Thomas Robson

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name
Thomas Robson
sex
male
access
public
summary
A native of Roxburghshire who, as the FamilySearch tree has it, married Jean Clark at Eckford in 1793 and later brought his family to Upper Canada, where he died at Caledon, Peel County, in 1841, aged 76. Probably the father of Jane (Robson) Pattullo and great-grandfather of Ruth (Short) Ellingwood.
born
date
c. 1765
place
Roxburghshire, Scotland
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[gravestone-thomas-robson-1841, online-tree-familysearch-short-pattullo, findagrave-robson-family]
note
Aged 76 at his death in December 1841, and with his wife "natives of Roxburghshire" (their gravestone). FamilySearch has 1765.
died
date
16 Dec 1841
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[gravestone-thomas-robson-1841, findagrave-robson-family]
note
The last figure of the year is worn on the stone; Find a Grave and FamilySearch read 1841.
buried
place
Dixon's Union Cemetery, Caledon, Peel County, Ontario
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[gravestone-thomas-robson-1841, findagrave-robson-family]
note
Find a Grave 88997126.
spouses
id
jean-clark-1770
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[gravestone-thomas-robson-1841]
note
On one stone, "Thomas Robson ... also Jean Clark," natives of Roxburghshire.
married
date
3 Aug 1793
place
Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
basis
compiled
confidence
possible
sources
[online-tree-familysearch-short-pattullo]
note
The FamilySearch tree's; no record seen.

Great-grandfather of Ruth (Short) Ellingwood, as the evidence stands. He and his wife Jean Clark, "natives of Roxburghshire," lie under one tall column at Dixon's Union Cemetery, Caledon (record): he died on 16 December 1841, aged 76, and she on 1 May 1844, aged 74. Caledon is where their daughter Jane married Halkett Pattullo in 1833 and where the Pattullos farmed. The children Find a Grave gives them fit a marriage in 1793, which the FamilySearch tree places at Eckford (source):

  • Margaret (22 Aug 1796 - 11 Feb 1879), wife of Andrew Buckham, "a native of Eckford, Roxburghshire," by her gravestone at Mayfield, near Brampton;
  • James (1800 - 4 Dec 1876), "a native of Roxburghshire," buried at Dixon's Union Cemetery with his wife Esther Dixon, perhaps on the same column as his parents; his children included Thomas Clark Robson;
  • Euphemia (1803-1889), wife of William Foster, buried at the Melville White Church, Caledon; her children included Jane Clark Foster and Thomas R. Foster;
  • Jane (2 Apr 1809, Eckford - 4 Apr 1879), wife of Halkett Pattullo.

Grandchildren named Thomas Clark, Jane Clark and Thomas Robson, in three of the four families, carry both his and his wife's names.

Research: Ruth Short's ancestry: the archive, the Ancestry tree, WikiTree and FamilySearch compared.

Open questions

  • When the Robsons came to Upper Canada: the Eckford register (Jane's baptism, 1809, and her brothers' and sisters') and the 1793 marriage. Margaret's husband Andrew Buckham, also of Roxburghshire, may have come with them.
  • Whether James and his wife are on the same column as Thomas and Jean (the other faces).
  • The verse on the base of the stone, too worn to read in the photographs.
  1. ---
  2. name: Thomas Robson
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. A native of Roxburghshire who, as the FamilySearch tree has it, married Jean Clark at Eckford in
  7. 1793 and later brought his family to Upper Canada, where he died at Caledon, Peel County, in 1841,
  8. aged 76. Probably the father of Jane (Robson) Pattullo and great-grandfather of Ruth (Short)
  9. Ellingwood.
  10. born:
  11. date: c. 1765
  12. place: Roxburghshire, Scotland
  13. basis: documented
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [gravestone-thomas-robson-1841, online-tree-familysearch-short-pattullo, findagrave-robson-family]
  16. note: Aged 76 at his death in December 1841, and with his wife "natives of Roxburghshire" (their gravestone). FamilySearch has 1765.
  17. died:
  18. date: 16 Dec 1841
  19. basis: documented
  20. confidence: probable
  21. sources: [gravestone-thomas-robson-1841, findagrave-robson-family]
  22. note: The last figure of the year is worn on the stone; Find a Grave and FamilySearch read 1841.
  23. buried:
  24. place: Dixon's Union Cemetery, Caledon, Peel County, Ontario
  25. basis: documented
  26. confidence: proven
  27. sources: [gravestone-thomas-robson-1841, findagrave-robson-family]
  28. note: Find a Grave 88997126.
  29. spouses:
  30. - id: jean-clark-1770
  31. basis: documented
  32. confidence: proven
  33. sources: [gravestone-thomas-robson-1841]
  34. note: On one stone, "Thomas Robson ... also Jean Clark," natives of Roxburghshire.
  35. married:
  36. date: 3 Aug 1793
  37. place: Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  38. basis: compiled
  39. confidence: possible
  40. sources: [online-tree-familysearch-short-pattullo]
  41. note: The FamilySearch tree's; no record seen.
  42. ---
  44. Great-grandfather of Ruth (Short) Ellingwood, as the evidence stands. He and his wife Jean Clark,
  45. "natives of Roxburghshire," lie under one tall column at Dixon's Union Cemetery, Caledon
  46. ([record](/files/sources/gravestone-thomas-robson-1841/)): he died on 16 December 1841, aged 76, and she on
  47. 1 May 1844, aged 74. Caledon is where their daughter Jane married Halkett Pattullo in 1833 and where
  48. the Pattullos farmed. The children Find a Grave gives them fit a marriage in 1793, which the
  49. FamilySearch tree places at Eckford ([source](/files/sources/findagrave-robson-family/)):
  50. - [Margaret](/people/margaret-robson-1796/) (22 Aug 1796 - 11 Feb 1879), wife of Andrew Buckham, "a native of Eckford, Roxburghshire,"
  51. by her gravestone at Mayfield, near Brampton;
  52. - [James](/people/james-robson-1800/) (1800 - 4 Dec 1876), "a native of Roxburghshire," buried at Dixon's Union Cemetery with his
  53. wife Esther Dixon, perhaps on the same column as his parents; his children included Thomas Clark
  54. Robson;
  55. - [Euphemia](/people/euphemia-robson-1803/) (1803-1889), wife of William Foster, buried at the Melville White Church, Caledon; her
  56. children included Jane Clark Foster and Thomas R. Foster;
  57. - [Jane](/people/jane-robson-1809/) (2 Apr 1809, Eckford - 4 Apr 1879), wife of Halkett Pattullo.
  59. Grandchildren named Thomas Clark, Jane Clark and Thomas Robson, in three of the four families, carry
  60. both his and his wife's names.
  62. Research: `research/ellingwood/Short_Pattullo_Comparison.md`.
  64. ## Open questions
  66. - When the Robsons came to Upper Canada: the Eckford register (Jane's baptism, 1809, and her
  67. brothers' and sisters') and the 1793 marriage. Margaret's husband Andrew Buckham, also of
  68. Roxburghshire, may have come with them.
  69. - Whether James and his wife are on the same column as Thomas and Jean (the other faces).
  70. - The verse on the base of the stone, too worn to read in the photographs.
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