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Re: Tower / Wilsons Berwick on Tweed
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 01 October 09 11:33 BST (UK) »
There is a good possibility of a marriage on the IGI of John Robertson to Margaret Tower on 28 July 1795 at St. Nicholas, Aberdeen.

From the index of baptisms at the High Meeting in Berwick the children of John Robertson & Margaret Tower are -

Margaret 1796
John 1797
Dorothy 1799
Janet 1801
Ann 1803
Alexander 1805
William 1806
Elizabeth 1808
Esther 1810
Robert Tower 1812

Another baptism at the Low Meeting House in 1814 - Catherine Mary daughter of John Robertson Esq.

John Robertson was a Freeman of Berwick admitted in 1788. Three of his sons became Freemen - John in 1824, Alexander in 1826 and William in 1830.

There is no mention of Robert Tower Robertson becoming a Freeman, which suggests he may have died before he reached the age of 21. Your Robert was born c. 1834 - he could have been named after Robert Tower Robertson in his memory if the families were close.

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Re: Tower / Wilsons Berwick on Tweed
« Reply #10 on: Friday 02 October 09 13:27 BST (UK) »
Many many thanks Jora
I have now got something to get my teeth into
Heather

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Re: Tower / Wilsons Berwick on Tweed
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 26 September 10 20:24 BST (UK) »
I am researching the family of Charles Ovans and Janet Robertson.  I believe Charles to be the son of David Ovans and Mary Lambert b Tweedmouth 1793.  Charles died in Gloucester Sq 1858, and Janet died there in 1865.

Janet Robertson is, I believe the dau of John Robertson and Margaret Tower.  Can anyone point me to possible sources of information for John Robertson and Margaret Tower. 

Any other information on the Ovans family also appreciated.
Thanks
Stuart
My areas of special interest include the Adam and Dick families who emigrated to NSW in the mid-1800s, branching into the names of Paine, Cadell, Pye and Smith.

My current interest area is that of the descendants of James Lyle (1744) and
Elizabeth Wilson (1751 - 1844) of Renfrewshire, and any other descendants of James Adam (1720) and Jane Lyle (1725) from Kilbarchan. Also a number of Mackay and McKillop names from Caithness and Inverness-shire including the Miller family from Caithness.

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Re: Tower / Wilsons Berwick on Tweed
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 28 September 10 22:31 BST (UK) »
Just a brief follow-up - the OPR marriage record between John Robertson and Margaret Tower in Aberdeen is as follows:

Upon the Twenty Eighth day of July, On Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Five by the Revd Mr James Ross one of the Ministers of Aberdeen were lawfully married in the House of the Bride's Father in Aberdeen after Due Proclamation of Banns. Mr John Robertson Mercht in Berwick and Miss Margt Tower Daughter of John Tower Cooper there in presence of these Witnesses Robert Tower Mercht in Aberdeen and the said John Tower.

This would suggest that the Tower family originated from Aberdeen with at least one merchant and one cooper.

Stuart (Aberdeen)
My areas of special interest include the Adam and Dick families who emigrated to NSW in the mid-1800s, branching into the names of Paine, Cadell, Pye and Smith.

My current interest area is that of the descendants of James Lyle (1744) and
Elizabeth Wilson (1751 - 1844) of Renfrewshire, and any other descendants of James Adam (1720) and Jane Lyle (1725) from Kilbarchan. Also a number of Mackay and McKillop names from Caithness and Inverness-shire including the Miller family from Caithness.

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Re: Tower / Wilsons Berwick on Tweed
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 29 September 10 16:37 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for that info.
Heather
Northam, Billing(s), Trickey, Sprague, Woodbury, Hallett, Pike, Stamp, Hart All Devon Somerset area.
 Hastie, Tait, Clark, Bryson, Edminson, Burgon,  Dickson, Adamson, Hendry, JeffreyAll Berwick area.
Archer, Purdy, Pitts, Grooms, Lomax, Smith, Poulton, Luddington, Daniels, Atkinson all Tottenham area

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Re: Tower / Wilsons Berwick on Tweed
« Reply #14 on: Saturday 17 May 14 20:44 BST (UK) »
How can I help you about the Ovans family?
If it is Charles Ovans you are researching, his father David went to Bombay in 1795 as surgeon to one of the Bombay Native Infantry regiments.  Charles is shown as serving with 19th Bombay NI,
later 14th.  He was posted as Resident to the court of the Raja of Satara in 1838.  If you want to see more, google Raja of Satara. Quite a story.  He returned to England before the Mutiny and died in London in 1858.
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