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Robert Harvey 1842–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Feb/Mar 1842

Birth Location: Firth And Stenness, Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 23 (3) Dec 1883

Death Location: Emerson, Manitoba, Canada

Father: William (Hervie)

Mother: Margaret Horrie

Spouse(s): Janet Mather

Children(s): Janet Harvey, William Harvey, Margaret Harvey, David Harvey, John Harvey

Robert Harvey was born in 1842 in Firth And Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, the child of William Harvey Hervie And Margaret Horrie. In 1851, Robert Harvey resided in Firth, Orkney, Scotland. Robert Harvey married Janet Mather, and had children including David Harvey, Janet Harvey, John Harvey, Margaret Jane Harvey, William Henry Harvey. Robert Harvey passed away in 1883 in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada.

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Biography

  • Robert Harvey was born in 1842 in Firth And Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, the child of William Harvey Hervie And Margaret Horrie.
  • In 1851, Robert Harvey resided in Firth, Orkney, Scotland.
  • Robert Harvey married Janet Mather, and had children including David Harvey, Janet Harvey, John Harvey, Margaret Jane Harvey, William Henry Harvey.
  • Robert Harvey passed away in 1883 in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Harvey's Ancestors

Self
Robert Harvey
1842–1883
Birth Place: Firth And Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Parents
William Harvey (Hervie)
1792–1873
Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Margaret Horrie
1806–1845
Firth, Orkney, Scotland/Chatham, Kent, England
Grandparents
John (Harvey) (Hervie)
1765–
Margaret Brown
1766–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Harvey's Descendants

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Robert Harvey (9 Feb/Mar 1842–23 (3) Dec 1883) m. Janet Mather (8 Nov 1847–3 Feb 1935)
  1. 1. Janet Harvey 1878–1937 m. Andrew Gibson 1873–1955
    1. 1. Margaret (May) Gibson 1897–1971 m. Clarence (Rae) Palmer 1893–1976
      1. 1. Marjorie (Janet) Palmer 1922–2006
      2. 2. William (Gibson) Palmer 1939–1939
    2. 2. Clarence Gibson 1899–1966
    3. 3. Janet Gibson 1906–1983
  2. 2. William (Henry) Harvey 1875–1911
  3. 3. Margaret (Jane) Harvey 1876–1959 m. Joseph (Ira) Haines 1868–1926
    1. 1. Mabel (Irene) Haines 1905–1981
    2. 2. Janet Haines 1902–1988
    3. 3. Margaret Haines 1916–1988
  4. 4. David Harvey 1879–
  5. 5. John Harvey 1883–1965

Robert Harvey's Timeline

3 Records

1842
9 Feb/Mar 1842
Birth of Robert Harvey in Firth And Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Firth And Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 9
Robert Harvey resided here in Firth, Orkney, Scotland
Firth, Orkney, Scotland
1883
23 (3) Dec 1883
Age 41
Death of Robert Harvey in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada
Emerson, Manitoba, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Feb/Mar 1842
    Event Place: Firth And Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Firth, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 (3) Dec 1883
    Event Place: Emerson, Manitoba, Canada

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