Robert was a Scott. Cannot trace in 1851 or 1861 (in England or Scotland)
In 1871, Robert was living in St. Peter's Parish, Halliwell.
In 1887, Robert Buchan Richardson married Hannah Mather, 25 years his junior. Buchan and Richardson were two family names, possibly suggesting his parents were not married.
In 1894, Robert and Hannah took over the Royal Tiger Pub at 4 Nobel Street, and they ran the pub for over a decade. Robert must have been one of Bolton's oldest landlords. He probably left the pub after Hannah died in 1908.
In 1901, Robert and Hannah were with Hannah sister Ruth Inman and her three girls in 1901 at 2+4 Nobel St., Royal Tiper Pub, Bolton.
Hannah died in 1908, and Robert carried on till 1913, living to ripe old age of 94.