Part 598rd - Smith Robertson Genealogy - Dudgeon Thoughts - Updated Robertson Descendant Chart

Good Day, again,

At times there is a sense of relief, when I have finished a genealogy project of which I have set myself. This latest project was the Dudgeon Project.

In my search and research to follow up on the ancestry and genealogy of my gggg-grandmother Christian (née Dudgeon) Robertson, I have been able to account for what appear to be her seven siblings.

Based on the baptismal order by year there looks to be some semblance of logic as to the birth order of the first seven siblings. The order birth order, as best as I can guess, from the documentation are: Thomas, John, Rachel, Jean, William, Isobel, and Janet.

I have an issue with the actual birth order of her siblings, or where she, gggg-grandmother Christian may fit in. The years of baptism order of the siblings, respectively, and excluding gggg-grandmother Christian are: 1759, 1760, 1762, 1763, 1765, 1768, and 1770. All-things-being-equal, these could be close to and approximately near the actual year of each one’s birth. No problem.

As I said, my issue is that of gggg-grandmother Christian (née Dudgeon) and where she may have existed in the birth order of the Dudgeon siblings. The documents I have are of her 1774 Baptism and her 1778 Marriage. You can understand that it is somewhat hard to believe that she would have been married at about or around four years old. My logical conclusion is that she was baptized at a later date, than her birth year, in her life.

There are a couple of possibilities that could be acceptable to her being of age when she did marry gggg-grandfather. Assuming that she was at least 18 years old when she married in 1778 GGGG-Grandmother Christian (née Dudgeon) could have been born before 1759. Also there may be a possibility that she could have been born around 1761. Until further documentation is found gggg-grandmother Christian’s birth year will remain a mystery.

And I continue. I have updated my Robertson Descendant Chart to include the Posting numbers of all my most recent entries to A Genealogy Hunt.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 589r - Smith Robertson Genealogy - Updated Robertson Descendant Chart

Good Day,

Quick and simple. I am updating my Descendant Charts, a part of the scope of my research and search of my genealogy, ancestry, and Family Lines. Here is the latest updated Robertson Descendant Chart.

Please Note: The yellow and blue symbols represent my direct blood line. All information on this Descendant Chart is based on current and available information. It may change as new and more correct data is discovered. New and updated data may be entered in red.

The added letters and numbers to the right and left of a name in the Descendant Chart, for example, C-P49, can be used to locate an image of the document as it appears in A Genealogy Hunt.

In order to see the actual Part referred, the Part number, for example "588h" can be entered into the Search This Blog box in the right-hand column. Once you press the Search Button a box should appear under the Headings and the appropriate links will be provided. Move your cursor to the link and click.

Key -

B = Birth

C = Baptism/Christening

M = Marriage

D = Death or Burial

P490 = Part 490.

All Descendant Charts are usually added to the pull-down menus under each appropriate Heading at the top of the page.

If you have any questions, comments, and ideas, please contact me.

Enjoy,

Jim

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Part 166r – Smith Robertson Genealogy – 1841 Baptism – Great-Grandaunt Agnes Robertson

Afternoon,

As always the search and the finds in this science of genealogy is continuous. Donald Lines Jacobus in his essay, “Is Genealogy An Exact Science?”, published in The American Genealogist, Volume 10, Page 65 in October of 1933, wrote that “It must be confessed, in view of such chaotic conditions, that genealogy in this country is very far from being an exact science, although many workers in this field who now employ scientific methods are doing much to make it one.” He never could have believed or actually realized what the modern computer and Internet technology could and would have done to promulgate and advance the field of genealogy.

Last night I was doing my Thursday night stint as a volunteer at the local Lutz Family History Center. It was a quiet, and cold night, and I was checking out a new digitized compilation of some Durham University Library Archives’ Parish Register Transcripts from Tynemouth, Northumberland, England from 1762-1851.

The digitizations of these Transcripts are a part of the Family History Library project that will have the tremendous proponent of making their collections available via the Internet to researchers and all persons alike. Their title for this specific data is England, Diocese of Durham Bishops’ Transcripts ca. 1700-1900. It is available online at Family Search Record Search. To this date there are 165 Collections completed or in progress that are available for immediate online access.

Well as luck would have it, I chanced upon the Baptism Entry in the Tynemouth Parish Register in the County of Northumberland for great-grandaunt Agnes Robertson. I had previously written about her life and discovery in Parts 68r, 69r, 71r, 72r, 73r, 75r, and 86r. And now I’ve got a new source and document to add to her collection.

The 1841 Baptism Entry, as highlighted –

Transcribed –

[ Page 123 ]
BAPTISM solemnized in the Parish of Tynemouth
in the County of Northumberland
in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty One
When Baptised. – 184 (1 May) 2nd, No. 980
Child’s Christian Name. – Agnes
Parents’ Name.
Christian. – John and Margaret
Surname. – Robertson
Abode. – Milbourn Place
Quality, Trade, or Profession. – Founder
By whom the Ceremony was Performed. – Christn. Reed, Vicar
Born March 17th 1841.

The majority of the information provided in the Baptism Entry can be cross-referenced to other documents attributed to great-grandaunt Agnes Robertson. But you should note that the date of birth in the far right-hand column is different by one day; 17 versus 16 as entered in the Certified Copy of her birth. (See Part 68r.)

And now to keep searching…

Enjoy,

Jim.

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