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George Robertson

Male 1851 - 1919  (68 years)


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  • Name George Robertson 
    Census 1851  Scotland, Newburgh, Clinton Street Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 6 Apr 1851  Fife, Newburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1861  Scotland, Newburgh, Clinton Street Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1871  [2
    Grocers Assistant 
    Census Apr 1871  Edinburgh, Greenside, 11 Lady Menzies Pl Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 22 Jun 1880  40 Alva Place, Morton Park, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1901  [4
    Grocer 
    Occupation 1919  [5
    Merchant 
    Residence 1919  11 Doris Street, Johannesburg, SA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1 July 1919  Johannesburg, SA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Half plot no 4368 C,D,E at Brixton Cemetery, Johnnesburg Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Association Thomas Hunter (Relationship: Witness at event _EVN 476) 
    Person ID I660  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2011 

    Father James Robertson,   b. Abt 1822,   d. 22 Apr 1894, Fife, Markinch Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Agnes Adam,   b. 13 Sep 1827, Fife, Markinch Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1860, Fife, Newburgh Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 13 Nov 1847  Fife, Markinch Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1851  Scotland, Newburgh, Clinton Street Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F173  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Campbell Hunter,   b. 1854, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1916  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1880  Edinburgh, Canongate Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census Apr 1881  Edinburgh, S Leith, 8 Comely Green Place Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census Apr 1891  Edinburgh, S Leith Landward, 3 Wolseley Gardens Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census Apr 1901  Edinburgh, Canongate, 41 Royal Park Terrace Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Jemima Hunter Robertson,   b. 9 May 1881, Edinburgh, Canongate Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1956, Dunbar, Belhaven Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. James Ernest Robertson,   b. 28 Nov 1882, Edinburgh, S Leith, Wolseley Crescent Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1948, Johannesburg, SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S165] IGI Record.

    2. [S377] 1871 census, Registrar Edinburgh, 025 21 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S177] GRO 685/3, Registrar General for Scotland, (1880) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S425] 1901 Census, Registrar Canongate, Edinburgh, (Scotland's People), ED39 p013 (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S179] Geo Robertson death notice, Transvaal Archives (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S173] OPR 447, Parish of Markinch, (1847).

    7. [S408] 1881 British Census, LDS, ED36 P7 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S186] 1891 Census, General Register Office, (Scotland's People), P20 (Reliability: 2).