James Robb (bef. 1786 - 1877)

Born before 28 Jun 1786 in Airlie, Forfarshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Rattray — married 16 Oct 1813 in Monikie, Angus, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1877 after age 90 in DeWitt, Iowa

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Biography

James Robb was baptised on the 28 June 1786 at Blackhill, Airlie, Forfarshire Scotland. His parents were David Robb and Betty Hardy^[1].

James married Ann Rattray on the 16 October 1813 at Monikie, Forfarshire, Scotland. ^[2]

From Find A Grave: Memorial #79748528: ^[3]

He married Anne Rattray in October of 1813 in Monikie, Angus, Scotland^[4].

It is speculated that he came down from Airlie to find work in Monikie. In the first few baptisms of his children, he is listed as a weaver at Bankhead. Starting about 1823, he is a tenant at Bankhead and he is listed as a farmer in the 1841 and 1851 censuses. In the 1841 Census, a farmer at Bankhead, Monikie. (Is that Euphemia his mother Elizabeth?)

ROBB James M 55 Farmer ANS

ROBB Euphemia F 85 Independent ANS

ROBB Isabella F 20 ANS

ROBB David M 20 ANS

ROBB Helen F 15 ANS

ROBB James M 8 ANS

ROBB Mary F 5 ANS^[5]

In the 1851 census James is a widow, farmer of 40 acres, at Bankhead, Monikie, employing two servants.

ROBB James Head W M 64 Farmer 40 Acs Emp 2 Labrs ANS Airlie

ROBB David Son U M 31 Agricultural Labourer ANS Monikie

ROBB John Son U M 20 Agricultural Labourer ANS Monikie

ROBB Anne Dau U F 20 Agricultural Labourer ANS Monikie

ROBB Mary Dau - F 15 ANS Monikie

WILSON James Servnt - M 12 Servant ANS Inverarity^[6]

Anne died between 1835 and 1841 in Bankhead, Monikie, Angus, Scotland, after having borne ten children. All of their children were born in Scotland. Two of the children died in Scotland before 1850.

His adult children emigrated to the U.S. in the 1850's and he also came over, probably around the same time.

James was living with his son David when he died in 1877 at the age of 90. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, DeWitt, IA, Block 7, lot 28.

Information provided by Susan Welch Jarnagin on findagrave.com

Sources

1. ↑ scotlandspeople.gov.uk Old Parish Registers Birth 270/ 20 264 Airlie.
2. ↑ Scotlandspeople.gov. uk Old Parish Registers Banns and Marriage Parish: 311 Ref: 311 30/ 338
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2021), memorial page for James Robb (1786–1877), Find A Grave: Memorial #79748528, citing Elmwood Cemetery, DeWitt, Clinton County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by jon cornelius (contributor 47369193) .
4. ↑ Monikie Parish Marriages
5. ↑ ["Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a1408dcf4040b9d6eee3b23 : viewed 12 Apr 2021), James ROBB in household of James ROBB, Bankhead, Angus (Forfarshire), Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/311, Folio 1, Page 6, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.]
6. ↑ ["Scottish General Register Office: 1851 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902738ae9379091b1feec99 : viewed 12 Apr 2021), James ROBB, Bankhead, Angus (Forfarshire), Scotland; from 1851 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives /311, Folio 223, Page 10, Schedule 43, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.]

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYNF-ZJS : 12 February 2020), James Rob, 1786.