Robina Johnston Whitton jute bobbin shifter

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• Birth*: Robina Johnston Whitton jute bobbin shifter was born on 19 March 1888 at 12 South Mid Street, Lochee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1888 births in the district of Lochee in the burgh of Dunde, ref 114; Robina Johnston Whitton; 1888 March Ninteenth 9h 40m pm at 12 South Mid Street Lochee; female; parents Davdi Whitton quarry worker and Catherine Whitton ms Johnston, m 1881 December 9th Lochee; informant David Whitton father present; registered 1888 April 10th at Lochee J Robertson registrar [GROS statutory births 282/05 0114 Aug 2010].^1,2
• She was the daughter of David Harris Whitton stone dresser and Catherine Johnston powerloom weaver.
• (Deceased) Death*: Robina Johnston Whitton jute bobbin shifter died on 2 November 1926 at Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , at age 38 1926 deaths in the district of St Clement in the burgh of Dundee, ref 817; Robina Johnston McBride widow of Hugh McBride flax spinner; d 1926 November Second 4h 45m pm Royal Infirmary Dundee (ur 179 High Street Lochee); female aged 39 years; parents David Whitton stone dresser and Catherine Whitton ms Johnston; cause lobar pneumonia pleurisy as certified by R E Anderson MB; informant David Whitton father 30 South Road Lochee present; registered 1926 November 3rd at Dundee Alex Buchan registrar [conversation with Carol Sept 7 2010 & GROS statutory deaths 282/02 0817 Sep 2010].^1,3

• Occupation*: Robina was Domestic Servant.
• (Witness) Emigration: She emigrated with Richard Alexander Whitton jute mill worker on Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line on 9 May 1910 at Boston, Massechusetts, USA, . Boston passenger & crew lists 1820-1943 ship Parisian travelling from Glasgow, Scotland 27 April 1910 to Boston Massechusetts USA 9th May 1910; ref 12; Whitton, Richard, age 24, single, plumber, can read & write, subject of Scotland, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland, Dundee, relative/friend at last place of residence David Whitton 24 South Road, Dundee, final destination Mass, Chelmsford, does not have ticket to final destination, paid for passage himself, in possession of $10, never before in United States, going to Aunt, Mrs Bell, Mary A, Box 19 Chelmsford Mass, never in prison, not a Polygamist, not an Anarchist, not ... ..., good mental & physical health, not deformed or crippled, height 5'11", complexion fair, hair brown, eyes grey, no identifying marks, born Scotland, Dundee [TNA holding via Ancestry.co.uk Sept 2010]
  Robert Whitton (website) says: Arrived in Boston on the "Parisian" on 9th May 1910 from Glasgow a Plumber with his sister Robina, travelling to Chelmsford, Mass to meet with his Aunt Mary A Bell address Box19 Chelmsford, Mass, USA; Although the USA census was taken in August 1910 neither Richard nor his sister Robina can be located then or after that date. I cannot see him in WW1 records either.^4,5
• Emigration*: Robina Johnston Whitton jute bobbin shifter emigrated with Robina Johnston Whitton jute bobbin shifter on Parisian Ship Allan Shipping Line on 10 May 1910 at Boston, Massechusetts, USA, ; Boston passenger & crew lists 1820-1943 ship Parisian travelling from Glasgow, Scotland 27 April 1910 to Boston Massechusetts USA 9th May 1910; ref 13; Whitton, Robina, age 22, single, dom, can read & write, subject of Scotland, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland, Dundee, relative/friend at last place of residence David Whitton 24 South Road, Dundee, final destination Mass, Chelmsford, does not have ticket to final destination, paid for passage himself, in possession of $30, never before in United States, going to Aunt, Mrs Bell, Mary A, Box 19 Chelmsford Mass, never in prison, not a Polygamist, not an Anarchist, not ... ..., good mental & physical health, not deformed or crippled, height 5'4", complexion fair, hair brown, eyes grey, no identifying marks, born Scotland, Dundee [TNA holding via Ancestry.co.uk Sept 2010]
  Robert Whitton (website) says about Richard: Arrived in Boston on the "Parisian" on 9th May 1910 from Glasgow a Plumber with his sister Robina, travelling to Chelmsford, Mass to meet with his Aunt Mary A Bell address Box19 Chelmsford, Mass, USA; Although the USA census was taken in August 1910 neither Richard nor his sister Robina can be located then or after that date. I cannot see him in WW1 records either. [http://www.robertwhitton.eu Sep 2010]^4,2
• Immigration*: Robina Johnston Whitton jute bobbin shifter immigrated on 9 March 1919 to Liverpool, England, . Ship Royal George, Cunnard Steamship Company Ltd, date of arrival 9 March 1919 at Liverpool from New York; no 76 Robina McBride going to 30 S Road, Lochee, Dundee, occupation domestic, aged 26, country of permanent residence USA, country of intended permanent residence Scotland; with son James (no 77, same details) aged 1.⁶
• (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected by David Harris Whitton stone dresser in 1913 at Balgay Cemetery, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, . Inscription reads Frontface: Erected by David Whitton and his wife Catherine Johnston in loving memory of their son David who died 5th November 1913 in his 29th year, also Willie who died in infancy, the above Catherine Johnston who died 21st Janaury 1935 aged 75 years, David Whitton the above named who died 19th December 1943 aged 84 years, also their daughters Elizabeth Moonie Paterson who died 28th September 1963 aged 71 years, and Mary Johnston Maiden who died 27th March 1976 aged 96 years.
  On the plinth: David W H Paterson who died 29th May 1989 in his 75th year, elder son of the above Elizabeth M Paterson, dear husband of Joan Vernon who died 4th August 2001.
  Brass plaque below: In memory of the above Joan Frances Vernon 12/2/26-4/8/01 Much loved mother of David and Carol.
  Sideface: Also in memory of their daughter Robina M Whitton McBride who died 2nd November 1926 aged 38 years, and their grand-daughter Catherine Johnston Maiden who died 8th July 1927 aged 22 years, also her brother James Maiden who died 5th May 1956 aged 48 years, also their grandson Robert Paterson died 18th July 1991.⁷
  

  Dundee Balgay Cemetery - David Whitton & Catherine Johnston

  

  Dundee Balgay Cemetery - David Whitton & Catherine Johnston

  

  Dundee Balgay Cemetery - David Whitton & Catherine Johnston

  

  Dundee Balgay Cemetery - David Whitton & Catherine Johnston

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	5 April 1891	They was listed as a member of the household of David Harris Whitton stone dresser and Catherine Johnston powerloom weaver in the 1891 census at 12 South Mid Street, Lochee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Robina, daughter, 3, b Lochee; David Whitton, head, 33, stone cutter, b Perth, Perthshire; Cath, wife, 33, b Dundee.8,9
Member of Household	31 March 1901	They was listed as a member of the household of David Harris Whitton stone dresser and Catherine Johnston powerloom weaver in the 1901 census at 155 South Road, Lochee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Robina, daughter, 13, jute bobbin shifter, b Lochee; David Whitton, head, 42, quarry stone dresser, b Alyth, Perthshire; Kate, wife, 41, b Dundee.9