Betsy Robertson

(18 September 1849 - )
Date this page was last edited=12 Sep 2004
Betsy Robertson was born on 18 September 1849 in Lethendy and Kinloch Parish, Perthshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of John Robertson and Cecilia MacKay.

Betsy Robertson appeared on the census of 1851 at Carsie, Perthshire, Scotland, in the household of her maternal grandmother.1

Betsy Robertson appeared on the census of 1881 at Lochside Farm House, Lochside, Perthshire, Scotland, in the household of her uncle, David Robertson.2,3

Betsy Robertson appeared on the census of 1891 at Muir, Perthshire, Scotland, in the household of her brother James.4

Betsy Robertson appeared on the census of 1901 at Lyall Place, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, in the household of her brother James, in which she was described as unmarried and a housekeeper.5 She was a housekeeper in 1919.6

This information about Betsy Robertson is from the histories of the Troup and Robertson families compiled in 2001 and 2003 by Margaret Elizabeth Troupe of Stockton-on-Tees, England, unless otherwise noted.

Child of Betsy Robertson

Citations

  1. [S134] Betsy MacKay household, 1851 census for Carsie, Perthshire.
  2. [S148] David Robertson household, 1881 census for Lochside, Perthshire.
  3. [S166] Ordnance Survey Landranger Series, sheet 53 (Blairgowrie & surrounding area); Lochside is at coordinates 18.8, 41.9.
  4. [S141] James Robertson household, 1891 census for Muir, Perthshire.
  5. [S142] James Robertson household, 1901 census for Lyall Place, Blairgowrie.
  6. [S516] Margaret Troupe, e-mail to Howard DeVoe, 13 July 2004.


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