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Robert Nisbett McRobbie Ford1

M, #15926, b. 6 September 1883, d. 8 September 1914
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 2 Jun 2019

Parents:

Father*: Thomas Robertson Ford oiler jute mill1 b. 10 Nov 1856, d. 26 Apr 1931
Mother*: Margaret Ann Louden jute mill worker1 b. c 1855, d. 6 May 1902
  • Birth*: Robert Nisbett McRobbie Ford was born on 6 September 1883 at 36 Seafield Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1,2
  • He was the son of Thomas Robertson Ford oiler jute mill and Margaret Ann Louden jute mill worker.1
  • Marriage*: Robert Nisbett McRobbie Ford married Johan Brown on Friday, 14 September 1906 at Old St Paul's Church, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, .3
  • (Deceased) Death*: Robert Nisbett McRobbie Ford died on 8 September 1914 at Flanders, France, , at age 31 First name(s) Robert
    Last name Ford
    Service number 7297
    Rank Private
    Regiment Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
    Battalion 1st Ba(alion.
    Battalion details -
    Residence Edinburgh
    Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire
    Enlistment place Edinburgh, Midlothian
    Death year 1914
    Death day 8
    Death month 9
    Cause of death Killed in ac1on
    Death place France & Flanders
    Theatre of war Western European Theatre
    Supplementary Notes -
    Category Military, armed forces & conflict
    Subcategory First World War
    Collections from Great Britain, UK None.4

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of Thomas Robertson Ford oiler jute mill and Margaret Ann Louden jute mill worker in the 1891 census at Hilltown, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Robert Ford Son - Male 7 1884 Scholar Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

; Thomas Ford Head Married Male 37 1854 Iron Dresser Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Ford Wife Married Female 39 1852 - Perthshire, Scotland.5

Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of Thomas Robertson Ford oiler jute mill and Margaret Ann Louden jute mill worker in the 1901 census at 14 Andersons Close, Cowgate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . Robert Mc Ford Son Single Male 17 1884 Unemployed Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

; Thomas Ford Head Married Male 45 1856 Joiner Dresser Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marget Ford Wife Married Female 47 1854 - Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.6

Family:

Johan Brown b. c 1886, d. a 8 Sep 1914
  • Marriage*: He married Johan Brown on Friday, 14 September 1906 at Old St Paul's Church, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, .3

Child:

Robert McRobbie Nisbet Ford8 b. 1907, d. 6 Jan 1909

Notes

  • Note for Web*: Robert Nisbett McRobbie Ford Widow's benefits on 18 September 1914.7

Citations

  1. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Parent Search Thomas Ford Margaret Louden [Jun 2019].
  2. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Births 1883 Dundee St Peter 282/1 670 image held [Jun 2019].
  3. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Marriage 1906 Edinburgh St Giles 685/4 912 image held [Jun 2019].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription: Soldiers Died In The Great War 1914-1919 Soldiers Died in the Great War database © Naval and Military Press Ltd 2010
    URL of this page: h(ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBM/WWISD/0362210 [Jun 2019].

  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census URL of this page: h=ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/ 1 891/0035753457 [Jun 2019].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census URL of this page: h=ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/ 1901/0038232312 [Jun 2019].
  7. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Robert Ford in the UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929

    Source Citation

    National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 140501-142500; Reference: 49
    Source Information

    Ancestry.com. UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

    Original data: Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901–60. National Army Museum, Chelsea, London, England. The National Army Museum gives no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for the purpose of the information provided. Images may be used only for purposes of research, private study or education. Applications for any other use should be made to: The National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT, Tel: 020 7730 0717.
    Description

    These records of what the UK government owed to the next of kin upon a soldier's death include next of kin. [Jun 2019]
  8. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Deaths 1909 Edinburgh Morningside 685/6 20 image held [Jun 2019].