Individual Details

James ROBERTSON

(3 Feb 1855 - 20 Dec 1893)

Events

Birth3 Feb 1855Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Occupation1878Limestone Miner
Residence187853 Grahame Street, Johnstone - Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marriage9 Aug 1878Johnston, Renfrewshire, Scotland - Christina MCPHAIL
Residence188121 Rankine Street, Abbey - Renfrew, Lanark, Scotland
Census1881Renfrew, Lanark, Scotland
Occupation1893Coal Miner
Residence189324 John Street, Dennistoun - Dennistoun, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Death20 Dec 1893Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Families

SpouseChristina MCPHAIL (1853 - 1918)
ChildJames (2) ROBERTSON (1880 - )
ChildCatherine McPhail ROBERTSON (1892 - 1957)

Notes

Birth

At Collier Street, Johnstone, Renfrewshire, at 5:00am
Informant: James ROBERTSON, father (by his mark "X")
Father: James ROBERTSON, Miner. 25 years old. Born at Williamstowby
Mother: Susan ROBERTSON, nee MILLER. 25 years old. Born at Johnstone
Other issue at time of birth: 1 boy, 1 girl living. 1 girl deceased
Birth certificate states that James was his mother's 3rd child
Parents died between 1878 and 1893

Marriage

At Elderslie Manse, Johnstone - Church of Scotland
Officiating Minister: John SMITH, Minister
Witnesses: George McNAB; Jane SMITH

Census

At 21 Rankine Street, Abbey, Renfrew

Death

At Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, at 7:00am
Cause of Death: Dropsey. Cardiac Syncope
Certifying Doctor: George Naylor Guidd, MB, ChB
Informant: Christina ROBERTSON, nee McPHAIL, wife

Endnotes

1. General Registrar's Office, Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.

2. General Registrar's Office, Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.

3. General Registrar's Office, Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages.