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==Early Life==
 
==Early Life==
 
===Birth===  
 
===Birth===  
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*George Robertson (b. 1877)
 
*George Robertson (b. 1877)
 
*Catherine Robertson (b. 1879)
 
*Catherine Robertson (b. 1879)
 
 
==Marriage==
 
==Marriage==
 
George Hunter Robertson married Isabella Stewart Mason at Carluke, Lanark, Scotland, banns, according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. George, age 19, occupation coal miner. Isabella, age 18.
 
George Hunter Robertson married Isabella Stewart Mason at Carluke, Lanark, Scotland, banns, according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. George, age 19, occupation coal miner. Isabella, age 18.
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*Isabella Robertson (b. 1910/11, Scotland)
 
*Isabella Robertson (b. 1910/11, Scotland)
 
==Census Records==
 
==Census Records==
1911 West Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, age 34, occupation coal miner hewer, born Rutherglen<br>
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1881 Rutherglen, Lanark (88 Mill St), age 4, born 1877, father's occupation Cooper<br>
George wrote that he had been married 15 years, 6 children born, 3 alive.
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1911 West Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, age 34, occupation coal miner hewer, born Rutherglen; George wrote that he had been married 15 years, 6 children born, 3 alive.
 
==Immigration to Canada==
 
==Immigration to Canada==
1912 Ship ''Sardinian'', Isabella and children - she had been in Canada before - in 1908 for 2 years, at Westville, NS, returned Canadian, destination Stallarton, going to her husband, miner, religion Presbyterian
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1912 Ship ''Sardinian'', Isabella and children - she had been in Canada before - in 1908 for 2 years, at Westville, NS, returned Canadian, destination Stellarton, going to her husband, miner, religion Presbyterian
 
==Occupation in 1914==
 
==Occupation in 1914==
 
[[Occupations#Miner|Miner]]
 
[[Occupations#Miner|Miner]]
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==Interesting Facts==
 
==Interesting Facts==
 
''Blairmore Enterprise 3 July 1914'' "It is also said that George Robertson was a Scotchman, who worked in the Stellarton [Nova Scotia] mines some years ago."<br>
 
''Blairmore Enterprise 3 July 1914'' "It is also said that George Robertson was a Scotchman, who worked in the Stellarton [Nova Scotia] mines some years ago."<br>
We received an email from someone who was a great-grandchild of George, but no other information.
 

Revision as of 13:52, 8 August 2012

George Robertson
Born 1877
Died 1914 (aged 36–37)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality Scottish
Occupation Miner
Religion Presbyterian (marriage licence)

The following works for George Robertson but not positive the correct George.

Early Life

Birth

1877 Rutherglen, Lanark, Scotland

Parents

Dominick Henry Robertson and Janet McDonald

Siblings

  • Henry Robertson (b. 1869)
  • Rachel Robertson (b. 1870)
  • James Robertson (b. 1873)
  • George Robertson (b. 1877)
  • Catherine Robertson (b. 1879)

Marriage

George Hunter Robertson married Isabella Stewart Mason at Carluke, Lanark, Scotland, banns, according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. George, age 19, occupation coal miner. Isabella, age 18.

Children

  • Helen Robertson (b. 1896, Scotland)
  • Lavina Robertson (b. 1907, Nova Scotia)
  • Isabella Robertson (b. 1910/11, Scotland)

Census Records

1881 Rutherglen, Lanark (88 Mill St), age 4, born 1877, father's occupation Cooper
1911 West Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, age 34, occupation coal miner hewer, born Rutherglen; George wrote that he had been married 15 years, 6 children born, 3 alive.

Immigration to Canada

1912 Ship Sardinian, Isabella and children - she had been in Canada before - in 1908 for 2 years, at Westville, NS, returned Canadian, destination Stellarton, going to her husband, miner, religion Presbyterian

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

George was buried in the Mass Grave in Hillcrest.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

In 1916, widow Isabella, was living in Calgary, Alberta with 3 daughters and son-in-law/

Compensation

Schedule A

Interesting Facts

Blairmore Enterprise 3 July 1914 "It is also said that George Robertson was a Scotchman, who worked in the Stellarton [Nova Scotia] mines some years ago."