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At the Dollar Academy, Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, there is a war memorial to students who died in WW1 and WW2. This gives details of their rank and company -- not always a Scottish one. There is also a typed list which gives second names, some of which could give a clue to their family.

The URL is http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=2812

There are two Robertson boys - Ian and David - whose company ID cannot be found. If they turn out to be your family, please let me know.

I am looking for husbands of Robertson daughters Isabella (1864), Margaret (1866), Ann (1868), and Jessie (1879) whose father was Peter Robertson (1834). (All +-1 yr.)

Hi Penpal

This maybe Isabella on 1891 census (you could check marriages between 1881 ---and 1891 on Scotland People ---She was still with parents in 1881 census)

1891 Scotland Census 1891 Scotland Census
Name: Isabella Campbell
Age: 26
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : James Campbell
Gender: Female
Where born: Co Dollar, Clackmn
Registration number: 467
Registration district: Dollar
Civil parish: Dollar
Town: Dollar
County: Clackmannanshire
Address: Dollar Mains
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 85
Line: 14
Roll: CSSCT1891_144

Household Members: Name Age
James Campbell 38
Isabella Campbell 26
Margaret R Campbell 10
Jemima Campbell 9
Elizabeth Campbell 6
Isabella Campbell 3
Kate Campbell 11mo



Source Citation: Parish: Dollar; ED: 4; Page: 16; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1891_144.


Will have have look for the others

Barbara x

Margaret in 1891 (Ann / Annie staying with them on this census ) ??

1891 Scotland Census 1891 Scotland Census
Name: Margaret Lannders
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : George Lannders
Gender: Female
Where born: Tillicoultry, Clackmannansh
Registration number: 424
Registration district: Dunfermline
Civil parish: Dunfermline
Town: Dunfermline
County: Fife
Address: 10 Victoria St
ED: 6
Household schedule number: 243
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1891_128

Household Members: Name Age
George Lannders 23
Margaret Lannders 24
Annie Robertson 22



Source Citation: Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 6; Page: 46; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1891_128.


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Jessie Jane is still with parents in 1891 census but not finding her on 1901 !!

Hope this helps a little --- But these marriages do need checking out on Scotland people ---sorry I haven't any credits left to check on marriages for you.

Barbara x

I have had a look for marriages and will PM you the images

MARGARET married George SAUNDERS ---the name may have been wrongley transcribed on the census !!!!

please let me know if you can open the images ok

Barbara x

Sorry Penpal i don't think the attachments have worked !!!! GR must be "playing up" AGAIN !!!

If you would like to send me your e-mail address (by PM) I will try and send them that way .

Jessie Jane died, bless her, age 15 of meningitis in 1893 --


Barbara x

Search British nationals armed forces deaths
1796-2005

ROBERTSON Ian G Unknown Gordon Highlanders 1916
ROBERTSON Ian At sea Anking 1939-1948
ROBERTSON Ian D Unknown Cameron Highlanders 1940
ROBERTSON Ian J Unknown 99 Sqdn. 1941
ROBERTSON Ian Unknown 101 Sqdn. 1944
ROBERTSON Male (unnamed) South Africa Unknown 1890
ROBERTSON Not stated. South Africa 1 Kings O Scottish Borderers Mi. 1899-1902
ROBERTSON-WALKER Ian Murdo At sea Gloucester

(the above list on Find My Past)

Chris :)

ROBERTSON Robert Unable to ID. (if you also mean Robert, there are quite a lot!)

Thank you very much, Barbara and Chris!
I have replied to you, Barbara, with my personal email, from my Messages. You're right, the attachments didn't come through.

Funny that I found a Peter Robertson Saunders on the memorial today, just by accident. I had since been looking for a marriage of Margaret and a George Saunders, just in case, because Peter Robertson was Margaret's father. I didn't find it with Family Search, but had better luck with you. Lots of serendipity.

Chris, thanks for the list on FMP. The lads in our family all went to the Academy at that time, so their sons might also have gone there. There are very few Robertsons on the list, but some would have other surnames, whom I've yet to find.
Way to go! Thanks again.

Hi
Just sent the images to you, Hope you can open them OK , if not let me know and I will try another way to save and send them if you can't open them

Barbara x

This link to an Ancestry tree maybe the one you are looking for

http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/tree/26523545/person/1859501624

Hi Penpal

Did you receive the e-mail, and attachments OK yesterday ?

Barbara x

Yes, thanks, Barbara. Have replied to your private email.

Barry - Thanks so much for the lead -- I do appreciate it, but the link is to a 'please sign up and pay' ad from Ancestry.com. If GR crashes I'll have to do it, but at the moment, with reluctance, I am living up to my Scottish/Yorkshire heritage!

Penpal
I can't understand why you are getting that page - here is an alternative route which is free

https://www.mundia.com/gb

Barry, thanks again, but what exactly is it that you're trying to help me find? That Mundia link again asks me to sign up as a member and start a tree. Links to pages that have required a membership and password to access generally just revert to the 'join up' invitation. I'm trying to travel light, genealogically speaking.

Hi Penpal,
The links are to a tree on Ancestry ---good find Barry, It wasn't coming up on the "hints" for me on Ancestry ---

I will e-mail you Penpal.



Barbara x

Penpal
I am trying to help you by ,
firstly, via my Ancestry subscription giving you access to a family tree by way of link to click on to which I think will be helpful to you
Why you are getting a subscription page I don't know - It worked OK for Barbara (above posting)
Because it wasn't working for you I supplied you with an alternative free route to the Ancestry trees (Mundia)
All you have to do is register - no charge -and it is not a condition that you must start a tree with them
Hope this clarifies - give it another go
regards Barry

Hi Barry
The link to Ancestry worked for me because I am a member of Ancestry,

The link to Mundia didn't work for me ---I have tried for 10 minutes to "log in" both with my Ancestry account (as it says you can) and with my Facebook account (as it says you can) however it just keeps telling me that " this e-mail is already registered -Please use another !!!! :-0

The tree on Ancestry does have some of the family on for PenPal, but not all. ie the siblings of Isabella and Margaret haven't got spouces etc. I think the tree owner may be a descendant of Isabella (nee Robertson) and James Campbell---but not sure of course.

I do take a look on Ancestry trees --but never copy anything without doing proper research myself, (someone on Ancestry had my Grandmother married to her son and her sons wife married to my grandmothers first husband !!! It took a while to straighten that one out ---but with the certs etc that I had the owner was very pleased I had contacted him to make at least that part of his family tree right lol !!! )

Best wishes
Barbara x :-)

Thank you, Barbara! I was beginning to think it was all my fault. It would be lovely to find recent descendents. I am compiling a list of certificates to apply for as being really the best way, but it is expensive, so I do thank you too, Barry, for trying so hard to set the direction for me.

Hi Penpal,
Have you received all my e-mails to you with all the attatchments of certs ?

Angus and Jessie --Marriage cert

Angus birth 1908(the son of the above)

Sent 1st December

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Peter and Isabella marriage 1861

and their first born James McDonald Robertson birth 1862

Sent on 29th November
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and Peter Robertson Saunders birth cert (son of of Margaret Robertson and George Saunders

Sent on 28th November

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I think you received the

Margarets Marriage cert
Isabella Marriage cert
Annie’s Marriage cert
and god bless her Jessie Jane’s Death. cert

But I'm not sure if you received the others --all through your personal e-mail

Kind Regards and best wishes
Barbara x

Dear Barbara,
Sorry - I've been busy and not concentrating. I think I have some of those, and have thanked you, but will take a look again a.s.a.p. Meanwhile, before you go to any more expense on my behalf (you are incredibly helfpful) I do have quite a few entries already so hang fire until I can see where the gaps are.
Very best regards.

Thats OK, Penpal , you are welcome to anything i can find, I was just hoping they had got to you Ok.

Barbara x