Robert Menzies (1699 - abt. 1776)

Born 5 Feb 1699 in Weem, Perthshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Arnot) Menzies — married 1730 in Weem, Perthshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died about 1776 at about age 76 in Ferntower, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Menzies Name Study.

Robert Menzies is a member of Clan Menzies.

Robert Menzies was born in Scotland.

Birth

Robert Menzies of Finnab, was born on 5 Feb 1699^[1]. He was the son of James Menzies and Anna Campbell.

Marriage

Robert Menzies of Finnab, married Margaret Arnot sometime in 1730 in Perthshire, Scotland.^[2]

Residence

On the 23 Nov 1745^[3] he was recorded as being present at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, England - 'UK, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, Regimental Registers of Pensioners Who Served in Canada, 1713-1882. Regiment: 21st Regiment Campbells. Also wounded in the left shoulder at Fontenoy. Born in Weem, Perthshire. Occupation: Labourer. (Refer to Research Notes for further information)

Death

Robert Menzies of Finnab, died about 1776 at Ferntower, Crieff and Strathearn, Perthshire, Scotland. https://perthshirecrieffstrathearnlocalhistor.blogspot.com/2012/07/story-of-ferntower-house.html

Research Notes

The Battle of Fontenoy took place on 11 May 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession, in the Belgian municipality of Antoing, near Tournai. A French army of 50,000 commanded by Marshal Saxe defeated a slightly larger Pragmatic Army [a] of 52,000, led by the Duke of Cumberland. [[1]]

Perthshire, Crieff and Strathearn, Local History. Ferntower House.

Once the home of the Preston family in the 15th century the lands of Ferntower were forfeited to the Crown. These lands seemed separate from the main Strathearn lands and changed hands frequently. Moray of Abercairney, Maxtones of Cultoquhey, and Murray of Dollerie, all held them at various times. Lord John Drummond, an uncle of the last Duke of Perth, acquired them in 1743. The ’45 proved disastrous to the Perth family and their lands were forfeited with the Duke dying on board ship attempting to escape to France after Culloden.

Acknowledgements

To R Hare Hare-1576 and P Gray Howard-18870 for research, compiling, and contact with the Menzies family.

FURTHER INFORMATION - MENZIES PROJECT https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:MINGUS_Inc._%28Menzies_INternational_Genealogy_UnderStudy%29-1

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. FHL Film Number: 1040193
2. ↑ Birth Certificate of son James Menzies 1735. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. FHL Film Number: 1040079.
3. ↑ 23 Nov 1745 - UK, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, Regimental Registers of Pensioners Who Served in Canada, 1713-1882