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This would be his marriage, if the tree has the correct name for his wife:
MCROBERT
JAMES
MCLEOD
MARGARET FINLAY
1916
644/15 245
Hutchesontown
And Margaret's death:
MCROBERT
MARGARET FINDLA(y)
83
mms FINDLAY
1977
601/ 518
Glasgow, Martha St
But if they married in 1916, where is Margaret in 1919, when she's apparently not with James at 171 Waddell Street?
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Thank you for that
yes I've seen the tree on ancestry I'll have a good look into this now the address for George coming over and staying at thistle st matches with his sons address
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This Glasgow death would fit with his year of birth:
MCROBERT
JAMES
64
1957
644/9 291
Tradeston
Spending 6 credits to view the record on SP would let you know if it's him or not - it would give spouse's name, if any.
James, Margaret McL, and Robert McRobert all at 214 Thistle Street in 1955:
James McRobert
in the Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962
Name: James McRobert
Residence Year: 1955
Address: 4178 [ 214 Thistle Street on image ]
Residence Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire , Scotland
Parliamentary Division: Glasgow
And all still there in 1957:
Margaret M'l McRobert
in the Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962
Name: Margaret M'l McRobert
Residence Year: 1957
Address: 3823 [ 214 Thistle Street on image ]
Residence Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire , Scotland
Parliamentary Division: Glasgow
In 1958 Margaret's there on her own, so it looks like that 1957 death is the right one for James:
Margaret M'l McRobert
in the Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962
Name: Margaret M'l McRobert
Residence Year: 1958
Address: 3710 [214 Thistle Street on image ]
Residence Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire , Scotland
Parliamentary Division: Glasgow
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Birth and death of James's son Walter:
Birth:
MCROBERT
WALTER MCLEOD
M
1925
644/15 191
Hutchesontown
Death:
MCROBERT
WALTER MCLEOD
59
mms MCLEOD
1984
619/ 589
Glasgow, Park Circus
Birth and death of son Robert:
Birth:
MCROBERT
ROBERT GRAY MCL
M
1932
644/17 630
Gorbals
Death:
MCROBERT
ROBERT GRAY MCL
84
mms MCLEOD
2017
643/ 135
Renfrew
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https://www.findagraveinscotland.com/search/free_submit/
(looks like that James and Margaret on above, you need to become a Member to view)
Chris :)
Edits (notes there is a William T. 1952, wondered if he was that one in the 1901 (age 6) Census, Father Charles?)
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That William T who died in 1952, isn't Charles's son. He was born c1889:
MCROBERT
WILLIAM THOMAS
63
1952
571/2 3
Newton Mearns
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(apologies AG, I should have took notice of that 1920 Passengers posted earlier, I now see William went also!)
Chris :)
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I don't see William after 1920.
[ EDIT: Yes I do - this is the correct William below - see further down this post ]
There's a William McRobert from Glasgow going to Nanaimo, BC, in 1924, on the same ship as Charles and family went in 1920, but he has a wife Janet still in Glasgow - and he seems to be slightly younger.
Wife's address: 296 (something? Cumberland ?) Street, Glasgow.
William going to his cousin, Andrew Thomson, Box 527, Namaimo.
Object in coming to Canada: Settling.
William McRobert
in the Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924
Name: William McRobert
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1898
Birth Place: Glasgow, Scotland
Age: 26
Date of Arrival: Jun 1924
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Ship Name: Sicilian
William McRobert
in the U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960
Name: William McRobert
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)
Age: 27
Record Type: Manifests
Birth Date: abt 1894
Birth Country: Scotland
Arrival Date: Feb 1921
Port of Arrival: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ship Name: Canadian Pacific Railroad
Residence Country: Canada
Line Number: 22
I'm guessing this is his marriage:
MCROBERT
WILLIAM
ANDERSON
JANET
1917
644/9 22
Milton
If so, he's not Charles's son, as Charles's son is single in 1920, per the travel record. (But maybe the 1920 record is wrong.)
On the 1921 border crossing record above, there's some sort of note about the ship "Cedric", and Namaimo BC, and New York, added just above William's details, which I can't make out.
That may relate to this record - which gives YOB as c1894:
William McRobert
in the UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: William McRobert
Arrival Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1894
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 15 Feb 1921
Port of Arrival: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Cedric
Shipping Line: White Star
Official Number: 115354
Shop assistant.
Country of last permanent residence: Canada.
EDIT:
Yes, that's the correct William above.
When the McRobert family went to Canada in 1920, they were going to Andrew Thomson:
Details on the 1920 arrival record for Charles's daughter Janet.:
Janet McRobert
in the Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924
Name: Janet McRobert
Gender: Female
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Birth Place: Glasgow, Scotland
Age: 19
Date of Arrival: Jun 1920
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Ship Name: Sicilian
Going to cousin Andrew Thomson, Box 527, Namaimo, BC.
Nearest relative in home country: brother James McRobert, 171 Waddell Street, Glasgow.
So the 1920 record seems to be wrong in saying that William was single.
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Sister Janet's marriage:
Janet McRobert
in the British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935
Name: Janet McRobert
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Robert Blackburn
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1924
Marriage Location: Vancouver
Registration Number: 1924-09-270687
BCA Number: B13747
GSU Number: 2074317
and her death:
Janet Blackburn
in the Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Janet Blackburn
Maiden Name: McRobert
Birth Date: 17 Aug 1900
Birth Place: Scotland
Death Date: 1 Mar 1957
Death Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Cemetery: Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Has Bio?: Y
Bio:
Immigrated ~ 1920.
Married Robert Blackburn.
Parents are Charles McRobert, born Scotland and Ellen McAlpine, born Scotland.
British Columbia Death Reg. No. 1957-09-003232.
A tree on Ancestry has a nice photo of Robert and Janet Blackburn at a picnic with some other people.
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It appears that William came back to Scotland.
The tree on Ancestry thinks the 1917 marriage is the right one, and says this is his wife's death:
MCROBERT
JANET MCFADYEN
68
1963
644/4 1549
Springburn
And William's death:
MCROBERT
WILLIAM
74
1968
645/1 592
Glasgow
I can't see any record of William's wife Janet ever having gone to Canada.
There are a number of Glasgow ER records of a William McRobert with wife Janet.
For example:
Mrs. Janet McRobert
in the Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1857-1962
Name: Mrs. Janet McRobert [and William McRobert ]
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1928
Residence Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parliamentary Division: Glasgow
36 Rhymer Street, Springburn, Glasgow
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