m. Alice Jamieson 1856– m. Elizabeth Jeromson 1861–1942
    1. 1. Margaret Robertson 1884–1966 m. Magnus Williamson 1882–1933
      1. 1. Christina (Catherine) Williamson 1915–2005 m. Andrew (Henry John) Brown 1903–
        1. 1. Margaret (Gilbertha) Brown 1933–2016 m. James (Thomas) Manson 1931–2016
      2. 2. Jemima (Ann) Williamson 1922–2019 m. William (Gilbert) Scott 1908–1989
      3. 3. Margaret (Alice) Williamson 1917–1973 m. Peter Twatt 1908–1953
        1. 1. Patricia (Rose Margaret) Twatt 1951–2000 m. Allister (James) Couper 1945–2020
      4. 4. Magnus (Arthur) Williamson 1919–1984 m. Catherine (Kathleen) Gribbin 1914–2007
      5. 5. Peter (Henry) Williamson 1924–1995 m. Lilias (Catherine Jane Elizabeth) Irvine 1924–2022
      6. 6. Martin (Edward) Williamson 1927–2012 m. Laura (Helen) Jamieson 1933–2022
    2. 2. Alice Robertson 1895–1979 m. George Gifford 1882–1968
      1. 1. Alice (Marion) Gifford 1918–2003 m. Sydney (Ian Hamilton) Robertson 1915–2001
      2. 2. George (Magnus) Gifford 1920–1942
      3. 3. Thomas (James McDonald) Gifford 1923–2000
      4. 4. Charles (John Fordyce) Gifford 1924–2018 m. Williamina (Barbara) Anderson 1929–2017
        1. 1. Barbara (Alison) Gifford 1949–2023 m. James (Alexander) Robertson 1942–2020 m. Magnus (Hoseason) Henry 1949–2022
    3. 3. Marion Robertson 1886–1977 m. James Mann 1885–1974
      1. 1. James Mann 1918–1988
      2. 2. John (Thomas) Mann 1921–1940
    4. 4. Robina Robertson 1897–1897
    5. 5. Eliza (Catherine) Robertson 1888–1945 m. Scott Williamson 1871–1921 m. William Leask 1890–1953
      1. 1. Alice (Jane Elizabeth) Williamson 1909–2000 m. Robert (Andrew) Fraser 1896–1966 m. Eric Treweek 1911–
      2. 2. Maria (Margaret) Williamson 1912–1922
      3. 3. Christina (Ann) Williamson 1915–1922
      4. 4. Magnus (James Phillip) Williamson 1917–1999
        1. 1. Wynis Williamson 1942–1995
      5. 5. Adeline (Agnes) Williamson 1913–1993 m. Maxwell (Robert) Smith 1910–1994
        1. 1. Alistair (Magnus) Smith 1944–2022
      6. 6. John (Scott) Williamson 1919–2000
      7. 7. Edith (Kathleen) Williamson 1921–2011 m. Alexander (MacDonald Brian) Lawrie 1920–2008
        1. 1. Wendy (Hunter) Lawrie 1946–2015
      8. 8. Robert (Andrew Christie) Leask 1930–1981
    6. 6. James Robertson 1891–1909
    7. 7. Magnus Robertson 1892–1964 m. Violet (Ludella) Dryborough 1903–1968
      1. 1. Thomas (Duncan) Robertson 1934–1998
      2. 2. Rubina (Marion) Robertson 1929–1981
      3. 3. Eileen (Della) Robertson 1931–2013 m. James (Douglas) Kelley 1924–2007
    8. 8. Thomas Robertson 1899–1984 m. Dorothy Gray 1905–1939
      1. 1. Thomas Robertson 1926–1976
    9. 9. Jemima (Philas) Robertson 1899–1963 m. Laurence Coutts 1895–1941
      1. 1. Cathleen (Agnes) Coutts 1922–1941
      2. 2. Ruby (Beatrice) Coutts 1920– m. Geoffrey (Brian) Mullins 1923–
      3. 3. Margaret (Rose) Coutts 1926–2004
      4. 4. Adaline (Maureen) Coutts 1931–1998
  2. 2. Margaret Robertson 1857–1939 m. James Johnson 1849–1936
    1. 1. Joan (Smith) Johnson 1888–1954 m. Adam (James) Leask 1883–1953
      1. 1. William (Laurence) Leask 1911–1987 m. Mary (Caroline Margaret) Coutts 1918–1998
      2. 2. James (Robert) Leask 1912–1993 m. Edwina (Wilma Wardrop) Laurenson 1931–1990
      3. 3. Ada (Margaret) Leask 1915–1996 m. William (James) Blance 1915–1975
      4. 4. Joan (Isabella Ann) Leask 1919–1997 m. Wilfred (Neil) Malpass 1914–1996
    2. 2. Jean Johnson 1899–1967 m. Alexander Linklater 1890–1978
    3. 3. Marion Johnston 1890–1957
    4. 4. Ann (Eliza) Johnston 1893–1980
    5. 5. James Johnston 1895–
    6. 6. Isabella Johnston 1897–1972 m. John (William) Sandison 1892–1949
  3. 3. James Robertson 1854–1906 m. Robina Slater 1858–1932
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Georgina) Robertson 1881–1945 m. James Barron 1877–1950
      1. 1. Andrew (William) Barron 1903–1978 m. Mary Richards 1904–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Georgina) Barron 1911–1920
      3. 3. John (Robert) Barron 1905–1999 m. Mary (Wilson) MacFarlane 1905–2003
      4. 4. James (Robert) Barron 1913–1971 m. Jane (Fairley) Allan 1910–1989
      5. 5. Agnes (Jane) Barron 1907–2002 m. Alexander Bruce 1904–1973
      6. 6. Joseph Barron 1919–2000
    2. 2. Magnus Robertson 1883– m. Catherine (Ursula) Leask 1882–1974
      1. 1. Catherine (Ursula) Robertson 1904– m. Frank Preshaw 1907–
      2. 2. Margaret Robertson 1906– m. Cockburn 1909–
      3. 3. Jessica Robertson 1908– m. Austin 1910–
      4. 4. James Robertson 1908–
      5. 5. John Robertson 1910–1985
    3. 3. John Robertson 1886–
    4. 4. James Robertson 1889– m. Alison 1888–
      1. 1. Ronald Robertson 1907–
      2. 2. William Robertson 1909–
    5. 5. Marion Robertson 1891– m. James Miller 1875–
    6. 6. Robina (Helen) Robertson 1895–1978 m. Thomas Bowen 1893–1968
      1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth) Bowen 1922–2001 m. Roy Phillips 1920–2010
      2. 2. Robert (Slater) Bowen 1923–2002 m. Winifred (Jeanie) Dinnes 1924–2013
      3. 3. Bruce (Ernest) Bowen 1926–1927
      4. 4. Grace (Margaret) Bowen 1928–2018 m. James (Charles) Peterson 1918–2010
  4. 4. Robertson 1860–1860
  5. 5. Catherine Robertson 1865–1919
  6. 6. Magnus Robertson 1868–

Magnus Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1822
1822
Birth of Magnus Robertson in Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
1901
6 Sep 1901
Age 79
Death of Magnus Robertson in West Houlland, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
West Houlland, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Unifirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1901
    Event Place: West Houlland, Sandsting, Shetland, Scotland
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