George Robertson

[minniehaha]

It did open for me, at least.

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And it is now opening for me too....    


Minniehaha.

[mckha489]

Did anyone ever buy the Elizabeth Logan Robertson birth?

[zylar22]

I am only assuming that his parents emigrated as his death certificate (if correct) indicates he arrived in NZ when he was around 2 years old.

[zylar22]

“It wasn't clear from my quick scroll down the topic, but did his parents also emigrate to New Zealand?”

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I am only assuming that his parents emigrated as his death certificate (if correct) indicates he arrived in NZ when he was around 2 years old.

[HelenAttwood]

I have spent days searching +/- 5 years for Emigration records, nothing. I have searched for anything on George Born in Birmingham, even the GRO, nothing. Copy of Marriage Licence attached. Nothing I can find on his father George or his mother. I even took a punt at the Convict records for Tasmania, nothing. Its like he is a dead end with no past.
Blimmin great great grandfather too, my grandfather was his son Ralph Robertson. Im at a total loss now, I've hunted all I can and I do genealogy, I've exhausted all my avenues. Has anyone had any updates???

[zylar22]

Hi

I am the one who started this post, and I have continued to try and find out additional information over the years as well but have go nowhere.  George is my partners great great grandfather.  His grandfather was John Dixon.  I have recently been trying to look at records related to Hautapu near Cambridge NZ, as I had noted on the marriage certificate that that is where he was living.  Other family members are buried in the area (Olive Clara nee Robertson, who was Foote and then Hartman after her first husband died).  I did find references in papers past to a young George Robertson at Cambridge District School on 2 December 1884 and a boy called George Robertson breaking windows on 26 January 1884. Hard to know if it is actually him given the common name though. 

Georges’ Will said nothing of interest and I have asked all the family members that I am in contact with if they know anything and have reached a dead end as well. 

The closest I have come to a potential marriage is a George Robertson marrying an Elizabeth Groves (sounds similar to Rose??) in June 1874 in St. George Hanover Square on the freebdm.org.uk site.

[HelenAttwood]

Thank you so much. I cant even locate his father, but will look into Elizabeth Groves.
I do have a photograph, it used to hang on my grandfathers wall, he told me it was his grand parents, and when I first started genealogy back years ago when I was 16 I found George and Elizabeth but that's all he wanted to know and didn't want any further, just wanted the names of those hanging on his wall. I will clean it up as it was in storage at my cousins and post a photo of it on here. I have all his wife Thelma Robertson nee Otto's information and tree, its huge! Happy to share all I have as I only so far have back to John Dixon from my great grandmother Helen Dixon, as I haven't started that branch as yet, as I have been doing many branches of many families.
We were always told we were related to the Arundel castle Robertson's but I very much doubt it, as he was English ha ha.
I really appreciate all your posts and information, maybe one day we might find the blasted mans information, hes a ghost!

[mckha489]

The closest I have come to a potential marriage is a George Robertson marrying an Elizabeth Groves (sounds similar to Rose??) in June 1874 in St. George Hanover Square on the freebdm.org.uk site.

ROBERTSON, EDWARD  GEORGE     ROSE 
GRO Reference: 1878  J Quarter in ST GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE  Volume 01A  Page 382

ROBERTSON, THOMAS  LAMOUNT     ROSE 
GRO Reference: 1876  M Quarter in SAINT GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE  Volume 01A  Page 378

Are both accounted for in  London in 1902.

 

[minniehaha]

I found those births too, but felt the area was so far removed from Birmingham. In more ways than one. 


Minniehaha.