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Robert Spear 1720 – 1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1720

Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Father: William Speer

Mother: Jean Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Barr

Children(s): Alexander Spiers, Allan Spiers, Robert Spiers, Pattrick Spiers, William Spier, James Spiers

Robert Spear was born in 1720 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of William Speer and Jean Smith. Robert Spear married Elizabeth Barr, and had children including Alexander Spiers, Allan Spiers, Robert Spiers, Pattrick Spiers, William Spier, James Spiers. Robert Spear passed away in 1801 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert Spear was born in 1720 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of William Speer and Jean Smith.
  • Robert Spear married Elizabeth Barr, and had children including Alexander Spiers, Allan Spiers, Robert Spiers, Pattrick Spiers, William Spier, James Spiers.
  • Robert Spear passed away in 1801 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Speer
1701 –
Birth Location: Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jean Smith
1698 – 1787
Birth Location: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Barr
1720 – 1801
Birth Location: Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander Spiers
1745 – 1815
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Allan Spiers
1748 – 1801
Birth Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Robert Spiers
1753 – 1833
Birth Location: Abbey (Paisley), Renfrew, Scotland
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Pattrick Spiers
1753 – 1830
Birth Location: Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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William Spier
1754 – 1830
Birth Location: Burngill, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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James Spiers
1756 – 1792
Birth Location: Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Robert Spear's Ancestors

Self
Robert Spear
1720 – 1801
Birth Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
William Speer
1701 –
Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean Smith
1698 – 1787
Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Speir
1671 – 1723
Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary (Ann) Clarke
1675 – 1705
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Hugh Smith
1670 – 1730
Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Nicole
1670 – 1730
Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Johne Speir
1652 –
Agnes Muir
1645 – 1684
John Clarke
1640 –
Hugh Smyth
1655 – 1710
Elizabeth Colguhoune
1645 – 1697
Thomas Nickell
1650 – 1677
Marion Drysdale
1650 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nickell
1632 – 1689
Barbara Ramsay
1628 – 1684
Thomas Drysdale
1627 – 1691
Margaret Bigholme
1627 – 1685

Robert Spear's Descendants

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Robert Spear (21 Aug 1720 – 1801) m. Elizabeth Barr (1720 – 22 Dec 1801)
  1. 1. Alexander Spiers (21 Jul 1745 – 6 Jul 1815)
  2. 2. Allan Spiers (5 Feb 1748 – 15 Sep 1801)
  3. 3. Robert Spiers (29 Jul 1753 – 30 Mar 1833)
  4. 4. Pattrick Spiers (23 Dec 1753 – 12 Feb 1830)
  5. 5. William Spier (1754 – 1830) m. Janet Wilson (28 Aug 1755 – 1831)
    1. 1. Mary Spier (7 Apr 1804 – 20 Jan 1896) m. James Wilson (1805 – 4 Mar 1879)
      1. 1. Janet Wilson (abt 1831 – )
      2. 2. William Wilson (abt 1834 – )
      3. 3. James Wilson (abt 1837 – )
      4. 4. John Wilson (Abt. 1841 – 12 Jun 1921)
      5. 5. Andrew Wilson (abt 1841 – )
      6. 6. Euphemia Wilson (abt 1844 – )
      7. 7. Thos Wilson (25 Sep 1844 – ) m. Elizabeth Anderson (abt 1851 – ) m. Elizabeth Anderson (abt 1851 – )
        1. 1. Robert Wilson (abt 1876 – ) m. Elizabeth Cranston (19 Mar 1877 – 18 Aug 1958)
        2. 2. James (A) Wilson (7 Sep 1874 – 16 Mar 1928)
        3. 3. Duncan Wilson (abt 1878 – )
        4. 4. Helen Wilson (abt 1883 – )
  6. 6. James Spiers (21 Jun 1756 – 1792)

Robert Spear's Timeline

3 Records

1720
21 Aug 1720
Birth of Robert Spear in Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1720
21 Aug 1720
Birth of Robert Spear in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1801
1801
Age 81
Death of Robert Spear in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1720
    Event Place: Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1720
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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