John Robertson (abt. 1844 - 1880)

Born about 1844 in Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Husband of Mary (Henderson) Smith — married 27 Jan 1871 in Arum St, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1880 at about age 36 in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

John Robertson was born about 1844 to John Robertson and Margaret Wood. He died in 1880.

Born abt 1844 Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland ^[1]

Died 6 Apr 1880 Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand

Death notice reads: On the 6th April, at Oamaru, through a fall from his horse. John Robertson of Mount Pleasant, Oamaru, and late of Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland, aged 35. Scotch papers please copy"

Obit: "..one of the most popular and most respected settlers of this district and lessee of the Mt Pleasant Farm, about a mile south of Oamaru ... proceeding home at about ten o'clock, having called at Dr Garland's for some medicine for one of his little girls.. his mare rushed along Tees St at such a rate as to attract general attention... bolted.. maintained his seat until he came near Mr McLaren's in Sth Oamaru, where the road takes a turn so sharp as rendered it impossible for the mare to travel round it... severe concussion of the brain...showed some slightly favorable symptoms from two to seven o'clock this morning... leaves a wife and, we believe, six children to mourn the loss of a good husband and father... It is deemed unnecessary to hold an inquest"

Marriage

Husband: John Robertson

Wife: Mary Henderson

27 Jan 1871

Res. of James Henderson, Arum St, Oamaru, Otago, NZ

Intentions to Marry: There was 'no relative in colony' to give consent for Mary (a minor) even though the marriage was held at Mary's brother's house. John given as 26, in NZ 5 mths, Mary 19 in country 2 yrs. The actual cert. shows the witnesses as Alexdr Blyth, shepherd, Waimate and Mary Thomson, Kakaunui, and the Minister was the Rev Alexander B Todd (of Maxton, who also officiated at the marriages of a number of other Henderson relations.

Census

1851 Dron, Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland

ROBERTSON: John 36 farm labourer b. Kilrenny, FIF; wife Margaret 32 b. Dunbog, FIF; Children: John 7, Andrew 5 both scholars, William 3, Agnes 10 Mos, all b. Abernethy, PER; ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census: Old Schoolhouse, Dron, PER; hsehold of John & Margaret ROBERTSON, Par. 345 ED: 3; Page: 2, from image (transcript available Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ Source #S203:Dron, PER; Par. 345 ED: 3; Page: 2; hsehold of John & Margaret ROBERTSON

• Source #S203: 1851 census transcriptions via ancestry.com
• Intentions to marry and marriage certificate
• P/copy of both the death notice, and obituary from The Oamaru Mail, Wed Apr 7th 1880
• WikiTree profile Robertson-1451 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. (Reference: #1311)
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 May 2019, 04:37), entry for John Robertson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRC3-GQ5); contributed by various users.