Robert
Nesbit
Born in Spittal by Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of John Nesbit
and Margaret Ann (Trotter) Nesbit
Brother of
James Nesbit, George Nesbit, Margaret Ann Nesbit, John Nesbit and Eleanor (Nesbit) Yarrall
Died
at age 60
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2019
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Biography
Robert was born in 1863. He was the son of John Nesbit and Margaret Trotter.
Robert Nesbit was born in Northumberland, England.
He emigrated to Canada in 1888. Travelling with his younger brother John, he boarded ship at Liverpool and arrived in Quebec City on 24 August. Robert worked most of his life as a labourer and died in Vancouver at the age of 60.
Sources
- "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V51G-89L : 29 September 2019), Robert Nesbit in entry for John Nesbit, 1871.
- "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WM-86VW : 11 December 2017), Robert Nesbit in household of George Nesbit, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 11, Piece/Folio 5131/92, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,420.
- 1921 Census of Canada
- "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLKV-MGQ : 8 November 2017), Robert Nesbit, 1923.
- Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Robert Nesbit (22 Jun 1863–2 Oct 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #26262950, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by SLW (contributor 48110454) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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~0.78%
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