William Robb

Male 1826 - 1896  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Robb was born on 15 May 1826 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 21 May 1826 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of John Robb and Marion Greenshields); died on 19 Mar 1896 in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 233356983
    • _UID: 2AAC7382F16142D1841348256DFA2E743D7C

    Notes:

    Christened:
    ROBB
    WILLIAM
    JOHN ROBB/MARION GREENSHIELDS FR820 (FR820)
    M
    21/05/1826
    649/
    40 122
    Lesmahagow

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233356983


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Robb was born on 10 Dec 1793 in Manor Farm, Blairlogie, Stirlingshire, Scotland (son of John Robb and Mary Young); died on 15 Jul 1834 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 638F472127134673A0820C563B263758C134

    John married Marion Greenshields on 16 Feb 1819 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Marion (daughter of John Greenshields and Catharine Hamilton) was born on 29 Apr 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 5 May 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 5 Aug 1870 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Cottesloe Cemetery, Cottesloe, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Marion Greenshields was born on 29 Apr 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 5 May 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland (daughter of John Greenshields and Catharine Hamilton); died on 5 Aug 1870 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Cottesloe Cemetery, Cottesloe, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 0187BA1BD2964FE19787F529913D419CDCDA
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Residence-Occupant: 1851, Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Concession 3 Lot 13 W
    • Census-Household Member: 1861, Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Canada

    Notes:

    (Research):Marion may have been a Ross or been married to a Ross before this marriage

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member
    Agricultural:
    ?u?John Senior: C4 14 E?/u??i?
    ?/i?30 acres under cultivation, 10 under crops in 1851, 20 acres under pasture, 70 acres wood or wild, 3 acres wheat = 50 bushel.?i?

    Neighbours on the 1851 census. ?/i?
    Margaret Roark & family,
    John & Catherine Dewart,
    C3 12E - John & Isabell Rose,
    C3 17W - William & Margrey Hambidge,
    C2 24E - Daniel & Ann Payne,
    C1 15 pt - Patrick & Lydia Edwards,
    ?i?C3 13W - Abraham Ferrier, farmer, (from Holland!), log house, 1 storey?/i?
    ?i?C4 14E - John Ferrier, Sr., (from Holland!), log house, 1 storey?/i?
    ?i?C4 13E&W - John Ferrier, Jr.?/i?
    C5 13W - William & Ann Roswell
    C4 10pt - James & Agness Mcintosh
    C3 9E&W - Moncrief & Mary McDonald
    C4 5W - George & Margaret Peters
    C5 4W - Hugh & Maryann Drain
    Charles & Francis Draine
    C2 25 - Henry & Jane Walsh
    The Alexander Kidd family from the Scotch Line in Bathurst Twp. is nearby, concessions 1 & 2, but not in this immediate neighbourhood.

    Residence-Occupant:
    Role: Occupant


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Buried:
    In memory of John Ferrier Sr., died August 15, 1872 aged 88 years.
    Also his wife Charlotte McGlashan, died March 15, 1837, aged 60 years.
    Also his wife Marion Greenshield (previously Mrs. John Robb) died August 5, 1870, aged 77 years.

    Recorded by J.R. Ernest Miller while researching about 1985-1990.

    Notes:

    Married:
    ROBB
    JOHN
    MARION GREENSHIELDS/FR738 (FR738)
    06/02/1819
    649/
    30 275
    Lesmahagow

    Children:
    1. Catherin Robb was born on 29 Aug 1822 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 6 Sep 1822 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 4 Oct 1902 in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Janet Ruth "Jennie" Robb was born on 16 May 1824 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 23 May 1824 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 23 Feb 1918 in Statford, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. William Robb was born on 15 May 1826 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 21 May 1826 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 19 Mar 1896 in Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
    4. James Robb was born on 9 Sep 1828 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 14 Sep 1828 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 30 Jan 1910; was buried in Norwood-Asphodel Cemetery, Norwood, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Elizabeth Robb was born in 1830 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 12 Sep 1830 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 10 Sep 1897 in Brussels, McKillop Twp, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Robb


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Robb was born in 1770 in Ireland; died in 1843 in Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Shiloh Cedar Mills Cemetery, Cedar Mills, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 182512600
    • _UID: BD2359C82D9B418499C4F92A567CD8AB63C9

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182512600

    John married Mary Young in 1796. Mary was born in 1775 in Ireland; died in 1863 in Waterdown, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Shiloh Cedar Mills Cemetery, Cedar Mills, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Young was born in 1775 in Ireland; died in 1863 in Waterdown, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Shiloh Cedar Mills Cemetery, Cedar Mills, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 182512684
    • _UID: 411A4A049B7B48EEB392C1EC84FA58E9A6E0

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182512684

    Children:
    1. 2. John Robb was born on 10 Dec 1793 in Manor Farm, Blairlogie, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died on 15 Jul 1834 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. William Robb was born in 1798; died in 1854.
    3. Samuel Robb was born in 1801; died in 1873.
    4. James Robb was born in 1803; died in 1881.
    5. Hannah Robb was born in 1810; died in 1891.
    6. Alexander Robb was born in 1814; died in 1890.

  3. 6.  John Greenshields was born in 1761; died in 1853 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 7C9029B2D0684C978B20158C780FEC995AE7

    John married Catharine Hamilton. Catharine was born in 1760; died in 1789 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Catharine Hamilton was born in 1760; died in 1789 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: C28676938F9640498B4DC7A9266B3999AA6A

    Children:
    1. 3. Marion Greenshields was born on 29 Apr 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 5 May 1789 in Lesmahagow Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 5 Aug 1870 in Dummer Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Cottesloe Cemetery, Cottesloe, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.




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