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Robert Dickson 1816 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1816

Birth Location: Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 16 APR 1877

Death Location: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Dickson

Mother: Agnes McLean

Spouse(s): Anne Forrester

Children(s): Mary Dickson, Janet Dickson, William Dickson, John Dickson, Thomas Dickson, Robert Dickson, Jane Dickson, Susan Dickson, John Dickson, Agnes Dickson

Robert Dickson was born in 1816 in Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Dickson and Agnes McLean. Robert Dickson married Anne Forrester, and had children including Mary Wallace Dickson, Janet Dickson, William Dickson, John Dickson, Thomas F Dickson, Robert Dickson, Jane Ann Dickson, Susan Lang Dickson, John Forrester Dickson, Agnes Dickson. Robert Dickson passed away in 1877 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Dickson was born in 1816 in Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of William Dickson and Agnes McLean.
  • Robert Dickson married Anne Forrester, and had children including Mary Wallace Dickson, Janet Dickson, William Dickson, John Dickson, Thomas F Dickson, Robert Dickson, Jane Ann Dickson, Susan Lang Dickson, John Forrester Dickson, Agnes Dickson.
  • Robert Dickson passed away in 1877 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Robert Dickson's Ancestors

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Robert Dickson
1816 – 1877
Birth Place: Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Dickson
1781 – 1856
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Agnes McLean
1790 – 1868
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Lourie McLean
1754 – 1854
Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Drover
1749 – 1819
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Drover
1700 – 1800
Agnes Gray
1707 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Drover
1673 – 1773
Margaret Wilkison
1673 – 1773
Robert Gray
1678 – 1745
Margaret Thomson
1688 – 1788

Robert Dickson's Descendants

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Robert Dickson (ABT 1816 – 16 APR 1877) m. Anne Forrester (ABT 1816 – 31 JAN 1885)
  1. 1. Mary (Wallace) Dickson (14 MAY 1841 – 14 MAR 1896)
  2. 2. Janet Dickson (4 JAN 1845 – BEF 1945)
  3. 3. William Dickson (9 DEC 1846 – BEF 1946)
  4. 4. John Dickson (ABT 1847 – BEF 1947)
  5. 5. Thomas (F) Dickson (2 NOV 1849 – 10 JAN 1905)
  6. 6. Robert Dickson (30 APR 1851 – 14 APR 1914)
  7. 7. Jane (Ann) Dickson (20 MAR 1853 – BEF 1953)
  8. 8. Susan (Lang) Dickson (NOV 1854 – BEF 1954)
  9. 9. John (Forrester) Dickson (6 AUG 1856 – BEF 1956)
  10. 10. Agnes Dickson (30 JAN 1858 – BEF 1958)

Robert Dickson's Timeline

2 Records

1816
ABT 1816
Birth of Robert Dickson in Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1877
16 APR 1877
Age 61
Death of Robert Dickson in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1816
    Event Place: Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 APR 1877
    Event Place: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland

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