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Robert Selkirk

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  • Name Robert Selkirk 
    Born 27 Nov 1818  Cockpen, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I2735  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2008 

    Father Robert Selkirk,   b. C 1798, Liberton, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1877, Rosewell, Lasswade, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Agnes Penman,   b. C 1790, Tranent, East Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1841  E Side Pathhead, Pathhead, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1851  E Side Pathhead, Pathhead, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1861  Pathhead, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elisabeth Gordon,   b. C 1816, Lasswade, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Nov 1837   Crichton, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1841  E Side Pathhead, Pathhead, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1851  Stobhill No 28, Stobhill, Newbattle, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1861  Lasswade Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1871  9 Old Row, Lasswade Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1881  Cottages No 38, Cockpen Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Robert Selkirk,   b. C 1839, Crichton Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Joanna Selkirk,   b. C 1840
     3. John Selkirk,   b. C 1843, Crichton, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. David Selkirk,   b. C 1845, Cranston, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Esabella Selkirk,   b. C 1848, Cranston, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. William Selkirk,   b. C 1850, Cranston, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Nancy Selkirk,   b. C 1852, Crichton Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Alexander Selkirk,   b. C 1855, Midlothian Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Elisabeth Selkirk,   b. C 1857, Pencaitland Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Ann Selkirk,   b. C 1860, Tranent Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S896] IGI Record, Registrar Cockpen (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S894] 1841 Census, Registrar Crichton, (Freecen), ED1 p15 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S890] 1851 Census, Registrar Crichton, (Ancestry.co.uk), ED1 p7 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S893] 1861 census, Registrar Crichton, ED1 p2 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S895] IGI Record (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S897] 1851 Census, Registrar Newbattle, (Scootlands People), ED7 p19 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S1043] 1861 census, Registrar Lasswade, ED: 10; Page: 9; Line: 18 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S1042] 1871 census, Registrar Lasswade, Midlothian, ED: 10; Page: 20; Line: 13; (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S899] 1881 British Census, Registrar Cockpen, ED: 3; Page: 31; Line: 17; (Reliability: 2).