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Aberdeenshire / John Bruce Robertson
« on: Thursday 19 September 24 16:32 BST (UK) »
Hello all,
Looking for some advice, as I have conflicting sources for my great-great grandfather the above named, John Bruce Robertson.
I have a marriage record to my great x2 grandmother, Jessie Napier, from the year 1904 where his age is given as 26, father's name is James Robertson and his mother's name is Mary Robertson M.S. Bruce.
I've not been able to find a birth record for a John Robertson in Aberdeenshire for around the year 1878, his year of birth implied by the marriage record, where the parents names are correct. However, I did find a birth record from 1873, so a 5 year discrepancy on the marriage record, but the mother's name is Margaret Robertson M.S. Bruce.
In my experience, Margaret and Mary aren't interchangebale names! I have also found census data for the family of James and Margaret Robertson, all consistent with the 1873 birth record, but I can't find her be referred to as Mary anywhere.
My intuition tells me this isn't the right person, but I cannot find James and Mary Robertson with a son called John born c. 1878 in all of Scotland, let alone Aberdeenshire! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Looking for some advice, as I have conflicting sources for my great-great grandfather the above named, John Bruce Robertson.
I have a marriage record to my great x2 grandmother, Jessie Napier, from the year 1904 where his age is given as 26, father's name is James Robertson and his mother's name is Mary Robertson M.S. Bruce.
I've not been able to find a birth record for a John Robertson in Aberdeenshire for around the year 1878, his year of birth implied by the marriage record, where the parents names are correct. However, I did find a birth record from 1873, so a 5 year discrepancy on the marriage record, but the mother's name is Margaret Robertson M.S. Bruce.
In my experience, Margaret and Mary aren't interchangebale names! I have also found census data for the family of James and Margaret Robertson, all consistent with the 1873 birth record, but I can't find her be referred to as Mary anywhere.
My intuition tells me this isn't the right person, but I cannot find James and Mary Robertson with a son called John born c. 1878 in all of Scotland, let alone Aberdeenshire! Any help would be greatly appreciated.