Alexander Robertson, almost got you, with help please?

[colcal]

I have been looking a family member called Alexander Robertson for years, but without a birth date i had no chance. A very kind Rootschatter sent me a newspaper article with a him being sentenced to a year in Dukes Street prison in 1922, but still no address or date of birth. Today i heard from Scotlands people with futher information and was informed that he was 39 at the time of sentencing, that would give him a birth year of 1883. He was a dock labourer and  was living at 7 Rose Street. I would be grateful if anyone could find him on any of census or election rolls.
Thank you to everyone and kind regards Colcal

[gc1]

Long shot but some possible baptism details on Family Search site.
Maybe the parents names or areas might ring some bells

Alexander Robertson
Baptism Date: 23 Mar 1883
Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Father: Andrew Robertson
Mother:Isa Besset

Alexander Robertson
Baptism Date: 21 Jan 1883
St Luke's Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Fathe: Alexander Robertson
Mother's:Ann Johnston

Alexander Stewart Robertson
Christening Date   13 Nov 1883
FREE CHURCH, ABERFELDY, PERTH, SCOTLAND
Father: Alexander Robertson

Hope this helps and good luck with your hunt 

[sancti]

Have you searched for his marriage?

Newspaper reports that he fathered 13 children and 8 were dead

[colcal]

Hi Santi, i did try to search for a marriage but without knowing the spouses name its difficult. I think the only thing i can do is plan a trip to Scotland and look at the poor law records at the Mitchell Library. There cannot be that many families with eight children that have died, one in service and the rest in the poor house. The wife said that she had been in and out of the poor house 44 times, what terrible times they had to suffer.
Kind regards Colcal

[sancti]

His wife claimed they had been married 21 years

[Forfarian]

For the avoidance of duplication, see previous threads on the same family including
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=778802
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=777632

[Forfarian]

.... sentenced to a year in Dukes Street prison in 1922 .... was informed that he was 39 at the time of sentencing, that would give him a birth year of 1883.

Assuming his age is accurate, and unless he was sentenced on 31 December 1922, he could have been born in 1882. If he was sentenced before 30 June 1922, he is actually more likely to have been born in 1882 than in 1883.

[colcal]

Thank you Forfarian for your reply. Yes you are right, he was tried on the 14th March 1922 so he could have been born in 1882 which is quite a few more Alexander Robertsons for me to look into. The wife said that they had been married 21 years so i can cross reference that too. Oh i was so excited cause i thought i was nearly there but back to the searching.
Thank you again regards Colcal