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Robert Milligan 1847–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1847

Birth Location: Wanlockhead, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Dec 1915

Death Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Robert Milligan

Mother: Mary Williamson

Spouse(s): Jane Paterson

Children(s): Margaret Milligan, Robert Milligan

Robert Milligan was born in 1847 in Wanlockhead, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Robert Milligan And Mary Ann Williamson. Robert Milligan married Jane Cook Paterson, and had children including Margaret Milligan, Robert Milligan. Robert Milligan passed away in 1915 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Milligan was born in 1847 in Wanlockhead, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of Robert Milligan And Mary Ann Williamson.
  • Robert Milligan married Jane Cook Paterson, and had children including Margaret Milligan, Robert Milligan.
  • Robert Milligan passed away in 1915 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Milligan
1821–1905
Birth Location: Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
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Mary Williamson
1819–1894
Birth Location: Wanlockhead, Dumfries
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Spouses(s)

Jane Paterson
1848–1919
Birth Location: Leith South, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Milligan
1878–1924
Birth Location: 4 Old Sugar House Close, Tobooth Wynd, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Robert Milligan
1876–1958
Birth Location: 40 Tolbooth Wynd, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
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Robert Milligan's Ancestors

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Robert Milligan
1847–1915
Birth Place: Wanlockhead, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Milligan
1821–1905
Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Williamson
1819–1894
Wanlockhead, Dumfries
Grandparents
Archibald Milligan
1792–1860
Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Milligan's Descendants

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Robert Milligan (17 Oct 1847–23 Dec 1915) m. Jane (Cook) Paterson (16 Jul 1848–10 Apr 1919)
  1. 1. Margaret Milligan 1878–1924 m. Benjamin Anderson –1945
  2. 2. Robert Milligan 1876–1958

Robert Milligan's Timeline

3 Records

1847
17 Oct 1847
Birth of Robert Milligan in Wanlockhead, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Wanlockhead, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1915
20 Dec 1915
Age 68
Death of Robert Milligan in 7 Bowling Green Street, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
7 Bowling Green Street, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
1915
23 Dec 1915
Age 68
Burial of Robert Milligan in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1847
    Event Place: Wanlockhead, Sanquhar, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1915
    Event Place: 7 Bowling Green Street, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes
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