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John Robertson

John was born on March 7th, 1833 in Newton-on-Ayr and his baptism took place there on March 24th, 1833.¹²

Birth Notes
- ROBERTSON
  
  Name     John Robertson
  Gender     Male
  Christening Date     24 Mar 1833
  Christening Place     , ST. QUIVOX AND NEWTON, AYR, SCOTLAND
  Birth Date     07 Mar 1833
  Father's Name     George Robertson
  Mother's Name     Martha Mcglaughlane
  Citing this Record
  
  "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKN-PN5 : 2 January 2015), John Robertson, 07 Mar 1833; citing , reference - 2:15GX7LL, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,406.

John's father was George Robertson and his mother was Martha Carlton McGloughlane. His paternal grandparents were William Robertson and Elspeth Thomson. He had a brother and nine sisters, named William, Margaret, Martha, Mary, Agnes, Euphemia, Jane, Charlotte, Catherine and Minnie. He was the fourth oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 67 on September 26th, 1900 in Coylton.

Death Notes
- ROBERTSON
  JOHN
  67
  1900
  583/1 19
  Coylton
  
  https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MHX-DD7

Education Details
- John attended on a literacy program. ³

Occupation Details
- From 1851 to 1891 John's occupation was coal miner in mining / energy.¹

Whereabouts
- John lived in St. Quivox for ten years from 1841 to 1851.¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - 1841: Whitletts village
      1851: Main Road, Whitletts
  He lived in Tarbolton for ten years from 1881 to 1891.⁴

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- George Robertson
  
  William Robertson
  - b.02 Nov 1767 in Torryburn d.15 Apr 1840 in Newton-on-Ayr
  
  Mary Cochran
  
  George Robertson
  - b.25 Sep 1804 in Newton-on-Ayr d.09 Dec 1870 in Kilwinning
  
  James Thomson
  
  Robert Thomson
  - b.02 May 1735 in Dunfermline d.> 1795 in Dunfermline
  
  Margaret Mudie
  
  Elspeth Thomson
  - b.13 Aug 1776 in Dunfermline d.29 May 1859 in Newton-on-Ayr
  
  Thomas Shepherd ^*
  - b.1659 in St. Andrews and St. Leonards
  
  William Shepherd
  - b.1693 in Cupar
  
  Helen Donaldson ^*
  - b.15 Sep 1663 in Cupar
  
  Janet Shipherd
  - b.11 Nov 1739 in Dunfermline
  
  Andrew Tulloch ^*
  - b.Nov 1664 in Torryburn
  
  Margaret Tulloch
  - b.17 Jul 1704 in Dunfermline
  
  Helen Hadston ^*
  - b.30 Nov 1665 in Dunfermline
  
  John Robertson
  - b.07 Mar 1833 in Newton-on-Ayr d.26 Sep 1900 in Coylton
  
  Martha Carlton McGloughlane
  - b.06 Mar 1808 in St. Quivox d.06 Jul 1890 in Coylton
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

Individual Additional Information

Details of John's family with Agnes Gourlay

¹ George Robertson 1851
² John Robertson 1881, Tarbolton
³ Agnes Gourlay Robertson birth
⁴ John Robertson 1891, Tarbolton
Further sources/citations:
George Robertson 1841, John Robertson 1861, St. Quivox, John Robertson 1871, New Cumnock

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