Born about in Scotland, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Wilson Robertson
— married
28 Oct 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
John Robertson, Margaret (Robertson) Laird, Agnes Robertson, Daniel Robertson, James Robertson, David Robertson, Duncan Robertson and Grace (Robertson) Leckie
Died
at about age 82
in Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Apr 2020
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Biography
Margaret (Brown) Robertson migrated from Scotland to Australia.
Margaret Brown was born about 1833 (based on her age at marriage)
Margaret (age 20) married John Robertson (age 20) on 28th Oct 1853, at Paisley High Church. [1] They had 8 children:
- John Robertson (abt.1854-1930)
- Margaret Robertson (1856-)
- Agnes Robertson (1859-)
- Daniel Robertson (1862-1928)
- James Robertson (1864-1950)
- David Robertson (1867-1952)
- Duncan Robertson (1870-1890)
- Grace (Robertson) Leckie (1872-1954)
Margaret Robertson (daughter of Daniel Brown and Margaret Gillespie) died in 1915, aged 81, at her home in Carlton, Victoria, Australia. [2] Her death was reported in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Sat 27 Feb 1915 Page 13 Family Notices: [3]
- ROBERTSON.—On the 24th February, at her residence, 147 Palmerston street, Carlton, Margaret, dearly beloved wife of John Wilson Robertson (late of Ballarat), in her 82nd year. (Interred privately on 25th.)
- At rest.
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Sources
- ↑ Church registers - Old Parish Registers Banns and marriages, 1853, JOHN ROBERTSON and MARGARET BROWN/FR953 (FR953), Paisley High Church, Parish No. 40 287, Ref 573/1, ScotlandsPeople, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
- ↑ Death Reg. no: 767 / 1915, Margt Gillespie ROBERTSON, Mother's name: Margt, Mother's family name at birth: GILLESPIE, Father's name: Brown Danl, Place of death: Carlton, Age at Death: 81, Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria, https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
- ↑ TROVE, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA, The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Sat 27 Feb 1915 Page 13 Family Notices, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1499556
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