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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Perthshire => Topic started by: Flowerdoll on Tuesday 29 June 21 22:57 BST (UK)
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I am looking for relatives of the family of John Robertson born 1735 and his wife Janet born 1738(her maiden name could be McLaren) They came to Canada in 1773 with their children John, James, Ann, Mary, Elizabeth and David. Their former residence is listed on the ships record as Dunkeld, Perthshire.
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Looking at the records on https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, which you can search free, low cost pay to view. I can only see one marriage in the County in the period.
JOHN ROBERTSON JANET MCLAREN 25/11/1753 Kenmore
However the children’s names you mention do not always tie in?
Dates are more likely baptisms; also places and Janet’s name vary.
I cannot find records for James, Mary & David that match your post.
ROBERTSON PATRICK JOHN ROBERTSON/JANET MC LAREN 23/09/1756 Kenmore
ROBERTSON ELIZABETH JOHN ROBERTSON/JANET MCFARLANE 22/10/1759 Weem
MARJORY ROBERTSON JOHN ROBERTSON/JANET MCLAREN 17/02/1761 Little Dunkeld
ROBERTSON ANN JOHN ROBERTSON/JANET MCPHARLANE 16/05/1763 Little Dunkeld
ROBERTSON JOHN JOHN ROBERTSON/JANET MCLACHLEN 21/10/1764 Little Dunkeld
ROBERTSON DUNCAN JOHN ROBERTSON/JANET MCLERAN 05/06/1768 Killin
ROBERTSON KATHARINE JOHN ROBERTSON/JANET MCLAREN 24/05/1770 Killin
Colin
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Thanks you Colin. I was going on a hunch about Janet's maiden name but I could have that wrong. I was working with a passenger list from a ship that came to Canada in 1773.
I might be onto the wrong lot of Robertson's:-)
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Do you have any ages or approx. year of birth for the children?
John may have been married more than once.
Colin
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I am following this lead. I thought Janet's last name might be the same as the other passengers.
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I think you may be able to ignore the McLaren family, they appear to be from Renfrewshire.
The children of John & Janet appear to be at regular intervals 6 over 10 years probably means John would not have time to remarry. Below are the marriages of a John Robertson in Perthshire in the 5 years before 1763 when eldest son John was born.
JANET FERGUSSON 21/12/1758 Blair Atholl
JANET CAMPBELL 19/05/1761 Blair Atholl
JANET JOHNSTONE 30/08/1761 Crieff
JANET ROBERTSON 08/09/1761 Blair Atholl
JANET BUTTER 11/09/1762 Dull (Presume Banns) 12/10/1762 Blair Atholl
JANET STEWART 11/02/1763 Kirkmichael
These could be Banns & Marriage or two separate marriages?
JANET STEWART4/03/1763 Dull
JANET STEWART 6/03/1763 Little Dunkeld
I have attempted to match the above with the children on the ships manifest with no luck whatsoever.
There are some baptisms on SP but only the odd one and no consistency. I wonder if there were baptisms in Canada
With the exception of Little Dunkeld just across the River Tay from Dunkeld the other areas are between 10 & 18 miles from Dunkeld so all have their possibilities.
Colin
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Tracing the kids here in Canada might be easier than going back to Scotland:-) I remember the last names Stewart and Johnstone from somewhere in my notes but that could be from many other lines.
Thanks for your reply. The search continues~~~~~~~~