Craigallan 1897 - 1912

Early History of Craigallan by Jan Manos

On 12Jun07 Jan MANOS and Eric JOHNSON from Dallas TX (Great grandchildren of Angus ROBERTSON, who built Craigallan in 1897) visited the hut and had some very interesting discussions with Gordon Adshead and Roger Booth.
Janice presented us with an 18-page document containing photos and stories of Craigallan and the Robertson family who first lived there before they emigrated to Canada in 1912.
We also looked at the 1901 census record to learn that at this time there were 10 people living in the house !
Angus ROBERTSON 29 Stonemason and his wife Mary 30 with three of their 6 children William 5, Angus 3 and Anne 1
together with Granny Jessie 47 and her second husband William YOUNG 51 Stone Cutter and his brother Duncan 46 Blacksmith
and two lodgers John JOHNSTON 29 Railway Controller's cashier and David ROSE 29 Civil Engineer.

I have also included some correspondence between Roger Booth and Nelson BLACK   the husband of Connee ROBERTSON.  Connee is a grandaughter of Angus ROBERTSON on a different branch (daughter of Hugh):   Some of this information is a little less reliable.

I have also used the Census data for 1841,1851,1861,1871,1881 and 1891 to get a good idea of some of the ancestors of Angus and Mary going back two generations,   See RobertsonCensus.xls.

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