Eleanor (Pitcairn) Robertson (bef. 1701 - 1745)

Born before 20 Aug 1701 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of William Robertson — married 20 Oct 1720 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1745 after age 44 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

Eleanor Pitcairn was born before August 20, 1701 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland, daughter of David Pitcairn (<1648–1709) and Mary Ann Anderson (<1666–1729). ^[1][2][3]

Eleanor married WWilliam Robertson (1686-1745) at Saint Cuthbert's Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on the 20th of October 1720.^[4] He was the son of William Robertson and Margaret Mitchell Robertson.^[5]

William and Eleanor had eleven known children:^[2]

1. William Robertson (1721–1793) Historiographer Royal
2. Robert (1722-1723)
3. Mary (1723-1803) m. James Syme, min. of Alloa
4. Margaret (1725 - 1781) m. Alexander Bruce, merchant in Edinburgh
5. Elizabeth (b. 1727)
6. Patrick (1729-1790) jeweller in Edinburgh
7. Helen (1734-1816)
8. James (died in infancy)
9. Jane (b 1738) m. William Gifford
10. Eupham (1739-1807) m. James Cunningham of Hyndhope
11. Archibald (1741-1742)

Eleanor died seven days after her husband on 23 November 1745 in Edinburgh.^[2]

Research Notes

This profile originally had a birth location of Dreghorn, Ayrshire. However, as well as being a parish in Ayrshire, Dreghorn is also an area near Edinburgh, Midlothian. In this case, the Midlothian Dreghorn seems to be the relevant one as described in The history of the Fife Pitcairns;

Dreghorn Castle, the old home of this Branch of the Pitcairns, is situated in a romantic and picturesque valley through which runs the Water of Leith. It is about two and a half miles south-west from Edinburgh; but though so near a large town, it still retains its old sylvian beauty. Dreghorn is in the parish of Colinton, and the name of the estate is a very old one.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; PITCAIRN, ELEANOR; DAVID PITCAIRN/MARY ANDERSON FR146 (FR146); F; 20/08/1701; 677/ 10 139; Colinton (or Hailes); from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Scott, Hew. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. Vol. 1. Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1915. page 40
3. ↑ Pitcairn, Constance. The history of the Fife Pitcairns : with transcripts from old charters. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. 1905 Page 468
4. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY9G-W2N : 11 February 2020), William Robertson, 1720.
5. ↑ The history of the Fife Pitcairns, 473
6. ↑ The history of the Fife Pitcairns, 463

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Marie Allen for starting this profile.