ROBSON Hawick

[squirejay]

I am looking for descendants of a James Robson, who was born in Kelso around 1845 and died in Hawick 23 Nov 1915 at the Carnegie Free Library in Bridge Street in Hawick. He was a stone mason to trade, Married to Margaret Harris and they had 9 children, all of whom were alive in the 1911 census.
He was the grandson of my 3 x Great Grand father, also James Robson, and the son of William Robson and Jane Tinline.
Margaret, his wife died on 29 March 1923 at 25 Beaconsfield Terrace Hawick.
Any help in pointing my way forward would be appreciated
Squirejay

[CaroleW]

Have you checked the Surname Interests Board?  Scroll to bottom of page & link is under TOOLS

If you have Ancestry access - there is a tree online

Have you checked Scotlands People for deaths of the children?  www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

[ColC]

It looks more likely that James was born in England.

ROBSON, JAMES       TURNBULL 
GRO Reference: 1844  M Quarter in TYNEMOUTH UNION  Volume 25  Page 419

No birth record for Margaret or marriage record on SP

JAMES ROBSON      DIED AGE 69   MMN TURNBULL   1915   HAWICK

MARGARET ROBSON      DIED AGE 69   MMN MAXWELL   1923   HAWICK

There are 7 birth registrations on https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk mother HARRIS/HARRES
1878 – 1896 and 6 children on the 1911, if I have the correct family.

Colin

[ColC]

It looks like these are the 9 children you mention, they all appear on the 1891/1901 censuses but I cannot find the family in 1881?

ROBSON REGISTERED HAWICK MOTHER HARRIS/ HARRES (EXCEPT 2)

CHILDREN OF JAMES & MARGARET

JANET      1878      
JAMES      1880
GEORGE      1882
WILLIAM      1884
JOHN      1888
ANDREW      1889
OLIVER      1896
MARGARET MILLER   NO MMN   1895
THOMAS    MOTHER MORRIS   1886
As there are no others MMN Morris, I think this is an error for Harris.

Colin

[MonicaL]

Colin, I think this is their 1881 entry:

James Robson 35 mason
Maggie Robson 25
Janet Robson 2
James Robson 11 months

Address: 23 Loan St, Hawick

Monica

[MonicaL]

From the list of children that Colin has posted, there is one early death showing for the family:

Oliver ROBSON
Age 17
Mother's maiden name HARRIS
1913
789 / 241
Hawick

Monica

[MonicaL]

This might be the marriage of son Andrew in Hawick. He had the middle name of Harris:

ANDREW H ROBSON and
ELIZABETH S P KENNEDY
1920
789 / 89
Hawick

I think these parents' names might connect with this death on the SP index:

MARGARET HARRIS ROBSON
Age 90
Mother's maiden name KENNEDY
2018
823 / 175
Hawick

Just guesses 

Monica

[MonicaL]

There are WW1 Service Papers for a William Robson b 1884 in Hawick which fits with the William in the family.

On these, he lists a marriage to a Jane Scott in Hawick on 19 Jun 1910. Four sons born so far after the marriage by 1915 and his enlistment.

Home address in 1915 showing as 16 Lothian Street, Hawick.

Monica

[MonicaL]

This is daughter Margaret's marriage in Hawick:

MARGARET H ROBSON and
ROBERT MURPHY
1918
789 / 65
Hawick

There is a shipping manifest entry for the Murphys arriving in Michigan, US on 29 Dec 1919. Margaret gave her mother Margaret Harris and home address for contact details back in Scotland.

I believe she died in 1963, from her Social Security Index entry:

Margaret Harris Murphy/Margaret Harris Robson
Birth 22 Aug 1893 Hawick Roxburgh, United Kingdom
Father: James Robson
Mother: Margaret Harris
SSN: 474546900
Notes: Aug 1963: Name listed as MARGARET HARRIS MURPHY

Monica