George Melvin, Schoolmaster, Tarves

[Neale1961]

Well, there is a baptism record for Robert (1799), and a couple of possible marriages for him that you could consider.
I'm not seeing anything obvious in the 1841 census for Robert, so he may have died before then.

However there is a Robert Melvin (merchant) heading from Aberdeen to New York, USA in 1835 with Jean? Melvin & children George (age eight) and James (age 1).
There is a Robert Melvin, merchant, who is listed in the 1832 Poll book for Aberdeen.
May not be the same Robert baptised in 1799. ??

[mckha489]

I wonder if that Robert died in Canada?

There is this notice a good 2 months after the marriage,

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-share/8937c929-8194-4a5f-b9cb-76d44a18a1eb

And this seems to be the place mentioned

“ From Smith's Canadian Gazetteer 1846
NICHOL  "A Township in the Wellington District; is bounded on the north-east by the townships of Eramosa and Garafraxa; on the north-west by Peel; on the south-west by Woolwich; and on the south-east by Guelph. In Nichol 20,482 acres are taken up, 5,392 of which are under cultivation. This is a long narrow township, it is well settled, and contains excellent land, the greater part of which is rolling, and timbered with hard wood. The Grand River runs across the north of the township, on which are situated the villages of Fergus and Elora; and a short distance west from the latter village is a Scotch settlement, called "Irvine Settlement." There are two grist and four saw-mills in the township. Population in 1842, 1,019, who are principally from Scotland. Ratable property in the township, £16,479."


Death

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-share/56ae43d0-4cbe-4dc1-bae0-47b4ac10fcd0

[mckha489]

FindaGrave for that Robert

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01tx4/

[mckha489]

Daughter of William Tytler and Jane Forbes.  Agnes. Born 1837
Is the E. Of E. Forbes in that newspaper cutting an error?

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6QR-Z7M?lang=en

Another daughter, Barbara.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNC-YXD?lang=en

But none of this is finding the Melvins sorry. I wonder what happened to the 8 yr  George on the passenger list. And just who he was.


Jane Inglis Forbes Tytler burial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115966086/jane-inglis-tytler

Finally found a marriage

FORBES
JANE
ROBERT MELVIN/
27/04/1833
168 / B
160 / 527
Old Machar

[mckha489]

Young George

Could be this one?
If so, who is John Melvin?

MELVIN
GEORGE
JOHN MELVIN/JANE CHRISTIE
M
28/04/1826
168 / A
210 / 310
Aberdeen

[GordonFindlay]

FindaGrave for that Robert

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01tx4/

The ehadstone has James, 'his only son' dying in New York.  The Robert M emigrating in 1835 had two sone George and James?

A bit irrelevant for my problem anyway.

[GordonFindlay]

Well that fills in the descendants of George Melvin and Agnes Stewart (the Schoolmaster's parents) quite a bit.

But little on the their ancestors, who may be my ancestors. Surprisingly that George Melvin, Merchant of Aberdeen, is hard to locate in newspapers of the time.

Thanks for all the pointers folks.

Slainte
Gordon

[maddys52]

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[maddys52]

You possibly have these already:

"DUN, MELVIN - At 41 Belmont Street, Aberdeen, on the 19th inst., John Dun, Esq., Grammar School, to Agnes, only daughter of the late George Melvin, Esq., merchant, Aberdeen."
Monday,  Sept. 22, 1856
Publication: Caledonian Mercury
(and various other newspapers including the London Morning Chronicle)

"At 41, Belmont Street on the 16th inst., AGNES MELVIN, sister of the late Dr James Melvin, Rector of the Grammar School, and relict of John Dun, one of the Teachers in that School, aged 72. - Friends will please accept of this (the only) intimation."
Wednesday,  Sept. 22, 1875
Publication: Aberdeen Journal