Born 1796 [location unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Descendants
Died
about 1856
at about age 60
in
Seaham Harbour, Durham, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
John was born in 1797. He was possibly the son of John Robertson and Jean Cameron, born on 2 June 1796 in Edinburgh.
He was a Sawyer.
He married Rachel Scott in Edinburgh on 7 Jan 1817.
Four children are shown in the record, but it is thought there are others, making the list:
James Robertson, born 1818
Andrew Robertson, born 1821
Mary Robertson, born 1822, died 1899
Mary Huggen (half-sister), born 1824 [actual relationship unclear]
Margaret Robertson, born 1825
Jane Robertson, born 1829, died 1905
John Scott Robertson, born 1833
William Robertson, born 1836
He is believed to have died at Seaham Harbour in December 1856.
Census Records
John Robertson in the 1851 Scotland Census:[1]
Address: Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland
John Robertson, Head, married, 54, Sawyer, born in Edinburgh
Rachel Robertson, wife, married, 53, born in Bowden, Roxburgh
John S. [Scott] Robertson, son, 17, Sawyer, born in Bowden, Roxburgh
William Robertson, son, 13, Scholar, born in Selkirk
Sarah Robertson, daughter in law, 31, Dress maker, born in England
Rachel Robertson , grand daughter (mother Sarah Robertson, nee Rutherford), 1, born in England
Sources
↑ John Robertson in the 1851 Scotland Census
Ancestry.com + Family Records (Keith Robertson)
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