A little help from the 1901 census on ancestry. Edinburgh family - It seems that Donald jr is married and working as a joiner in Edinburgh. Dundee family - Donald jr not around and William George (a baker) is still at home. Ancestry only has the England & Wales data from the FreeBMD website, so that was no help. You could probably find his death on findmypast, but it can get expensive. -- Jo-Ann Croft

>A little help from the 1901 census on ancestry. > > Edinburgh family - It seems that Donald jr is married and > working as a joiner in > Edinburgh. > Dundee family - Donald jr not around and William George (a > baker) is still at > home. So maybe the William G Robertson who was the witness is William George Robertson, baker in Edinburgh, and William Gordon Robertson is a complete red herring. As is George Robertson next door to him. > Ancestry only has the England & Wales data from the FreeBMD > website, so that > was no help. No. Ancestry just mirrors the FreeBMD site. > You could probably find his death on findmypast, but it can > get expensive. Not to mention tedious. Anne

Apologies for typo in dates <<<every Donald ROBERTSON in the Scot 1881C, born between 1778 and 1880>>> !!! Thank you everyone for your input. Looks like I should be looking in Dundee if I want to go back further. But more interested in the mystery grandson. Birth place recorded in Hendon and many ROBERTSONs there. I'll post details if I get cert, if anyone is interested. As a safeguard I entered mother's Christian name as "Alice". (Christian name of aunt and pos mother.) I am so grateful for that 1901C entry and guidance, especially as I am really "out of County". Joan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Burgess" <anne.burgess@btinternet.com> To: <moray@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [MORAY] William Gordon ROBERTSON born abt 1870 > >A little help from the 1901 census on ancestry. >> >> Edinburgh family - It seems that Donald jr is married and >> working as a joiner in >> Edinburgh. >> Dundee family - Donald jr not around and William George (a >> baker) is still at >> home. > > So maybe the William G Robertson who was the witness is William > George Robertson, baker in Edinburgh, and William Gordon > Robertson is a complete red herring. As is George Robertson next > door to him.