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Nairnshire / James Robertson/ McIntyre b 3 Jul 1882 Nairn
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I am looking for a James McIntyre born 3 Jul 1882 in Nairn. James was illegitimate and was registered as James Robertson son of Mary Robertson - a domestic servant. (I also have another chat going about another illegitimate child of Mary's). He was born at 92 Harbour Street Nairn. By 1891 he was known as James McIntyre and in 1901 he was still McIntyre. His mother had left him with her mother Mary Robertson or Smith in Nairn while she went off to Edinburgh to work. In the 1901 census James was an apprentice shoemaker. After that I lost him. I am not sure where he went.
Something that did not help in my search was the fact that there was another James McIntyre born in Nairn in December 1882 and strangely born in the same address as my James - 92 Harbour Street!!
This James joined the Royal Highlanders in 1914 and died in Germany in June 1915.
Does anyone know of a James Robertson/ McIntyre. There are lots of them in the Scotlandspeople indexes but I certainly could not afford to download them all in the hope of finding him. I am still not sure why his name was changed to McIntyre but I am almost positive it had to be something to do with his mother Mary. She did something similiar later on to another illegitimate child. After all my James was born in the house of a John McIntyre, his wife and family!!! I am sure there is a story there.
Seoni
Something that did not help in my search was the fact that there was another James McIntyre born in Nairn in December 1882 and strangely born in the same address as my James - 92 Harbour Street!!
This James joined the Royal Highlanders in 1914 and died in Germany in June 1915.
Does anyone know of a James Robertson/ McIntyre. There are lots of them in the Scotlandspeople indexes but I certainly could not afford to download them all in the hope of finding him. I am still not sure why his name was changed to McIntyre but I am almost positive it had to be something to do with his mother Mary. She did something similiar later on to another illegitimate child. After all my James was born in the house of a John McIntyre, his wife and family!!! I am sure there is a story there.
Seoni