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William Renton
(1706-After 1744)
Catherine Kid
(1708-After 1744)
Robert Dickson
(1711-)
Catherine Davidson
(Abt 1711-)
James Renton
(1736-1805)
Jean Dickson
(1743-After 1777)
Robert Renton
(1777-1855)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Janet McArthur

Robert Renton 2 3 4

  • Born: 1777, Oldhamstocks, East Lothian, Scotland 1 3
  • Baptized: 31 January 1777, Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland 2
  • Marriage (1): Janet McArthur about 1799 1
  • Died: 19 March 1855, Coldingham, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND at age 78 1
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bullet  Baptism Notes:


Name: Robert Renton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 31 Jan 1777
Event Place: Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Event Place (Original): Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Gender: Male
Father's Name: James Renton
Mother's Name: Jean Dickson
Record Number: 13949858
Reference ID: 2:15RMMHQ

Citing this Record
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYW-Q5B : 12 February 2020), Jean Dickson in entry for Robert Renton, 1777.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• 1841 Scotland Census: 6 June 1841, in Coldingham, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND. 4 1841 Scotland Census
Page 2, District 1, Line 1140, Roll CSSCT1841-135-0259
Coldingham, Berwickshire
Address: Eastreston
Robert Renton..60..Berwickshire, Scotland..Ag Lab
Elisabeth Renton..35..Berwickshire, Scotland
George Renton..35..Berwickshire, Scotland..Ag Lab
Jane Renton..30..Berwickshire, Scotland
Jannet Renton..7

(Robert was widowed and living with 3 children and one granddaughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1777, then his age should have been 64 instead of 60.
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• He appeared on the 1851 Scotland Census in Coldingham, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 31 March 1851.

3 1851 Scotland Census
Page 13, District 8, Household Schedule 28, CSSCT1851-196
Coldingham, Berwickshire
Address: Rok
Robert Renton..Head..73..Oldhamstocks, East Lothian..Pauper (Ag Lab)
Elisabeth Renton..Daughter..48..Coldingham, Berwick..Ag Lab
George Renton..Son..46..Coldingham, Berwick..Bailer Lab
Jane Renton..Sis(?)..44..Coldingham, Berwick..Ag Lab

(Robert was widowed and living with 3 children.)
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Robert married Janet McArthur about 1799.1 (Janet McArthur was born about 1778 1 and died before 1841.)


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Sources


1 April Padgett, "Renton Connections," database(http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7187472/).

2 "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1771030 : accessed 25 Jun 2020), Robert Renton, 1777.

3 1851 census of Scotland, 30 Mar 1851, Coldingham, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 13, schedule no. 28.

4 1841 census of Scotland, 6 Jun 1841, Coldingham, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 2.


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