June 2005 RootsChat Challenge

[Paul E]

1871 a very interesting family if this is them ... first time for James on the census?

Peter St, Claremont?, Harlow, Essex

Alexandria?? S Molison abt 1803  Scotland Head  
Sarah Ann abt 1837  London, Middlesex, England Wife  
Molison abt 1871  Harlow, Essex, England Son  
Eliza Wils Molison abt 1848  London, Middlesex, England Daughter  
Louisa Helen Molison abt 1869  London, Middlesex, England Daughter  
James Robertson abt 1843  London, Middlesex, England Visitor  
Mary Marl Robertson abt 1844  London, Middlesex, England Visitor  
plus 4 servants

Alexandria (Alexander?) is a Ship Owner
James is a Commercial Clerk.

The Mary Marl bit is Mar with a superscript l.
James and Mary noted as married.


RG10/1641
Folio:    63  
Page:    3  

Jonathan

Looking for James Robertson in 1861...

Not much that looks right for a dob in 1843, but the James in this household (b1846) in Hackney St John  Middlesex is working as a Merchant's Clerk...

And I like the DOUGLAS

 
Emma Millar abt 1828  West Hackney, Middlesex,  Sister-in-law     
Emma Robertson abt 1819  St Pancras, Middlesex,  Wife 
Fred Wm Robertson abt 1845  Islington, Middlesex,  Son 
Henry Ernest Robertson abt 1857  Islington, Middlesex,  Son 
Herbert Edward Robertson abt 1853  Islington, Middlesex,  Son 
Jane Douglas Robertson abt 1855  Islington, Middlesex,  Daughter   
Jas Douglas Robertson abt 1846  Islington, Middlesex,  Son   
Walter Jordas Robertson abt 1852  Islington, Middlesex,  Son 
William Robertson abt 1823  Scotland Head 

RG9/155
Folio:    143 
Page:    2

Views anyone?

[Paul E]

Can anyone follow this up - I don't have e-mail access at the moment, otherwise I would do it myself:

From the Wirral Globe published on Wednesday 07 October 1998:

The bench connection!
JOHN ROBERTSON of Sudbury, Suffolk, has re-established his family seat in Wirral!

His firm has just supplied garden furniture to the Devon Doorway, Gayton, reviving a long-standing family connection.

Mr Robertson explains the link:

"The architect who designed the Devon Doorway to be like a dream country residence was a Mr Webster. His son, Michael Webster, was my best man when I married in 1962. Michael Webster was born in Wallasey, a director of a timber company in Liverpool and past commodore of West Cheshire Sailing Club.

"I was born in Wallasey and lived in Gayton. My father, John Alan Robertson, was former president of Liverpool Timber Trade Association. I was a member of Heswall Golf Club. My father-in-law, Henry T. Hough, was for many years the LIverpool City Engineer. My grandfather was a cotton merchant, who lived in Wallasey.

Just wondering if there is a connection with Alan Roberston (or even Claude?

Website:  http://www.johnrobertson.ltd.uk/jumbrella.html
has an e-mail contact.

Maybe a speculative e-mail asking him to look at the thread?

cheers

Paul

[Burrow Digger]

Blimey I just found another person looking for the same Muir/Wilkinson connection on Rootsweb, I'm sending an email right now - although the last post was dated 2002 

I am looking for information on James Muir, who was born 16 Dec 1766 in Sanday, Orkney, Scotland and was christened a month later in London, England (14 Jan 1767). He was a sea captain (as were many of his descendents). He married Ann Robinson, of Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children, all born in Whitby.

One of these was my ancestor, Thomas Muir, b. 10 April 1799, in Whitby. He married Mary Dale, in Whitby. They had 8 children, one of these was my ancestor, James Muir, b. 1827. He married Charlotte Maria Ann Wilkinson King, of Barbados. Their son, Reginald Muir was my ancestor (b. 1870 on a ship off Bombay Harbor, India.

If anyone else is working on this line, please contact me. Thanks!

[Manchester Rambler]

Great find BD - hope you get an answer!

Rambler

[Paul E]

Yes - great find!  I had a look on GR for Muirs in Orkney and there's a James Muir b1847 in Sanday, Orkney, and the person has a few links going back to 1715 in their tree.  I've sent them a GR message and asked them to look at this board.

We're not getting much luck with outsiders chipping in yet!

Paul

[Paul E]

But of course I have to remind myself we are only into day 3 of the Challenge!

What a great subject you picked Rambler!

Paul

[Paul E]

Some encouraging signs - this from GenesReunited:

Gosh,

Found it. Do you guys work for the NSA!! Reading through this it is amazing in relation to your enquiry skills.

Many thanks.

I will work out how to track off this thread and let our Lyte investigators know

Best regards,

Vic

Looking forward to hearing from you, Vic!


Paul   

[liverpool annie]

I remember somebody saying -" Only 2 people in the houseshold in 1881 - thats going to be interesting...........................................

D'you think they could have been involved in the Slave Trade

Annie

[Burrow Digger]

Rambler didnt pick Alan, his kids did:)  
The kids did a great job Rambler