Thread: JOHN ?? ROBERTSON

My request is to find my Gt Gt Grandfather...........JOHN ?? ROBERTSON... Born possibly about 1790 - 1795 South Leith scotland UK ???
This family, amd most of the succeeding families, all came from South Leith area, Scotland UK.
Said to be John Robertson (Sugar Boiler) married to Margaret More? Moore ??
I have a death cert for Edward Robertson his ? son..http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...79YRSb1821.jpg I think I have that correct !?
On it the Father...according to the Scotland's writing people - say it is John.. BUT...
I cannot find anything that connects John with Margaret More.
Mr Archer who signed it is a very flourishing writer and it is very difficult to cypher !
The grand daughter Margaret (Maggie) Hendrie (nee Robertson)is the informant. I have all this Info...
When I started out on my F/Research, some time ago, I was given info that Margaret More was born at South Leith in or about 1793 and died South Leith 1881 aged 88 yrs, but have been unable to substantiate this to make a connection.
I cannot find anything regarding marriage or, if there were other children of the marriage(?)
Edward (bottlemaker) was born in South Leith in 1821. I have verified his birth and christening as being ..(copied by a friend from the Edinburgh Archives), saying....from the...
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EDWARD ROBERTSON, son of John Robertson and Margaret, his wife, was born
15/2/1821 and baptised 11th inst...(I think they may have reversed the dates here !?)

at St James' Episcopal Episcopal Church, Constitution Street, Leith
It unfortunately does not give Margaret's surname. !
Edward later married Elizabeth Glenn and had three children, which I have the information on.
SO.. If anyone can help me with Edward's father, it would be so wonderful, as I cannot go back further till this is solved.
Thanks.
Robbiej
New Zealand

Hi Rubina.
Yes I have looked but could not really find much.
I saw the marriages you mention, but the cost of going through them ALL ! was a bit prohibative at the time.
I tried several ways of looking, Moore, More etc.. but no luck there..
HIS, John's if it is his name, is the stumbling block ! Old Mr Archer and his flourishes !!
I was hoping that someone might just come up with another name other than JOHN that would satisfy... Seems Not !
However ...It might pay me to just do it !
I did have a look at one of the three.. But it was a John Robertson to a Margaret JACK.. in 1811
I cannot find any siblings of Edward's either, which I thought might solve the problem...
The Edward/Glenn marriage - Yes I have, but ofcourse it does not say who his parents were.
Thanks so much for your trouble...
Jan

Rubina.. me again
I have just bought more credits, and had a look at S/People.
I Found 55 possibles over three pages. when I searched John Robertson/Margaret (no surname) Nothing there at all.
I did a search of Margaret More & Moore, to John Robertson - Nothing found.
Hopeless ??????
Jan

UMMM Rubina, THAT is a question ! I am beginning to wonder if it is he.. No where can I find a connection, or anything that would connect Edward to the JOHN as father...No siblings etc.. NO Census..of him or Margaret More... I did find a Margaret JACK married to a John Robertson ...Mason!.. in 1911, but I don't think that is him. I could not find siblings or an Edward there either. Edward MUST have had parents, but where are they !! Lordy Be !
Edward b/1821 and further to the future, all come together OK. I have all the data for them and their families...It all matches in... so it is definitely Edward 1821 Father/Mother that we are looking for.
I have a census of 1841 with Edward aged 20 living separately, but nothing prior to that - so maybe you are right it isn't John after all.
The next question I guess is.... who then is the father !! Darn MR Archer !He is a thorn !
Yes Sugarboiler and Bottlemaker - Would they be the same TRADE do you think ???
I went through L D S using various names, and nick names, but could not see anything that even might be related.. I tried doing reverse with Edward, but nothing there either - but I am pretty much a novice at this, so the chances are, that I was missing something along the way.
I had a look on the new 'familyresearch' thing (beta) of L D S... Thousand and thousands of Robertson's (Like Smith's in NZ ! phone book) and also tried the reverse there... Edward and then Margaret More, but there it does not give you the choice of variations of name, although it does come up with some... One was MOIR, and I wondered...
Well Here is hoping that you might just be able to solve this puzzle... for it sure has me stumped....
MERRY CHRISTMAS !!
Jan