Isabella Robertson

(2 September 1812 - 19 August 1885)
Pedigree - three generations
Date this page was last edited=3 Sep 2005
Possibly Isabella Robertson. No wedding ring is visible, but close examination shows a hint of the impression of one that has been cut off. The black bonnet indicates she was a widow. (Conversation with Margaret Troupe and Anne Wynn, 28 May 2003.)
Isabella Robertson was born on 2 September 1812 in Coupar Grange, Perthshire, Scotland.1 She was the daughter of David Robertson and Catherine Mitchell. Isabella Robertson was baptized on 27 September 1812 at Bendochy Church, Bendochy, Perthshire, Scotland.2

Isabella Robertson appeared on the census of 1841 at Lochside, Perthshire, Scotland, in the household of her mother, where she was described as a female servant.3,4

Isabella Robertson married John Robertson, son of John Robertson and Margaret Lamb, on 8 March 1842 at Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.

Isabella Robertson appeared on the census of 1851 at Leslie Street, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, in the household of her father-in-law.5

Isabella Robertson appeared on the census of 1861 at Jessie Street, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, in the household of her husband.6

Isabella Robertson appeared on the census of 1871 at 31 Jessie Street, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, in the household of her husband.7

Isabella Robertson appeared on the census of 1881 at Lochside Farm House, Lochside, Perthshire, Scotland, in the household of her brother David.8,4 She died of chronic bronchitis on 19 August 1885 at 31 Jessie Street, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, at age 72.9

This information about Isabella 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.

Children of Isabella Robertson and John Robertson

Citations

  1. [S166] Ordnance Survey Landranger Series, sheet 53 (Blairgowrie & surrounding area); Coupar Grange is at coordinates 23.0, 42.6.
  2. [S166] Ordnance Survey Landranger Series, sheet 53 (Blairgowrie & surrounding area); Bendochy Church is indicated by the + symbol at coordinates 21.8, 41.5.
  3. [S133] Catherine Robertson household, 1841 census for Lochside, Perthshire.
  4. [S166] Ordnance Survey Landranger Series, sheet 53 (Blairgowrie & surrounding area); Lochside is at coordinates 18.8, 41.9.
  5. [S145] John Robertson household, 1851 census for Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
  6. [S146] John Robertson household, 1861 census for Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
  7. [S147] John Robertson household, 1871 census for Blairgowrie, Perthshire.
  8. [S148] David Robertson household, 1881 census for Lochside, Perthshire.
  9. [S152] Isabella Robertson, death certificate, 1885.

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