Robert was born about 1854, the son of Walter Scobbie and Christina Gardiner. The place is not known.
His wife was Margaret Reid Hotchkiss, who he married on 5 AUG 1879 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Their six known children were Mary Gartshore (1881-?), Christina G (c1886-?), John (c1890-?), Robert (c1895-?), Edwin H (c1898-?) and Jeannie (c1892-?).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1854 |
| Attribute | Date | Description | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Iron Turner |
Note 1
!Source: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ Statutory registers Marriages 625/1 55
1879 on the Fifth day of August at No 4 Reid Stewart’s Rows Nackerton
After Banns according to the Forms of the Establihed Church of Scotland
[Signed] Robert Scobbie, Iron Turner [Journeyman] [Bachelor], age: 25, resides Gibson’s Land Main Street, Muirmadkin
Father: Walter Scobbie, Coal Miner [Deceased]
Mother: Christina Scobbie M.S. Gardiner
[Signed] Margaret Hotchkies, Dressmaker [Spinster], age 24, resides: No 4 Reid Stewart’s Rows Nackerton
Father: John Hotchkies, Coal Miner
Mother: Mary Hotchkies M.S. Walker
[Signed] John Pagan
[Signed]
Daniel McLeish, Witness
Annie Boland, Witness
!Source: ancestry.com/ 1891 Scotland Census
Name: Robert Scobbie
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Maggie Scobbie
Gender: Male
Where born: Denny, Stirling
Registration Number: 625/2
Registration district: Holytown
Civil Parish: Bothwell
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Patersons Land
Occupation: Iron Turner
ED: 10
Household schedule number: 105
LINE: 16
Roll: CSSCT1891_226
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Scobbie 37, head, abt 1854, Denny, Stirling
Maggie Scobbie 35, wife, abt 1856, O Monk, Lanark
Mary Scobbie 9, daughter, abt 1882, Fullwood, Lanark
Christina Scobbie 5, daughter, abt 1886, Bothwell, Lanark
John Scobbie 1, son, abt 1890, Bothwell, Lanark
!Source: ancestry.com/ 1901 Scotland Census
Name: Robert G Scobbie
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: abt 1854
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Maggie H Scobbie
Gender: Male
Where born: Denny, staburgshire
Registration Number: 622/2
Registration district: Shettleston
Civil Parish: Shettleston
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Stuart Pl
Occupation: Engeneer Mechanical
ED: 13
Household schedule number: 49
LINE: 7
Roll: CSSCT1901_244
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert G Scobbie 47, head, abt 1854, Denny, staburgshire
Maggie H Scobbie 45, wife, abt 1856, Cartbridge, Lanarkshire
Mary G Scobbie 19, daughter, abt 1882, Fullwood, Lanarkshire
Christina G Scobbie 15, daughter, abt 1886, Eddington, Lanarkshire
John Scobbie 11, son, abt 1890, Holytown, Lanarkshire
Robert Scobbie 6, son, abt 1895, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Edwin H Scobbie 3, son, abt 1898, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Jeannie Scobbie 9, daughter, abt 1892, Holytown, Lanarkshire