Alexander, Robert

1896 - 1972  (75 years)

• Name	Alexander, Robert
  Born	25 Jun 1896	Wartle
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Jan 1972	Palmerston North NZ
  Person ID	I202	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2004

  
  

  Father	Alexander, Robert,   b. 17 Oct 1855, North Sunside Meikle Wartle ,   d. 17 Jan 1931, Baldyquash Meikle Wartle  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Jaffray, Isabel,   b. 9 Dec 1861, Hatton of Ardoyne Oyne ,   d. 2 Jan 1951, Baldyquash Meikle Wartle  (Age 89 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1891	Hatton Ch of Garioch
  Photos		Rin 219 - 101 Grandparents
  Documents		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rettie, Nora
  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Children	1. Alexander, Isabel Jean,   b. 4 Dec 1921, Moss Side Pardis Daviot ,   d. 15 Jun 1996, Woodville N Z  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2014
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Emslie, Mary Ann,   b. 13 Feb 1895, Ythan Wells Forgue ,   d. 17 Jul 1977, Palmerston North NZ  (Age 82 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1922	Insch Public Hall Aberdeenshire
  Children	1. Alexander, George,   b. 25 Mar 1921, Gooseknowes Oyne ,   d. 16 May 1996, Palmerston North NZ  (Age 75 years)
  Documents		Marriage - Alexander, Robert / Emslie, Mary Ann
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2014
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Rin 202 Robert Alexander
  		Robert & Mary Alexander
  		Rin 202 441 Rob Mary Alexander
  		1st WW Photo of Robert Alexander (5th from right front row)
  		WW I Robert Alexander (middle front row)
  		Robert & Mary Alexander at Hacketts Road
  		Robert Alexander
  		Robert Alexander
  		Robert and Mary Alexander

  
  

  Documents

  The Family Bibles Jeff Gray's recollections of his Grandmother, Isabel Alexander (m/s Jaffrey), disposing of the family bibles and how the front pages containing the family tree gave him a head start into this research.

  
  

  Histories

  McIntosh Family

  
  

• Notes

  Robbie worked on the family croft at Wartle and served with the Gordon Highlanders during the Great War His first posting on mobilisation was to Keith A number of post cards sent to his mother from there have survived also one or two from France. Correspondence was not his strong suit at that time He was badly gassed in the trenches and after the war his health was not good He was advised to seek a better climate and this may have played a part in his decision to emigrate He emigrated to N Z in 1924 taking his daughter Isabel, born of Nora Rettie, and his wife Mary (ms Emslie) with her offspring George.Alexander The marriage to Mary Ann Emslie in 1922 took place at Insch Public Hall Robert is given as a farm servant age 25 usual residence Baldyquash Cottages Mary Ann is 26 of East Cranloch Ythan Wells Her father is described as farmer (deceased ) The Minister is Daniel Alex Forrest and the witnesses are Alexander Lyon of Meikle Wartle and Helen Dyce from Bogs of Raich Forgue They therefore sailed as a complete family unit although the composition was unusual in that both had a child before marriage but both children bore the surname Alexander They sailed on the SS Ionic in 1924. (John and Margaret Burr also sailed with them but under a different arrangement) On reaching NZ they travelled to Palmerston North to join "auld Granny"--Isabel Alexander Robbies first job was in Hawkes Bay working as a farm labourer They moved from there to Hacketts Road Ashurst and later to Kopane west of Palmerston North Between jobs they lived in Palmerston North at the Esplanade entrance in a property leased from the City Council and whilst there, daughter Isobel had her first son William Robbie and his wife brought him up when Isobel left to marry Walter Mortenson Eventually they bought their own farm at Ashurst just over the bridge on the main road before the Manawatu Gorge. Robbie milked cows for the town milk supply and Mary kept a large flock of hens selling eggs to the Egg Floor She loaded her bicycle with them and pedalled the 9 miles into town When Robbies health deteriorated due to the onset of arthritis, he was compelled to give up farming. They moved to the town of Palmerston North buying a house in College Street He and Mary had no children together