James Robb (1777 - aft. 1853)

Born 16 May 1777 in Shettleston, Barony Parish, Lanark, Scotland

Husband of Isabel (Gray) Robb — married 24 Feb 1811 in Barony Parish, Lanark, Scotland

Descendants

Died after 1853 after age 75 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

James, son of William Robb and Isobel Wardrop, was born or baptised on 25 May 1777 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[1]

James Robb and Isobel Gray married in Barony on 24 February 1811. The marriage was also registered in Isobel's parish. Glasgow.^[2]

In the 1841 Census they were living in Shettleston, Barony (now a suburb of Glasgow).

ROBB Jas M 65 Independent LKS (born in Lanarkshire)

ROBB Isobella F 50 LKS

ROBB Wm M 25 Hill Clerk LKS

ROBB Isobella F 20 LKS^[3].

In the 1851 Census they were living in Green Head, Shettleston.

ROBB James Head M M 75 Proprietor Of Houses LKS Barony

ROBB Isabella Wife M F 65 LKS Glasgow

ROBB Willm Son W M 38 Coal Hill Clerk LKS Barony

ROBB James Grnson U M 6 Scholar LKS Barony^[4].

Note that William was a widower with son, James.

James' wife Isabel made three trips from Scotland to Michigan to visit her son, Henry. She died during the last trip and was buried in Deer Creek Cemetery, Livingston County, Michigan.

Family Search^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 622; Ref: 20/486; Frame: 603
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 13 May 2023)
   Surname: ROBB; Forename: JAMES; Parents/Other details: WILLIAM ROBB/ISOBEL WARDROP FR603 CHILD 5 (FR603); Gender: M; Birth Date: 25/05/1777; Parish: Barony.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages"
   National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 622; Ref: 70/347; Frame: 1906
   https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 13 May 2023)
   Surname: ROBB; Forename: JAMES; Spouse Name: ISOBEL GRAY/FR1906 (FR1906); Date: 24/02/1811; Parish: Barony.
3. ↑ 1841 Census
4. ↑ 1851 Census
5. ↑ Family Search

• Family history notes

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X178-1D6 : 8 December 2014), James Robb, 16 May 1777

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1S4-CVR : 2 January 2015), James Robb in entry for Helen Robb, 01 Dec 1814;

"Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTTJ-Q5J : 8 December 2014), James Robb and Isobel Gray, 24 Feb 1811; citing Barony,Lanark,Scotland,

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1SZ-3QF : 2 January 2015), James Robb in entry for Isobel Robb, 08 Apr 1816

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1WX-QC9 : 2 January 2015), James Robb in entry for Henry Robb, 03 Jul 1813

"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1WF-QZ1 : 2 January 2015), James Robb in entry for William Robb, 23 Dec 1811

"Scotland Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYB4-C5R : 11 October 2017), James Robb, , Lanarkshire, Scotland; from "1851 England, Scotland & Wales census,"