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Mary Robertson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: July 1761
Greyfriars
Place of Burial: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Robertson of Gledney and Margaret Mitchell
Wife of William Adam
Mother of Robert Adam; Elizabeth Adam; James Adam; Mary Adam; Margaret Adam and 9 others
Sister of David Robertson of Brunton; Rev. William Robertson, Min., of Old Greyfriars; James Robertson; Henry Robertson and Archibald Robertson

Managed by: Geoffrey Lindsay Alexander Allan
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Historical records matching Mary Robertson

Mary Adam (born Robertson) in FamilySearch Family Tree
Mary Robertson in Biographical Summaries of Notable People
Mary Robertson in MyHeritage family trees (Young Web Site)
Elizabeth 'mary' Robertson in MyHeritage family trees (alexander Web Site)
Mary Robertson in GenealogieOnline Family Tree Index
Mary Robertson in Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910
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Immediate Family

About Mary Robertson

Mary Robertson

  • Daughter of William Robertson of Gladny
  • Sister of William Robertson, Min. of Borthwick
  • Wife of William Adam of Maryburgh and Blair

Mary Robertson was the Mother of the architects James and Robert Adam, and wife of architect William Adam. In total she had 14 children of which nine were girls.

SOURCE: "Memoir of Andrew Dalzel, professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh", Edinburgh : T Constable, 1861, page 61

  • "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XYK7-DVV : 10 February 2018), Mary Robertson, 03 Sep 1697; citing WEMYSS,FIFE,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,183.
  • "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTG5-684 : 10 February 2018), William Adam and Mary Robertson, 30 May 1716; citing Abbotshall,Fife,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,142.
  • https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:991F-FRM
  • GEDCOM Source UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations,
  • GEDCOM Source Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910 1,60144::0
  • GEDCOM Source Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 1,60143::0
  • GEDCOM Source Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family
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Mary Robertson's Timeline

1697
September 3, 1697
Birth of Mary Robertson
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
September 3, 1697
Baptism of Mary Robertson
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1717
1717
Birth of Janet "Jenny" Adam
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1720
1720
Birth of Mary Adam
Maryburgh and Blair, Kinross-shire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1721
March 5, 1721
Birth of John Adam
Linktown, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1723
1723
Birth of Helen "Nellie" Adam
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1725
1725
Birth of Margaret "Peggy" Adam
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1728
July 3, 1728
Birth of Robert Adam
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1729
1729
Birth of Elizabeth Adam
Linktown, Scotland (United Kingdom)
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