Broughton Family Tree » Robert Service (1851-1912)

Personal data Robert Service 

  • He was born in the year 1851 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Ochiltree Ayr.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was younger than 16 years (15) when child (Jane Robertson) was born (??-??-1866).

  • He died in the year 1912 in Cathcart Renfrew, he was 61 years old.
  • A child of James Service and Sophia Sibbald
  • This information was last updated on August 16, 2023.

Household of Robert Service

(1) He is married to Selina Robertson.

They got married on January 11, 1869 at Elba St St Quivox, Ayr, he was 18 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Selina Service  1869-????
  2. Jane Robertson  1866-1949


(2) He had a relationship with Isabella Taylor.


Child(ren):

  1. Sophia Service  1883-1945 
  2. Bruce Service  1881-1939

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Robert Service

James Service
1791-????
Ann Cauchie
1792-????
James Service
1814-1882

Robert Service
1851-1912

(1) 1869

Selina Robertson
1847-1870

Selina Service
1869-????
Jane Robertson
1866-1949
(2) 

Isabella Taylor
1851-1915

Sophia Service
1883-1945
Bruce Service
1881-1939
Robert Taylor Service
1880-????

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    Historical events

    Day of marriage January 11, 1869

    • The temperature on January 11, 1869 was about 4.5 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • April 28 » Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
      • May 26 » Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
      • July 25 » The Japanese daimyōs begin returning their land holdings to the emperor as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 17, 1869).
      • August 16 » Battle of Acosta Ñu: A Paraguayan battalion made up of children is massacred by the Brazilian Army during the Paraguayan War.
      • October 16 » The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
      • November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.

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