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Ok Ken..
Lets wait and see if Tom can turn anything promising up for us on a possible birth for him.

He has all the details from here,so maybe he will get lucky for you.

sorry Vicienne, i have a marriage cert and death cert for James neither of which give D.O.B. I just know he died March 1923 age 66.

Thank you Helen have just had quick look on Uni website will follow that up.

You can contact Glasgow University regarding Ancestor research:

www.gla.ac.uk/services/archives/contactus/universityofglasgowancestorenquiry/

Details of graduates from 1451 to 1896

Looks promising.

Another thought Ken.


Dont suppose you have an exact date of birth for James?

I am afraid i have no knowledge of siblings. With James dying when my father was only six months he knew very little and my father no longer with us to question further.
Will try google, thanks for info.

I dont know about the Uni stuff but will have a search about.

Have you tried Googling.
A good place to start.

Message sent and lets keep fingers crossed.

I will post on here with any reply I get.

I dont suppose you have any knowledge of siblings for him?

Google gives this to try for uni students c1880

www.gla.ac.uk/archives

Vivienne,
Thank you that would be great. I look forward to hearing back from you and please thank your friend. My grandfather James i believe attended Glasgow uni, do you know if they hold records of any kind. Probably not back that far!

I am not finding him with father George at all.

I have had a thought though.

I will ask someone if they would search for a likely birth for him who works in Scottish BMDS.

It may take him a few days to get back to us,so patience will be needed.

Off to send a message...

No its difficult, thank you for trying. I really am not sure where to go from here,but thank you very much for your time.

The 1861 posted by Jean has Isabella as a power loom weaver.
In 1871 she has remarried to David Finlay and James is down as stepson.(Factory Worker)

But none of that helps really as no George there..

Thank you i appreciate Robertson is a very common name in Scotland. I am very grateful for all your help. I only wish i had more info to make research easier.

1861 Scotland Census
about James Robertson
Name: James Robertson
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1857
Relationship: Son
Mother's Name: Isabella
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 426
Registration district: Dysart
Civil parish: Dysart
County: Fife
Address: Quality Street
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 93
Line: 23
Roll: CSSCT1861_56
Household Members: Name Age
Isabella Robertson 27
Jean Robertson 6
James Robertson 4
Agnes Robertson 2
Andrew Simpson 66

No prob Ken.

At least you replied on here and not by Personal Message which no one but I can see.

We need all info on here so others can see as more people searching the better.

So now I go look for James with father George a Commercial Traveller on 1861.

Robertson is a pretty common name unfortunately,so I may be some time,if I do find him.

On first look there are no James Robertsons born Glasgow 1858ish with father George on 1861 census of Scotland,but will now look again.

Sorry if getting this wrong first time i have used. My Grandfathers father George Robertson was a commercial traveller.My grandfather James is in 1911 census living in a sally army home Manchester but do not know when he left Glasgow.

What was father Georges occupation and his from the marriage cert please?

1911 for ref

Person: ROBERTSON, James
Address: Clifford Street C on M Manchester

ROBERTSON, James Inmate Widower M 53 1858 Formerly Clerk Glasgow N B.

Anyone have info on my grandfather James Robertson, born Glasgow 1857, died in Manchester 1923 when my father was 6 months old. His father was George do not know mother. He married my grandma Annie Sheard in 1917, he had been married before to whom i do not know. he is in the 1911 census as a widow and inmate in a Salvation army home. His death certificate states he was clerk in Salvation army office in Chorlton Upon Medlock manchester. If anyone can help with his parents name or first wife (may have had children with) i would be very grateful.