Robb Family

[leeonarobb]

Hoping that someone may be able to help!!!!!
We're looking for information on the marriage of John Robb and ??
around Castle Douglas/Crocketford area in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland in 1851-1853. John's parents were Bryce and Mary (Gehan) Robb
in Crocketford in the 1851 census. John's wife died in giving birth to their first child June 1853.
Any information on Bryce and Mary's own families would be great too.
Any help at all would be fantastic.Have a wonderful day!
Leeona
 

[Ticker]

Hi Leeona

Sorry we haven't been able to help you so far on this one. 

Have you made any progress,  or do you have any further details that could help someone to find what you are looking for?

Look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes 

Ticker

[leeonarobb]

Hi!!!
I'll try not to take up too much room putting out this info, We now know that alot on Bryce's family but even more on his brother... hopefully someone can match up with Bryce's brother William. Thanks, Leeona and Bill

Descendants of William Robb         
1 William Robb b: Abt. 1788 Balmaghie, KKD d: 15/10/1872 Bridge of Dee, Balmaghie Parish, KKD            
.. +Grace Walker b: 1794  Balmaghie, KKD. m: Abt. 1814 Balmaghie, KKD. d: 28/1/1858 Bridge of Dee.
.....2 Margaret Robb b: 1817 Tongland,       
......... +William Houston               
............3    Margaret Houston b: 21/5/1845 Twynholm      
............3 Robert Houston b: 07/8/1847 Twynholm      
................+Agnes McGowan Adair b: Abt. 1850 m: 02/7/1878 Dumfries
...................4 Margaret Houston b: 1880 in KKD.         
............3 Andrew Robb Houston b: 20/8/1849 Twynholm
............3 James Houston b: 02/8/1850 Twynholm
............3 George Houston b: 28/8/1853 Twynholm
.....2 Janet Robb b: 23/6/1819 Buchan Tollbar, Kelton,
............3 Margaret Robb b: 22/12/1838 Kirkpatrick-Durham,
.....2 Andrew Robb b: 08/4/1821 Buchan Tollbar, d: 01/1/1848 in St Lucia
.....2 Grace Robb b: 13/6/1823 Buchan Tollbar,
.........+Samuel McGill m: 16/3/1847 Kells
............3 James McGill b: 01/6/1847 Kells,
............3 Robert McGill b: 21/9/1848 Kells
............3 Grace McGill b: 14/3/1852 Kells
............3 Samuel McGill b: 02/1/1854 Kells
............3 John McGill b: 31/7/1855 Kells
.....2 George Robb b: 23/5/1825 Buchan Tollbar, d: 20/5/1861 in Lanark
.....2 Barbara Robb b: 30/6/1827 Buchan Tollbar, Kelton, d: 20/11/1872 Tallylyn, S.Wales   
.........+David Carlisle            
............3 Thomas Carlisle b: Abt. 1866 Wales (came back to KKD when mother died)                  
.....2 John Robb b: 29/10/1829 Buchan Tollbar,
.....2 Agnes Robb b: 02/6/1832 Buchan Tollbar, d: 17/7/1916 Bridge of Dee
.....2 William Robb b: 1835 Tongland d: 14/4/1905 Mains of Kenmure, Kells
.........+Mary Jane McKelvie b: 14/2/1841 Kells, m: 23/10/1860 Kells d: 18/1/1909 Mains of Kenmure, Kells, Father: Thomas McKelvie Mother: Marion May McGill      
............3 Thomas McKelvie Robb b: 25/12/1860 Kells, d: 14/10/1929 Woodlea, Castle Douglas
................+Annie Barbour
............*2nd Wife of Thomas McKelvie Robb:      
................+Mary Jane Dunn b: Abt. 1873  m: 13/1/1897 Parish of Bargannan d: 12/5/1951 Woodlea, Castle Douglas, Father: George Dunn Mother: Mary Mitchell
...................4 George Dunn Robb b: 08/5/1900 Castle Douglas,
...................4 Mary Jane Robb b: Abt. 1898 d: July 1949 Cottage Hospital, Castle Douglas
.......................+Donald Gordon b: Abt. 1895 m: 12/9/1922 Castle Douglas Father: Thomas Gordon Mother: Jane Brown   
............3 Grace Walker Robb b: 09/11/1862 Kells, d: 05/7/1923 Castle Douglas
................+William Murdoch m: 06/1/1894 Kells, Father: Andrew Murdoch Mother: Margaret McMillan
...................4 Andrew Murdoch
............3 William Robb b: 11/3/1865 Kells,   
............3 James McKelvie Robb b: 15/2/1867 Kells,
............3 George Robb b: 25/12/1868 Kells d: 11/3/1942 Burbank,
................+Jessie Mary Cowan b: Abt. 1867 m: 17/1/1894 Kenview, d: 04/6/1923 in New Galloway, Father: James Cowan Mother: Elizabeth Muir
...................4 Elizabeth Muir Robb
.......................+John Mitchell m: 05/11/1925 Kells, Father: James Mitchell   Mother: Annie Grierson
............3 Mary Jane McKelvie Robb b: 14/1/1871 Kells, d: 11/11/1951 High Street, New Galloway
................+James Thomson m: 13/4/1900 Kells Father: James Thomson   Mother: Margaret Scott
...................4 Dorothy M Thomson
.......................+Unknown Conder/ Condon
............3 Marion Robb b: 04/2/1873 Kells d: 26/3/1954 Kenview, Kells
................+John Cowan m: 29/2/1896 Kells, Father: James Cowan Mother: Elizabeth Muir Occupation: Medical Practitioner
...................4 James Cowan b: Abt. 1900
............3 Margaret Robb b: Abt. 1876 Kells
............3 Agnes Robb b: Abt. 1877 Kells d: 22/3/1953 Castle Douglas Occupation: Teacher               
............3 Janet Robb b: Abt. 1879 Kells,d: 14/6/1939
................+John McCutcheon b: Abt. 1873 m: 10/8/1905 Mains of Kenmure, Kells Father: John McCutcheon Mother: Jane Love McKeand   
............3 John Robb b: Abt. 1882 Kells, d: 27/12/1942 in New Galloway,
................+Agnes Milligan
...................4 Andrew Robb
............3 Andrew Robb b: Abt. 1884 Kells, d: 24/2/1938 in Wellwood, New Galloway
................+Christian S Davidson(this is what her name looks like)                                                                                                            

[ruislipete]

Hi-ya leeonarobb,

Just started this genealogy thing and I'm finding it very interesting.
I'm originally a New Galloway boy and was told that somewhere along the line I was related to the Robbs.
My grandmother was Mary Grace McGill and I see in your list that there are various McGills. I think (If I've got it right) that Samuel McGill and Grace Robb may have been my Great-Great Grand parents. Robert McGill (their son) being my Great Grandfather.
I also find it very interesting that "Kenview" is mentioned, firstly with Jessie Mary Cowan and then with Marion Robb in 1954. I knew my Grandfather purchased Kenview in the mid 50s. I myself, lived there from 1972-1987. I was always told that the olde world sink in my bedroom was there because my room used to be the doctors surgery. I knew that the previous owner was a Doctor Cowan. There were old stables on the property as this is how he visited his patients.
Any information on McGills/New Galloway/Kenview would be much appreciated.


 

[leeonarobb]

Hi Pete,
We sent you a personal message with our actual email address. Will be happy to chat with you,
Leeona and Bill

[ruislipete]

Hi Leoona and Bill,
Unable to get through on your e-mail.
Can you try a personal message again?

[Gadget]

Posted in error - will repost on other thread!

[Druid56]

John Robb married Jannet Ewart 15 /2/1852 Troqueer Kirkcudbright ,
Old Parish Records on sp
Hope this helps

[flightoffire]

Hoping that someone may be able to help!!!!!
We're looking for information on the marriage of John Robb and ??
around Castle Douglas/Crocketford area in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland in 1851-1853. John's parents were Bryce and Mary (Gehan) Robb
in Crocketford in the 1851 census. John's wife died in giving birth to their first child June 1853.
Any information on Bryce and Mary's own families would be great too.
Any help at all would be fantastic.Have a wonderful day!
Leeona
 

Firstly, is Leeona (and Bill) still active here at all? I did not find an sort of PM (personal message) option for her name.

An email address of hers bounced. A 'friend' of hers in another forum I emailed has not yet responded.

I specifically created an account here to contact Leeona as I have information on a common ancestor, Bryce Robb (b. 1803) and Mary Gehan (b. 1910), among others going back to the 1600s.

After I hear back from her, or get another way to contact her, I'll start sharing the information.

My main focus on establishing ancestral origins is to find the appropriate ancestral tartan to use for having a kilt made for myself.

I'm also not fully convinced the Robbs were a sept of the MacFarlanes or Roberts.

From here: http://www.johnbrobb.com/JBR-ROBB-sur.htm

"The clan histories agree that no ROBBs ever constituted a clan, but they also report that groups of ROBBs were attached to several clans as “septs”."
and
"Still, it is worth considering these reported ROBB septs when looking for the Scottish roots of the name, and the two that are most stressed in the clan books are the ROBB septs associated with the clans McFARLANE, and ROBERTSON. The McFARLANE territory lies in northeastern Argyll, at the head of Loch Long, and the ROBERTSON territory begins about 30 miles to the NE of that, in Perthshire. It is said that the troublesome McFARLANEs were outlawed as early as 1608, just in time to participate in the earliest English Crown-sponsored plantations in northern Ireland, and several McFarlanes are known to have been among the major proprietors of these plantations. At least one John Robb was an early tenant in this first Ulster enterprise, and one might imagine others moving NE across CAMPBELL territory to the ROBERTSON lands where they were perhaps more welcome, and forming a sept there. Alternatively, of course, the ROBERTSON association may have been independent of the McFarlane one, as east coast Aberdeen or Angus ROBBs drifted west over the centuries."

Regards,
Flightoffire.