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William Robertson 1931 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JAN 1931

Birth Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20 FEB 1987

Death Location: Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: John Robertson

Mother: Charlotte Matthieson

Spouse(s): Nessie Gilmour

Children(s): Gilmour Robertson, John Robertson

William Robertson was born in 1931 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Hamilton Robertson and Charlotte Green Matthieson. William Robertson married Nessie Aitchison Anderson Gilmour, and had children including Gilmour William Robertson, John Robertson. William Robertson passed away in 1987 in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Robertson was born in 1931 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of John Hamilton Robertson and Charlotte Green Matthieson.
  • William Robertson married Nessie Aitchison Anderson Gilmour, and had children including Gilmour William Robertson, John Robertson.
  • William Robertson passed away in 1987 in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.

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William Robertson's Ancestors

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William Robertson
1931 – 1987
Birth Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John Hamilton Robertson
1906 – 1940
(Scotland)
Charlotte (Green) Matthieson
1906 – 1979
(Scotland)
Grandparents
Robert Matthieson
1857 – 1957
Linlithgow, Scotland
Agnes Simpson
1867 – 1936
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Matthieson
1823 – 1923
Beatrice Watson
1832 – 1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Watson
1801 – 1863
Beatrix Millar
1798 – 1860

William Robertson's Descendants

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William Robertson (11 JAN 1931 – 20 FEB 1987) m. Nessie (Aitchison Anderson) Gilmour (25 JUL 1926 – 9 JUL 1989)
  1. 1. Gilmour (William) Robertson (31 AUG 1958 – BEF 2023)
  2. 2. John Robertson (EST 1960 – )

William Robertson's Timeline

2 Records

1931
11 JAN 1931
Birth of William Robertson in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
1987
20 FEB 1987
Age 56
Death of William Robertson in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland
Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1931
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1987
    Event Place: Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland

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