Robert McPhee

[mcorb]

Can anyone supply any particulars on the birth or migration of Robert McPhee to Scotland. He was born in Ireland  circa 1828 but I have no idea where. He married Marion Porteous in Paisley around 1851. I believe his parents were John McPhee ( McFee ) and Elizabeth Montgomery

[Ann Baker]

Hi Mcorb

Fraid there won't be any details of his migration to Scotland. Ireland classed as part of the UK so no records of toings and froings were kept - very frustrating.

Finding where in Ireland he was born is going to be very difficult unless you get lucky on a later census and it says which county - genreally it doesn't but just occasionally you get lucky. I do sympathise. I have quite a few where it just says Ireland - not helpful as the way the records are organised in Ireland you really need the county and parish to have any hope of finding them.

One suggestion I will make is to see if any of his siblings also came to Scotland and check their census records. I have found the Irish counties for a couple using that.

Best wishes

Ann

[mcorb]

Hi Ann

Thanks for your suggestion. I will do a bit more digging and see if anything positive turns up.

Regards

mcorb

[hume]

On the first year of civil registration in Scotland (1855), more information was given on the certificates. Birth certificates noted the age and birthplaces of the mother and father.

Robert and Marion had a daughter on that year: Elizabeth Montgomery McFee [sic] in Paisley. You should be able to view the cert. on SP and get some detailed info about Robert and Marion. Luckily this also confirms Robert's mother name!

hume24

[mcorb]

Hume 24 thanks again. I now know that Robert's birthplace was Co Antrim

mcorb

[buddy7165]

John McPhee and Elizabeth Montgomery in my family tree they had a son named Arthur in Paisley.

[mcorb]

buddy7165 I have details of an Arthur McPhee , son of John McPhee and Elizabeth Montgomery , born in Co Antrim in 1820. He was married to Sophia Love and they had 6 children all girls. He certainly came to Paisley and died there in 1891. Does any of  that tie in with what you have. There is another Arthur McPhee in my tree born in Paisley in 1872 and he was married to Janet Miller.

[buddy7165]

Yes, Pretty Much.  I hadn't gotten to all 6 girls.  The daughter Mary married Alexander Baird. I still researching that part of the family

[buddy7165]

Robert McPhee was born in 1828 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.  He died 14/11/1896 in Paisley, Renfrewshire Scotland.  Marion was born in 1829 in Paisley, Renfrewshire and died in 1901 in Paisley. It would seem that Robert immigrated prior to his marriage 1850. They had nine children 6 boys and 3 girls.  John McPhee  was born Jan 1 1873 in Belfast and Elizabeth Montgomery was born in 1878 they were married in 1898 in Scone, New South Wales.  They had 2 boys Robert and Arthur.