ROBERTSON-MCLEOD, 1800's Nova Scotia

[CraigR]

I'm still working on this but it appears this oral history may check out completly.  I have found many more details of the children that names check out.  Catherine Ann may have been the daughter of Wm. & Ellen as pictou county marriages lists the marriage of George Robertson of West River to Catherine Ann Robertson of Middle River.  One of her daughter's death certificate in Mass lists her parents as George Robertson and mother's maiden name as Catherine Ann Robinson (as many other childen in that family generation spelled it Robinson or Robson)  I don't know why Grandfather said her maiden name was Catherine Ingram in his typed history of the family.  I do know my great grandfather's name was James William Ingram Robertson and there was a William Ingram who married a Robertson in Pictou County and later lived 3 doors away from George and Catherine's other farm in Brooklyn Hants County.  William Ingram also signed one of George's & Catherine's daughter's marriage license so I know he ties into the family somehow.  I have a few theories on perhaps how but won't share them here.  I just read all the probate records of George's will at the PANS today but didn't learn much except he had 2 farms one in pictou and one in hants county, which I already knew the family was back and forth but didn't realize he owned it at the time.

Could you tell me who sent you that oral history collected from the elders in stewiacke calley in the 50's I would really like to check this out more as I am only 15 minutes away from there!

[jeannie1000cc]

Hi Craig,

Very sorry for the late reply. Been fighting a tough cold for the last couple of weeks.

I visited Nova Scotia for the first time ever last year and fell in love with the place. One of my reasons for visiting was research, and I was fortunate enough during my visit to the Colchester Archives in Truro to have been put in contact with a Mr. Ross Graves, a specialist in Stewiacke Valley family research. The people at the Upper Stewiacke Museum also know him. Let me try to clarify your situation based on his info, and others on NSARM:

Your Catherine Ann is the sixth child of William Robertson and Ellen McLeod. I am descendant of your GG Grandmother Catherine's sister, Jane, the youngest daughter to the couple. Jane married her cousin James Peters and settled in the Stewiacke Valley. My Jane also spelled her name as Robinson or Robison more often than Robertson when her children's births were recorded.

I can't recall how to get you my e-mail more privately but I would like to share what more I have with you. If you can figure it out first I'll hear from you, if not, I'll talk to you soon.

Jeannie

[J.J.]

Jeannie , Just hit the green scroll under his avatar... Have fun!

[jeannie1000cc]

Hi J.J., so nice to hear from you!

I think the cold must have gone to my head - silly I got a mental block.

All the best,
Jeannie