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Robert Taylor (1791 - 1861)

Robert Taylor
Born in Balvaird, near Abernethy, Scotlandmap
Husband of — married 1838 in Tasmaniamap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 70 in Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australiamap
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Biography

Robert Taylor was born in 1791 in Balvaird, near Abernethy, Scotland, son of George Taylor (1758 - 1828) and Mary (Low) Taylor (~1768 - 1850). Robert, son of George Taylor, was baptised on 3 January 1792 in Abernethy, Perth, Scotland.[1]

His siblings were:

  1. Isabella (Taylor) Hutcheson (~1794 - 1876)
  2. David Taylor (1796 - 1860)
  3. Christian (Taylor) Buist (1798 - 1895)
  4. George Taylor (1800 - 1826)
  5. John Taylor (~1802 - )
  6. Mary (Taylor) Davidson (~1806 - 1868)
  7. Jean (Taylor) Alston (1807 - 1863)

Robert emigrated to Van Diemen's Land with his parents and three siblings arriving January 1823 on the Princess Charlotte.[2]

Robert (~47) married Margaret Stewart (~28) (1810 - ) on 22 January 1838 in Hobart, Tasmania.[3]

They had ten children.

Robert died (age 69) on 7 September 1861 in Campbell Town, Tasmania.[4]

Robert was mentioned on a memorial in Kirklands Presbyterian Cemetery, Campbell Town, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia with a death date of 7 September 1861.[5]


Sources

  1. Baptism: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
    Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
    Ancestry Record 60143 #4380078 (accessed 11 January 2023)
    Robert Taylor baptism on 3 Jan 1792, son of George Taylor, in Abernethy, Perth, Scotland.
  2. Hudson, Helen Lesley Cherry stones : adventures in genealogy of Taylor, Hutcheson, Hawkins of Scotland, Plaisted, Green, Hughes of England and Wales ... who immigrated to Australia between 1822 and 1850. H.L. Hudson, [Berwick] Vic, 1985.
  3. Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
    Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 4072
    Ancestry Record 1780 #563201 (accessed 11 January 2023)
    Robert Taylor marriage to Margaret Stewart on 22 Jan 1838 in Hobart, Tasmania.
  4. Death: "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
    Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 369
    Ancestry Record 1779 #5496392 (accessed 11 January 2023)
    Robert Taylor death 7 Sep 1861 (age 69) in Campbell Town, Tasmania.
  5. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #87294271 (accessed 11 January 2023)
    Memorial page for Robert Taylor (12 Dec 1791-7 Sep 1861), citing Kirklands Presbyterian Cemetery, Campbell Town, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by Rebecca Ewing Peterson (contributor 46987065).




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