Robert Dalgleish Esq (abt. 1798 - 1868)

Born about 1798 in Saline, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Catharine (Malcolm) Dalgleish — married 20 Jun 1831 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Helen (Moir) Dalgleish — married 10 Nov 1845 in Saline, Fife, Scotland

Descendants

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Biography

Robert Dalgleish Esq was born in Scotland.

Robert Dalgleish was born about 1798 in Saline, Fife, Scotland, son of Robert Dalgleish (~1770 - ) and Janet (Moodie) Dalgleish (~1761 - ~1830).

His siblings were:

1. Robert Dalgleish (~1796 - )
2. Unnamed Dalgleish (~1799 - )
3. William Dalgleish (~1801 - )

Robert and Catherine's children were:

1. Robert Dalgleish (1818 - >1820)
2. Mary Dalgleish (1830 - >1830)
3. John Moodie (Dalgleish) Dalgliesh (1838 - 1912).

Robert died on 19 Oct 1868 aged ~70.

Robert Dalgleish was born about 1798 in Saline, Fife^[1]. His parents were Robert Dalgleish & Janet Moodie. He married Catharine Malcolm on 20 Jun 1831 in Dunfermline, Fife^[2]. They had three children. Robert remarried Helen Moir in 1845^[3].

Census

In 1841, Robert & Catherine were living at tunnygask, dunfermline and Robert was a Land Proprietor. Catherine was written in as Christian and their children were Janet aged 6, Robert aged 4 and John aged 2^[4]. in 1851, Robert was aged 50 years living in the town of Milesmark with his wife Helen. He was a Land Proprietor of 640 acres^[5]. In 1861, Robert and Helen were living in Golfdrum with Robert's son, Robert aged 27 and Helen's father, Peter Moir aged 81 years^[6].

History of the Dalgleishs of Tunnygask

The story starts with his father - Dalgleish-487. The estate was inherited in 1830 by Robert, who was living there with his wife and three children when the 1841 Census was taken. By 1851 having let the farm to William McGillivray, he was living at the village of Milesmark and was described as a ‘landed proprietor of 640 acres’. Robert, his heir, was then aged 17 and apprenticed to a local writer (solicitor). By 1859 the family had moved to Golfdrum and an advertisement that year in the local paper for the renewal of the lease of their house reveals that it was very modest. In 1861 the family was still living at Golfdrum and Robert junior was by now working as a commercial clerk. Robert senior had married a second wife, Helen Moir, who came from a humble family, his father-in-law, who lived with them, being a linen weaver. When Helen Moir died in 1870 her death was registered by her sister Rachel, who could not even write he name and was only able to make her mark on the death certificate^[7].

He died on 19 Oct 1868 and was buried in the Saline Old Churchyard Cemetery. The informant was his neighbour, Catharine Fraser who reported that he had married twice, first to Catherine Malcolm then to Helen Moir. It stated he was a Proprietor of Lands. His father was Robert Dalgleish and his mother, Janet Moodie. He died of 'softening of the brain'

The headstone says, "Sacred to the memory of Robert Dalgleish, Esq Tunnygask, aged 70 years.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY8K-F9N : 11 February 2020), Robert Dalgleish, 1798: accessed 13 Jun 2022
2. ↑ Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTPD-TX3 : 11 February 2020), Catharine Malcolm in entry for Robert Dalgliesh, 1831
3. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT5S-FX9 : 11 February 2020), Helen Moir ‘in the entry for Robert Dalgleish, 1845: accessed 14 Jun 2022
4. ↑ Scotland 1841 Census, Scotlandspeople, database, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 14 Jun 2022), 455/4/3, Saline
5. ↑ Scotland 1851 Census, Scotlandspeople, database, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 14 Jun 2022), 424/14/6, Dunfermline
6. ↑ Scotland 1861 Census, Scotlandspeople, database, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk: accessed 14 Jun 2022), 424/1/14/34, Dunfermline Burgh
7. ↑ (http://www.dunfermlineheritage.org/uploads/1/5/6/2/15623980/dig_report_15_final.pdf)
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119137583/robert-dalgleish : accessed 03 July 2022), memorial page for Robert Dalgleish (unknown–Oct 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #119137583, citing Saline Old Churchyard, Saline, Fife, Scotland ; Maintained by Memorium (contributor 47853990)
9. ↑ FindaGrave.com, database,(https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2017/270/119137583_1506645679.jpg)