John Wesley ROBERTSON

1842 - 1905  (63 years)

• Name	John Wesley ROBERTSON
  Birth	1842	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B707E298530646E2BDD0233FE09148E74810
  Death	7 Mar 1905	Turnalaydan/Theur, Co Sligo, Ireland
  Person ID	I18052	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter ROBERTSON,   b. 1805, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 1 Oct 1885, Union Wood, Ballysadare, Co Sligo, Ireland (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margery,   b. 1808   d. 1874 (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F5555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane ALLEN,   b. 1839, Turnalaydan/Theur, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 20 Nov 1876, Turnalaydan/Theur, Co Sligo, Ireland (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	24 Jun 1869	Co Sligo, Ireland
  Children	1. William Peter ROBERTSON,   b. 5 Jun 1870, Ballygawley, Sligo, Ireland d. 24 Aug 1946, Camberley, St Michael, Surrey, England (Age 76 years)   2. Emma Catherine (Emily) ROBERTSON,   b. 11 Jan 1872, Ballygawley, Sligo, Ireland d. 5 Jul 1947, Collooney, Ballysadare, Co Sligo, Ireland (Age 75 years)   3. Jane Sophia ROBERTSON,   b. 1874, Turnalaydan/Theur, Co Sligo, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Charles ROBERTSON,   b. 6 Apr 1875, Turnalaydan/Theur, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 21 Jul 1941, Theur, Riverstown, Co Sligo, Ireland (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F5554	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2018

  
  

• Photos		Death Record
  		Marriage Record

  
  

• Notes

  Info passed down from Elizabeth Jane (Lily) (Robertson) Castle: John Wesley Robertson came from Scotland*. When he arrived in Sligo, he likely lived in Union Wood, Ballysadare and he worked as a clerk in Ballygawley Mill (grain or wool). He married Jane Allen of Theur and lived with her there. They had 4 children.Grandmother Allen helped to care for the 3 youngest and their father (oldest, William, took charge of William and took him to England and educated him). John W died 7 Mar 1905 at 63 years old. [*1901 Census says he was born in Co Sligo] Re 1869 Marriage: Groom's Father: Peter; Groom Witness: Robert Robertson; Bride's Father: William Allen; Bride Witness: James T Allen. After their marriage they lived at Theur.