In doing my paternal Family Tree I have hit a stumbling block. I and various others of the family have tried to resolve it over the past 30-40 years, with no luck, so maybe someone here can make things clearer.
My Great Grandfather was called Isaac Robertson and as far as we were told by my Grandfather was a fisherman from Cellardyke. His wife worked in the Oilskin Factory making clothing for fishermen.
However, when my father, Robert Robertson, explored the family tree in the 1980s he found that Isaac's Marriage Certificate ( married 3.6.1870 at Kilrenny Church), to Elizabeth Dick b.13 Feb 1848, stated that he was English, born 1836 Whitehaven.
Married from Caiplie he was Elizabeth's second husband. Copies of Cencus all say he was born Cellardyke, Kilrenny. We know he moved to Kirkcaldy in later life and died there.
His father was listed as John Robertson b.1814 d.1873. His mother Dinah ( surname unknown ) b. Ceres 1841. In 1871 Cencus both lived in Kilrenny.
My Grandfather, Dad's Dad was James Dick Robertson b.1889, Kirkcaldy.
The mystery is three fold: What was his Isaac's mother Dinah's surname?
Was Isaac Born in Whitehaven or in the Kilrenny area ?
Either the Marriage Certificate or the Cencus is wrong.
If Whitehaven then why ? I went to Whitehaven Library in the 1990s and researched them and even with help from the librarian found no trace of them in any Parish Record, Street Index or BMD index. We wondered if Dinah was from Whitehaven or maybe was a fisherwoman who followed the herring fleets, but without a surname for her I can't research her.
I really would like to know more about my Great Grandfather. I have his photo which my grandfather carried in his wallet.
Is there anyone out there who knows more about Isaac?
