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Dumfriesshire / John McRobert..bookseller..where did you go?
« on: Monday 19 December 22 17:01 GMT (UK) »
I am currently trying to find out what happened to my 1st cousin 4x removed John McRobert. He was a bookseller born in Dumfries in 1831 and in 1852 was found guilty of setting fire to his shop. He was given 10 years transportation and sent to Stirling Castle hulk where he was till he was licensed in 1855 due to poor health . He then went to live at Auld Mills Farm at the Racks with his aunt and uncle Alexander Hutchison…I can’t find any trace of him after that and wondered if anyone is researching the same family and can shed some light on his whereabouts. Thankyou