If you have found the information on these pages useful, you might like to contribute to the costs involved (this money comes directly to me)
 
Or you may wish to give to one of these charities that are close to my heart - please tell them how you found them, if donating this way
 

Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger

M, #879, b. 30 January 1841, d. 28 March 1930
Family Explorer
Pedigree
Last Edited: 20 May 2024

Parents:

Father*: Charles Hood shoemaker b. 28 Nov 1818, d. 19 Oct 1900
Mother*: Jane Osborne b. 2 Aug 1819, d. 27 Sep 1893
  • Birth*: Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger was born on 30 January 1841 at Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland, ; from 1841 & 1851 census.1,2,3
  • He was the son of Charles Hood shoemaker and Jane Osborne.
  • Marriage*: Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger married Janet Blane on Tuesday, 20 June 1865 at Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, .4
  • (Deceased) Death*: Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger died on 28 March 1930 at Marlette, Michigan, USA, , at age 89.5,3
  • (Informant) Birth: He registered the birth of Robert Hood on 24 September 1859 at Monkton Village, Ayrshire, Scotland, ; 1859 births in the parish of Monkton in the county of Ayr, ref 55; Hood Robert, 1859 September twentyfourth 10h 0m pm Monkton Village, male, father Robert Hood farm servant illegitimate, mother Agnes Conway, signed Agnes Conway mother present, signed Robert Hood father Whitletts Parish of St Quivox; reg 1859 October 8th at Monkton J M Cowan registrar.6
  • Emigration*: Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger and Janet Blane emigrated in 1873 to Michigan, USA with Elizabeth McGill Hood, Charles Hood and William Blane Hood.7

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger was listed along with Charles Hood shoemaker in the 1841 census at Straiton Village, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Charles Hood, 20, shoemaker, Ayrshire; Jane Hood, 20, Ayrshire; Robert Hood, 3mo, Ayrshire.1
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of Charles Hood shoemaker and Jane Osborne in the 1851 census at Main Road, Whitletts, Newton upon Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Robert Hood, son, 10, scholar, Straiton, Ayrshire; Charles Hood, head, 32, shoemaker empl 1 man, Monkton, Ayrshire; Jane Hood, wife, 31, Straiton, Ayrshire.2
Member of Household7 April 1861He was listed as a member of the household of John Mackillop in the 1861 census at Cumnock Road, Gateside, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Robert Hood, serv, 19, ploughman, Straiton; John Mackillop, head, 28, farmer of 126 acres, b Dalry, Ayrshire; with wife Margaret, 26, Kilwinning, daug Ann, 11mo, Ayr, Mary Miller, sister in law, 21 Kilwinning, servants Margaret Dykes, 16, domestic & Hugh Wallace, 20, ploughman.8
Head of Household2 April 1871He was listed as head of household along with spouse Janet Blane in the 1871 census at Hands Lane, New Road, Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, . Robert Hood, head, 30, fishmonger, b Straiton; Jannet, wife, 30, b St Thomas; also in the household were Elizabeth McGill Hood, Charles Hood and William Blane Hood.9
Principal3 June 1880Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger and Janet Blane appeared on the census of 3 June 1880 at Marlette Village, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, , Hood, Robert, white, male, 37, married, clerk in store, b Scotland; Jessie, white, female, 37, keeping house, Scotland.10
Principal4 June 1900Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger and Janet Blane appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 at Marlette Village, Marlette Township, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, , Hood, Robert, white, male, b June 1846 [sic] 56, married 34 years, b Scotland, arrived US 1873, 27 yrs in US, Naturalised, farmer, can read, write, speak English, owns the property free of mortgage, farm; Jessie, wife, white, female, b Feby 1846, 56, married 34 years, 7 children, 5 still living, b Scotland, arrived 1873, 27 years in US, can read, write, speak English.7
Principal7 May 1910Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger and Janet Blane appeared on the census of 7 May 1910 at Marlette Township, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, , Hood, Robert, head, male, white, age 65, mar 45 yrs, 7 children, 5 living, b Scotland, arrived 1873, naturalised, speaks English, farmer, general farmer, employer, can read & write, owns the property, mortgaged; Jessie, female, white, age 65, mar 45 yrs, 7 children, 5 living, b Scotland, arrived 1873, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write.11
Principal6 January 1920Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger and Janet Blane appeared on the census of 6 January 1920 at Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan, USA, , Hood, Robert, head, home-owner with motgage, male, white, 78, married, arrived US 1873, naturalised 1880, no recent education, can read & write, b Scotland, able to speak English, farmer, hen farmer on own account; Jessie, wife, female, white, 77, married, arrived 1873, naturalised 1880, no recent education, can read & write, b Scotland, able to speak English, no occupation.12

Family 1:

Agnes Conway b. 1841, d. 8 Nov 1909

Child:

Robert Hood+ b. 24 Sep 1859, d. 7 Aug 1923

Family 2:

Janet Blane b. c 1841, d. 1932
  • Marriage*: Robert Hood store clerk, fishmonger married Janet Blane on Tuesday, 20 June 1865 at Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, .4

Children:

Elizabeth McGill Hood b. 4 Dec 1865
Charles Hood b. 27 Oct 1867
William Blane Hood b. 7 Aug 1870, d. 14 Aug 1887
John B Hood miller+ b. 29 Jan 1875
Quintin Hood b. 9 Jul 1877
Robert Hood b. Feb 1880
Jessie B Hood b. 18 Nov 1883

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Straiton; ED: 3; Page: 6; Line: 860; Roll: ; Year: 1841.Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [May 2011]
  2. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Newton On Ayr; ED: 4A; Page: 2; Line: 14; Roll: 424; Year: 1851.Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [May 2011]
  3. [S40] BH via Ancestry [Jul 2016].
  4. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), M115781 [May 2011].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Public Member Trees - cairns123, lorr1c, CarolKing49, Grahame Taylor, DRLick, etwagonwheels, JLD76 (with errors), thelowes151; Private Member Trees - janet26nicol (Waugh), CarolKing49 (as above); One World Family Trees - Grahame Taylor [May 2011].
  6. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory birth Monkton 1859 ref 55 [Jul 2004].
  7. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T623_743; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 132. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. [May 2011]
  8. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Ayr; ED: 2; Page: 7; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1861_82; Year: 1861. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [May 2011]
  9. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Newton On Ayr; ED: 5; Page: 11; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1871_106; Year: 1871. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [May 2011]
  10. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Newton On Ayr; ED: 5; Page: 11; Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 605; Family History Film: 1254605; Page: 182C; Enumeration District: 340; Image: 0364. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. [May 2011]
  11. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T624_674; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0149; Image: 1083; FHL Number: 1374687. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA [May 2011].
  12. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Marlette, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T625_796; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 1027. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). [May 2011]
Charts:
Carson, Jane c 1780 descendants
Carson, Jane c 1790 descendants
Conway, Hugh c 1780 descendants
Waugh, James c1790 descendants