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2 Sisters, Pictou, Nova Scotia
« on: Saturday 02 January 16 21:42 GMT (UK) »
Hi All  :)

I need a little help finding two Robertson sisters who are being elusive.
Maggie (Margaret) b. 1875 N.S. and Jane b. 1874 N.S., father is Joseph Robertson,
mother is Christy Cameron.
Their last appearance is on the 1891 Canadian Census, this is the family,

Robertson, Joseph, age 38, b. N.S. miner, widow
Robertson, Jane, age 17
Robertson, Maggie, age 16,
Robertson, John Jas, age 15
Robertson, Maria, age 12
Robertson, Christie, age 9
Robertson, Rosie, age 6
Robertson, Barbra, age 3
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1891/jpg/30953_148122-00054.jpg

Some of this family went to live in Massachusetts, but I am not finding them there either.

Thank you, :)
DB

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Re: 2 Sisters, Pictou, Nova Scotia
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 02 January 16 22:43 GMT (UK) »
Hi
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Sharon
Fagan/England/Ireland
Aldridge/London
Sills/London/Kent
Hartwell/London
Salkeld/Cumberland/Northumberland
Robinson/London
Stewart/Ireland/Scotland/England

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Re: 2 Sisters, Pictou, Nova Scotia
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 03 January 16 04:39 GMT (UK) »
There is a passenger list for the Olivette which departed from Halifax and arrived in Boston on 25 Aug 1897 that has a Maggie Robertson, 23 listed. She was going to Boston. She appears to have been travelling alone and there isn't any other information that would show conclusively that this is your Maggie.

Jacquie
Canada: Patterson, Brown, Haidenger/Heidinger, Meyer, Johnston(e), Gorsuch, Kitchin/Kitchen
United States: Patterson, Smith, Brown, Vance, Bower(s), Newberry, Best, Love, Gorsuch
England (Northumberland): Brown, Whitfield, Henderson
Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, East Lothian): Johnston(e), Bell, Galloway, Campbell, Robertson, Williamson, Thomson, Crawford
Germans from Russia: Haidenger/Heidinger, Meyer, Meach, Lorenz

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Re: 2 Sisters, Pictou, Nova Scotia
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 03 January 16 12:48 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Jacquie for having a look. :)

I will have another look around Massachusetts.

Cheers,
DB

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Re: 2 Sisters, Pictou, Nova Scotia
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 03 January 16 13:02 GMT (UK) »
Sorry - no luck yet  :'(

Sandra
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Re: 2 Sisters, Pictou, Nova Scotia
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 03 January 16 14:26 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Sandra for having a look. :)

From an excellent suggestion, I have posted on the USA board looking for an obit. for another
sister, Barbara Dinette Doyle who died in Worcester, Mass. Dec. 10, 1939. Perhaps there
may be a mention of her sisters.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=738316.new#new

Cheers,
DB

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Re: 2 Sisters, Pictou, Nova Scotia
« Reply #6 on: Monday 04 January 16 17:36 GMT (UK) »
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nspictou/cemeteries/cem_churchville.htm
There is a Margaret Robertson in Churchville Pioneer Cemetery without any other family members to give a clue to who she belongs to.  In 1901 her father was in Churchville.

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Re: 2 Sisters, Pictou, Nova Scotia
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 00:12 GMT (UK) »
Thanks cosmac for having a look.  :)

I hadn't seen that, that's great, thank you.  I will follow that up.

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Re: 2 Sisters, Pictou, Nova Scotia
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 05 January 16 21:26 GMT (UK) »
From my post on USA board, I received from the Worcester Library an obit for sister Barbara
Doyle. She was survived by husband Martin, brother John, sister Rose and....Mrs. Margaret
Cotton of Chicago, Illinois (who seems to go by the name Maude)
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=738316.0

One sister accounted for.  ;D  And I know now that sister Jane died sometime before 1939.

Thanks again everyone.  ;D

Cheers,
DB
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