Robert Sempill in Linwood, younger

ROBERT SEMPILL IN LINWOOD younger

Contrary to what has been claimed elsewhere, MyHeritage Robert Sempill in Linwood, younger, here treated, is not the same person as Robert Semple, Writer in Edinburgh

The Question of Identity

Robert Sempill in Linwood, younger, here treated, is the son, probably the eldest son of Robert Sempill in Linwood, elder He gave up his father's testament dative and inventory on 17 November 1665. [NRS: CC9/7/35] Image of Testament 1

His Father's Testament Dative and Inventory

The Testament Dative and Inventory of the deceased Robert Sempill in Linwood was given up by his son, also Robert Sempill, who was recognised as his father's only executor on 17 November 1665. Confirmation was granted to him on 7 March 1666. [National Records of Scotland, Glasgow Commissary Court, The Testament Dative and Inventory of Robert Sempill in Linwood, parish of Kilbarchan, reference CC9/7/35]

1. Image of Testament 1
2. Image of Testament 2

Death

A date and place of death has not been identified for Robert Sempill in Linwood, younger, here treated. However, he died before 28 October 1695, the date upon which the Poll Tax for Renfrewshire was delivered at Paisley. Kilbarchan History: 134

Marriage

Robert Sempill in Linwood, younger, here treated, married Christian Houstoun The marriage was booked on 10 March 1676, at Kilbarchan in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The record reads as follows: "Robert Sempill in this paroch & Christian Houstoun in Inchinnan after due proclamation were maryed thr." [National Records of Scotland, Kilbarchan Marriages, 1649-1819, reference OPR.568/2] Image of Marriage Booking Kilbarchan Index: 98

Children

1. William Sempill
2. George Sempill
3. Margaret Sempill
4. James Sempill

Printed Evidence

1. Index to the Register of Marriages and Baptisms in the Parish of Kilbarchan, 1649-1772. Edited by Francis J. Grant, W.S., Rothesay Herald. (Scottish Record Society, Edinburgh, 1912), 140 pp.
2. Kilbarchan. A Parish History. By the Rev. Robert D, MacKenzie, B.D., Minister of the Parish. (Alexander Gardner, Paisley, 1902), 306 pp. including index

Genealogy

1. Kilbarchan Index: 98
2. Kilbarchan History: 134