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Record #16576
Name :
: John Runcie ROBERTSON (1903 - 1960)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 11 Apr 1903

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1960
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Aberdeen

34 Harlington Road
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Apr 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hesperian

Placement Family
: Rath
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesA birth registration was found for John Runcie Robertson: Date: April 11, 1903, 3:225 AM; Place: 34 Harlington Road, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; Parents: Archibald Robertson, mason (journeyman) and Ann Sinclair, married September 21, 1901, Vetteresso, Scotland.

In 1914, John Runcie Robertson, 10, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 89 children from Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland and en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

John was placed in Micksburg, Ontario with the family of Sam Rath.

Married Elizabeth McJanet Russell (born 1902).

John Runcie Robertson died in 1960 at Quebec, Canada. He and his wife are buried in Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-11 18:50:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-31 17:55:40 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
22722 BAIN, Gertrude1922SCT,    , Aberdeen Apr 1946 : - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
7941 HASTIE, Robert1915SCT,    , Aberdeen Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
8081 MARNIE, George 1912SCT,    , Aberdeen Apr 1927 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
13338 RAMSAY, Elizabeth1892SCT,    , Aberdeen Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
16576 ROBERTSON, John Runcie1903SCT,    , Aberdeen Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
7952 ROBERTSON, Walter1915SCT,    , Aberdeen Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
8118 SIMPSON, William1911SCT,    , Aberdeen Apr 1927 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
7955 WALKER, David 1915SCT,    , Aberdeen Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Quarriers  
8103 WALKER, Thomas1913SCT,    , Aberdeen Apr 1927 : Athenia CAN Quarriers