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Personal data John Robertson 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Household of John Robertson

He is married to Margaret Taylor.

Their notice of marriage was on October 14, 1854 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.Source 9

They got married on October 29, 1854 at Wemyss, Fife, Scotland, he was 25 years old.Source 9


Child(ren):

  2. David Robertson  1873-????
  3. John Robertson  1858-????
  4. Jemmimah Robertson  1859-???? 
  5. Margaret Robertson  1861-????
  6. Alison Robertson  1863-????
  10. Robert Robertson  1865-???? 
  11. Robert Robertson  1856-1857


Notes about John Robertson

1. Slaters Directory of Scotland 1861, Page 606: BLACKSMITHS Mitchell John, Buckhaven, Robertson James, Buckhaven, Robertson John, Co(a)lto(w)n (of Wemyss)

2. In the 1861 Census, John Robertson, Master Blacksmith, is employing 1 man and 2 apprentices. The man is his Father, also a Blacksmith!

3. Johns birth is eventually found mother Helen Flockart: ROBERTSON, JOHN, JOHN ROBERTSON/HELEN FLOCKART, M, 08/12/1828, 459/ 60 100, Wemyss

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    1. 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Robertson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 2; Page: 4; Line: 1070; Year: 1841 1841 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
      Record for William Robertson
      Name: William Robertson
      Age: 5
      Estimated birth year: abt 1836
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Fife, Scotland
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      County: Fife
      Parish Number: 459
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Robertson 45
      Helen Robertson 45
      Isabella Robertson 18
      Janet Robertson 15
      John Robertson 13
      Robert Robertson 11
      William Robertson 5
      John Kyles 26
    2. 1901 Scotland Census Scotland People, 1901 ROBERTSON, JOHN (Census 459/1 5/ 24) Parish: Wemyss 1901 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
      Name: John Robertson
      Age: 72
      Estimated birth year: abt 1829
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Margaret Robertson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Wemyss, Fife
      Registration Number: 459/1
      Registration district: Wemyss
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      County: Fife
      Address: 1 Smithy Buildings
      Occupation: Country Blacksmith
      ED: 5
      Page 24
      Household Members:
      Name and Age
      John Robertson. Head. Mar. 72. Country Blacksmith. Fife, Wemyss.
      Margaret Robertson. Wife. Mar. 71. Fife, Wemyss.
      John Robertson. Son. S. 42. Country Blacksmith. Fife, Wemyss.
      Alice Robertson. Daughter. S. 37. Fife, Wemyss.
      William Robertson. Son. S. 31. Colliery Blacksmith. Fife, Wemyss.
      Georgina Robertson. Daughter. S. 29. Linen Weaver. Fife, Wemyss.
      Maggie Kilpatrick. Grand Daughter. S. 21. Linen Weaver. Fife, Wemyss.
      Jemima Kilpatrick. Grand Daughter. S. 17. Linen Weaver. Fife, Wemyss.
      Maggie Robertson. Grand Daughter. S. 5. Fife, Wemyss
    3. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1828 Record for John Robertson Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 1040184
      Record for John Robertson
      Name: John Robertson
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 23 Nov 1828
      Baptism Date: 8 Dec 1828
      Baptism Place: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
      Father: John Robertson
      Mother: Helen Flockart
      FHL Film Number: 1040184
    4. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Robertson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 4; Page: 15; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1881_127 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
      Record for John Robertson
      Name: John Robertson
      Age: 54
      Estimated birth year:abt 1827
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Margaret Robertson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Wemyss, Fife
      Registration Number: 459/1
      Registration district:Wemyss
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      County: Fife
      Address: Weaver's Row
      Occupation: Blacksmith
      ED: 4
      Household schedule number: 77
      Line: 22
      Roll: CSSCT1881_127
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Robertson 54
      Margaret Robertson 52
      Helen Robertson 26
      John Robertson 23
      Margaret Robertson 18
      Alice Robertson 17
      Robert Robertson 16
      Eliza Robertson 13
      William Robertson 11
      Georgina Robertson 9
      David Robertson 7
    5. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Robertson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1871_78 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for John Robertson
      Name: John Robertson
      Age: 41
      Estimated birth year: abt 1830
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Margaret Robertson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Wemyss, Fife
      Registration Number: 459
      Registration district: Wemyss
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      County: Fife
      Occupation: Blacksmith
      ED: 4
      Household schedule number: 54
      Line: 13
      Roll: CSSCT1871_78
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Robertson 41
      Margaret Robertson 42
      Helen Robertson 16
      John Robertson 13
      Jemmima Robertson 12
      Margaret Robertson 9
      Alison Robertson 7
      Robert Robertson 6
      Elizabeth Robertson 4
      William Robertson 2
      Georgina Robertson 2 Mo
    6. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Robertson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 2; Page: 18; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1851_94; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for John Robertson
      Name: John Robertson
      Age: 55
      Estimated birth year: abt 1796
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse: Helen Robertson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Dysart, Fife
      Parish Number: 459
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      Town: West Coaltown
      County: Fife
      Address: West Coaltown
      Occupation: Blacksmith employing 2 Sons
      ED: 2
      Page: 18
      Household schedule number: 67
      Line: 1
      Roll: CSSCT1851_94
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Robertson 55
      Helen Robertson 55
      Robert Robertson 20
      William Robertson 15
    7. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Robertson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 5; Page: 9; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1891_141 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
      Record for John Robertson
      Name: John Robertson
      Age: 62
      Estimated birth year: abt 1829
      Relationship: Head
      Name: John Leitch
      Age: 22
      Estimated birth year: abt 1869
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Lillias Leitch
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Dunfermline, Fife
      Registration Number: 410
      Registration district: Beath
      Civil Parish: Beath
      County: Fife
      Address: High Street
      Occupation: Coal Miner
      ED: 4
      Household schedule number: 191
      Line: 21
      Roll: CSSCT1891_124
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Leitch 22
      Lillias Leitch 21
      Mary Leitch 2
      John Leitch 9 Months
      Margaret Robertson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Wemyss, Fife
      Registration Number: 459/1
      Registration district: Wemyss
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      County: Fife
      Address: 1 Smithy Buildings
      Occupation: Blacksmith
      ED: 5
      Household schedule number: 50
      Line: 5
      Roll: CSSCT1891_141
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Robertson 62 Head
      Margaret Robertson 61 Wife
      Helen Robertson 35 Wemyss. Linen Weaver
      John Robertson 32 Wemyss. Blacksmith
      William Robertson 21 Wemyss. Blacksmith
    8. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Robertson Parish: Wemyss; ED: 4; Page: 18; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1861_60 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
      Record for John Robertson
      Name: John Robertson
      Age: 32
      Estimated birth year: abt 1829
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name: Margaret Robertson
      Father's name: John Robertson
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Coalton of Wemyss, Fife
      Registration Number: 459
      Registration district: Wemyss
      Civil Parish: Wemyss
      County: Fife
      Address: Coalton of Wemyss
      Occupation: Blacksmith Master employing 1 Man & 2 Apprentices
      ED: 4
      Household schedule number: 77
      Line: 1
      Roll: CSSCT1861_60
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      John Robertson 32
      Margaret Robertson 31
      Helen Robertson 6
      John Robertson 3
      Jemima Robertson 1
      John Robertson 65
      Watson Bavid 20
      David Barrie 15
    9. Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1854 ROBERTSON, JOHN MARGARET TAYLOR (Old Parish Registers Marriages 459/ 60 427 Wemyss)
      29/10/1854 ROBERTSON, JOHN MARGARET TAYLOR (Old Parish Registers Marriages 459/ 60 427 Wemyss)

      1854 Robertson and Taylor. 14 Oct. John Robertson, Blacksmith, Buckhaven, and Margaret Taylor, m. 29 Oct.
    10. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Births (from 1855), 1855 ROBERTSON, HELEN LOCKHART (Statutory registers Births 459/ 13)
      1855 ROBERTSON, HELEN LOCKHART (Statutory registers Births 459/ 13)
      Births in the Parish of Wemyss 1855.
      Robertson, Helen Lockhart, (Present) Female, 1855 Jan 30, 2h. 10m, PM. Buckhaven.
      Father: John Robertson, Blacksmith, Age 25 Years, Born Coaltown of Wemyss,
      Parents marriage: 1834 Leven.
      Mother: Margaret Robertson, Maiden Name, Taylor, Age 24 Years, Born Buckhaven,
      her 1st child. Informant: John Robertson, Father. Registered 1855 Feb 3rd at East Wemyss, John G. Robertson, Registrar.
      Entry 13
    11. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1906 ROBERTSON, JOHN (Statutory registers Deaths 459/1 61)
      ROBERTSON, JOHN (Statutory Deaths 459 01 0061)
      Deaths in the District of Wemyss in the County of Fife 1906
      John Robertson,
      Blacksmith Master,
      Married to Margaret Taylor,
      1906 October Sixteenth,
      1h, 0m, A.M. Coaltown of Wemyss.
      M. Age 76
      Parents: John Robertson, Blacksmith Master (deceased),
      Helen Robertson, M.S. Lockhart (deceased)
      COD: Cerebral hemorrhage, 21 days.
      As Cert by AE Watson M.B.C.M.
      [M.B. stands for Medicinae Baccalaureus (Bachelor of Medicine) and C.M. stands for Chirurgiae Magister (Master in Surgery)]
      Inf. John Robertson, son. Present.
      Registered
      1906, October 19th at East Wemyss,
      Davd Laing.
      Registrar

    Historical events

    Birthday November 23, 1828

    • The temperature on November 23, 1828 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: betrokken zwaar mist. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1828: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 8 » The Democratic Party of the United States is organized.
      • May 19 » U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.
      • August 27 » Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo
      • October 7 » Morea expedition: The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force.
      • November 16 » Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades.
      • December 19 » Nullification crisis: Vice President of the United States John C. Calhoun pens the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, protesting the Tariff of 1828.

    Christening day December 8, 1828

    • The temperature on December 8, 1828 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
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      • April 20 » René Caillié becomes the second non-Muslim to enter (and the first to return from) Timbuktu, following Major Gordon Laing.
      • May 19 » U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.
      • August 27 » Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo
      • November 5 » Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula.
      • November 16 » Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades.
      • December 1 » Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution.

    Day of marriage October 29, 1854

    • The temperature on October 29, 1854 was about 3.2 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
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      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
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    Day of death October 16, 1906

    • The temperature on October 16, 1906 was between 8.6 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
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    • In the year 1906: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.5 million citizens.
      • February 10 » HMSDreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII.
      • March 22 » The first England vs France rugby union match is played at Parc des Princes in Paris.
      • March 31 » The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for college sports in the United States.
      • April 27 » The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
      • June 25 » Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
      • October 16 » The Wilhelm Voigt fools the city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
    

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