Euphemia (MacLennan) Robson (1879)

Born 12 Dec 1879 in Skye Isle, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of David Francis Robson — married 30 Aug 1907 in Patrick, Lanark, Scotland

Descendants

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Biography

Euphemia was born on the Grishernish, Duirinish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire Scotland, on 12 December 1879.^[1][2]

Euphemia, aged 25, married David Francis Robson, 28, a Spirit Salesman, at Patrick, Lanark on 30 August 1907.^[3][4]

At the time of the 1911 Census, David was away from home. Euphemia and their two children were at Sydenham, London. David's mother, Charlotte was with them.^[4]

Research Notes

• Birth date: Although at the time of her marraige, on 30 August 1907, an age of 25 was recorded (suggesting a birth year of 1881-1882) and in the1911 Census, on 2 April that year, an age of 28 was recorded (suggesting a birth year of 1882-1883), the birth registration has 12 December 1879. There is high confidence in the birth registration as the place of birth matches the 1911 Census and both Euphemia's parents exactly match the marriage record. Chris Orme, 6 Apr 2020

• Surname: The birth registration has MacLennan while the marriage record has McLennan. This is no cause for concern! Mc is just an abbreviated form of Mac, which was often written M'c (sometimes even M'). Other characters were also used to indicate abbreviation including two dots under the c).^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ National Records of Scotland, Statutory registers Births 110/ 122, 1879, MACLENNAN, EUPHEMIA. Image generated 7 May 2020 at ScotlandsPeople record.
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory Register of Births"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 110/122
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 27 August 2023)
   Euphemia MacLennan birth registered 1879 in Duirinish, mother's maiden name MacDonald.
3. ↑ Scotland Statutory Marriages, 1907, Robson, David Francis - McLennan, Euphemia. Ref 646/03 0302. Accessed at https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk on 9 Oct 2018.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWRV-3N1 : 10 May 2019), Euphemia Robson, Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ https://www.scottishhistory.com/articles/misc/macvsmc.html

See also:

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3VJR-W1B : accessed 9 October 2018), entry for David Francis Robson; "Macdonalds and Campbells" file (2:2:2:MM6F-31T), submitted 13 September 2018 by GeorgeIain65 [identity withheld for privacy].

Acknowledgments

Thank you to George Macdonald for creating WikiTree profile MacLennan-314 through the import of john macdonald.ged on Sep 7, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by George and others.