Robert was born about 1826 in St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh, the son of unknown parents.
He died before 1891. The place is not known.
His wife was Mary Hotchkiss, who he married on 30 JAN 1841 in Old Monkland,Lanarkshire, Scotland. Their eleven known children were George Burgess (1841-?), William (c1841-<1844), Elizabeth Philip (1842-?), William Hodgcase (1844-?), Richard Jamieson (1844-?), Catherine (c1849-?), John (1855-?), Thomas (1857-?), Mary (1859-?), Elizabeth (1861-?) and Alexander (1864-?).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes | ||
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| Birth | ABT 1826 |
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| Death | BEF 1891 |
Note 1
!Source: ancestry.com 1841 Scotland Census
Name: William Hotchkiss
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1801
Gender: Male
Where born: Scotland
Civil Parish: Old Monkland
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Dundyvan Row
Occupation: Coal Miner
Parish Number: 652
Household Members:
Name Age
William Hotchkiss Male 40 Coal Miner
Mary Phillips Female 35 Coal Miner
Mary Hotchkiss Female 15 Coal Miner <<<<
Janet Hotchkiss Female 10 Coal Miner
Robert Viccars Male 15 Coal Miner <<<<
James Viccars Male 15 Coal Miner
William Viccars 1 Mo [abt May 1841]
The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841.
!Source: ancestry.com 1851 Scotland Census
Name: Robert Mcvickers
[Robert Vickers/Vicars]
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1822
Relationship: Head
Spouse: Mary Mcvickers
Gender: Male
Where born: St Cuthbert, Edinburgh
Parish Number: 646
Civil Parish: Govan
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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Town: Landward District
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Balshagray
Occupation: Iron Stone Miner
ED: 12
Page: 26
Household schedule number: 89
LINE: 20
Roll: CSSCT1851_167
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Mcvickers 29, head, abt 1822, St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh
Mary Mcvickers 29, wife, abt 1822, Larbert, Stirlingshire
George Mcvickers 9, son, abt 1842, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire
Richard Mcvickers 6, son, abt 1845, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire
Catherine Mcvickers 2, duaghter, abt 1849, Govan, Lanarkshire
Robert Campbell 30, lodger, abt 1821, Dunfermline, fifeshire
James Butler 20, lodger, abt 1831, Barony, Lanarkshire
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 1861 Census Scotland, Renfrew
Name: Robert Vicars
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1823
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary Vicars
Gender: Male
Where born: St Cuthbert, Edinburgh
Registration Number: 646/2
Registration district: Partick
Civil Parish: Govan
Town: Patrick Northern Country District
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Double Row
Occupation: Ironstone Miner
ED: 12B
Household schedule number: 242
LINE: 1
Roll: CSSCT1861_114
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Vicars 38, head, abt 1823, St. Cuthbert, Edinburgh
Mary Vicars 38, wife, abt 1823, Larbert, stirlingsh
George Vicars 19, son, abt 1842, Old Monkland, Lanark
Richard Vicars 16, son, abt 1845, N Kilpatrick, Dumbarton
Catherine Vicars 11, daughter, abt 1850, Govan, Lanark
Robert Vicars 9, son, abt 1852, Govan, Lanark
James Vicars 7, son, abt 1854, N Kilpatrick, Dumbarton
John Vicars 5, son, abt 1856, Rumford
James Vicars [Thomas Vicars] 3, son, abt 1858, Rumford
Mary Vicars 1, daughter, abt 1860, Govan, Lanark
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ 1861 Census Scotland, Renfrew
William Hotchkis, Head, Married, age 62, Night Watch Ironstone Pit.
Mary Hotchkis, Wife, Married, age 60, wife
William Vicars, Lodger, age 16, Coal Miner [Mary and Robert’s son with grandparents]
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
OPR Births & Baptisms
No Date Surname Forename Parent Names/Frame No. Sex Parish
VICARS GEORGE BURGESS ROBERT VICARS/MARY HOTCHKIS FR558 [FR558] 0 19/09/1841 652/ 20 416 Old Monkland or Coatbridge
VICARS ELIZABETH PHILI ROBERT VICARS/MARY HOTCHKIS FR579 [FR579] 0 22/01/1842 652/ 20 459 Old Monkland or Coatbridge
MCVICAR WILLIAM HODGCAS ROBERT MCVICAR/MARY HODGCASE FR3230 CHILD 3 [FR3230] 0 16/02/1845 622/ 120 279 Barony
MCVICAR RICHARD JAMIESO ROBERT MCVICAR/MARY HODGCASE FR3230 [FR3230] 0 16/02/1845 622/ 120 279 Barony