Richard Robinson born 1851 Scotland

[loobylooayr]

Hi JillMD ,

Lovely picture !

Ann Robinson , Richard's older sister is also living at Benfieldside in 1861.
Her name has been recorded as Robertson (not unusual for names like this to be misspelt or recorded wrongly, it was often the main householder who provided information to the enumerator).

Anne P Robertson age 13 born Scotland -----servant , living with the Oniell family.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M783-DYR

This caught my eye too - born at Old Monkland , Lanarkshire in 1862  Dorinda Robinson to father Richard Robinson and Elizabeth Wood. I would imagine these people could be related to your Richard.  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQHN-3MG


Looby

[loobylooayr]

Hi again,

Still having a nosy at your Robinsons !

The Dorinda McFadyn listed on the Scottish 1851 Census with widowed Ann Robinson and her family could more than likely be Ann's sister-in-law.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT1C-93K
Above marriage is Dorinda Robertson and William McFadyen 11th March 1849 at Old Monkland , Lanarkshire.
Looby

[Annette7]

This caught my eye too - born at Old Monkland , Lanarkshire in 1862  Dorinda Robinson to father Richard Robinson and Elizabeth Wood. I would imagine these people could be related to your Richard.  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQHN-3MG

This Richard bc.1825 Ireland and like James Robinson bc.1810 Scotland was a Blast Furnaceman per 1861 census and both living in Old Monkland.

Annette

[loobylooayr]

Wonder if this is the family on the 1841 Census.

Lanarkshire  - Holytown, Bothwell
Address - Chapelhall.

 ROBERTSON   Robert   M   55   Moulder    Ireland       
 ROBERTSON   James   M   25   Labourer    Ireland       
 ROBERTSON   Ann   F   25       Ireland       
 ROBERTSON   James   M   3       Ireland       
 ROBERTSON   Robert   M   2       Ireland       
 MATHEY   William   M   25   Jab Shanker    Ireland       

No relationships i.e. husband/wife/father/son etc were recorded on the 1841 Census and adults were supposed to round their ages down to the nearest 0 or 5 . Therefore the couple above could be aged between 25-29. Children below 15 were to be recorded with exact age.  Do not ask me what a "Jab Shanker" is?? This could be mis-transcribed.....But if push came to shove and I had to guess- I'd say in was a job in a mine or pit .
Chapelhall is only a couple of miles from Airdrie and Coatbridge  (The area known as Old Monkland)

Looby
   

[JillMD]

I can't begin to tell you all how grateful I am for all of the work you all went through to find this for me. It's so gratifying to find out about family.  I appreciate all of the help and the links.  I did a little research into my dad's family a few years ago and was told by someone to stay away from the ancestry site until I had some good solid  information, because there's so much information there and could be overwhelming and sometimes erroneous.  I guess it's time for a subscription, though I will continue to be absolutely picky about facts that I can double check. I'm anxious to see the picture of Dorinda.
The family resemblance, 3 and 4 generations later is remarkable. My mother looked like a darker haired Lizzie, my sister, my son and grandsons all bear resemblance.

I can see why this is addictive, and why it gives people such pleasure.  I know I'm not done yet!
Are there sites to get ship manifests? Or were there so many people immigrating to the states that it was haphazard?   
Oh! One other question - do any of you visually lay out the family through generations?  I think this might be helpful to me; like a road map.  Any tips? Excel?
Again, many, many thanks!

[Annette7]

You can view ships manifests on both Ancestry and FindMyPast but UK indexes online only begin in 1890.   However, couldn't find Richard Robinson's arrival in US which is why I checked Castle Garden where I eventually found him.

Sending you a PM.

Annette

[shellyesq]

JillMD, if you are in the US, be sure to check if your public library has anything to offer as far as genealogy sites.  Some will offer free access to Ancestry.com, Heritage Quest, and/or other databases.

There are lots of helpful links to sites with passenger lists, vital records, etc. here - http://www.deathindexes.com/sites.html

www.familysearch.org is a very helpful free site, and includes many passenger lists. 

www.fultonhistory.com has many old newspapers from NY City and surrounding areas, and is adding newspapers from other states too.  It can be hard to find people with common names, but an exact phrase search for Atchison Scott throws up a few results that may fit with that branch.  There are helpful hints on optimizing your searches on that site here - http://whereyoucamefrom.blogspot.com/2014/01/tutorial-searching-fulton-history.html

[JillMD]

Thank you, Shelly - I'll do that!  I also found out that there's an LDS library nearby.

[aghadowey]

Ann Robinson , Richard's older sister is also living at Benfieldside in 1861.
Her name has been recorded as Robertson (not unusual for names like this to be misspelt or recorded wrongly, it was often the main householder who provided information to the enumerator).

Actually in Ireland, and parts of Scotland, Robertson and Robinson are interchangeable so quite possibly not mis-spelling or mis-transcription.