Glengyle Research Group

Alexander Robertson

Born
20 Sep 1919 481, St Vincent Street, Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died
30 Apr 1998 East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Occupations
Printer’s cutter (1948), primary school head teacher, retired (1998)

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Timeline

  1. 1919
    20 Sep 1919 481, St Vincent Street, Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Born at 6.10 pm at 481 St Vincent Street; the marriage column of the entry is blank and both parents signed as informants, his father giving 204 Dumbarton Road.

  2. 1921age 2
    19 Jun 1921 481, St Vincent Street, Anderston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Household of Charles Gillies, 481 St Vincent Street; entered as grandson, aged 1, with his mother Margaret in the house as a daughter.

  3. 1948age 29
    16 Jul 1948 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Printer’s cutter.

  4. 1948age 29
    to Helen Joanna Stahly
    16 Jul 1948 Kent Road St Vincent Church, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    After banns, according to the forms of the Church of Scotland; he a printer’s cutter aged 28, she a clerk aged 21, recorded in the entry as Helen Joy Stanley.

  5. 1990age 71
    21 Nov 1990 Martha Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Registered in Glasgow, Martha Street (605/988), age 94. Ancestry gives the Victoria Infirmary Annexe; the entry image has not been seen.

  6. 1998age 79
    30 Apr 1998 East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Primary school head teacher (retired).

  7. 1998age 79
    30 Apr 1998 East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    At home in East Kilbride.

Sources

  1. General Register Office for Scotland
    Births 1919, Anderston, Glasgow, 644/11 993, entry for Alexander Robertson (register image read)
    Very high confidence Cited for birth, parentage
    Transcript and reading notes

    Statutory register of births, 1919, Births in the District of Anderston in the Burgh of Glasgow, page 331, entry 993 (644/11 993). Transcribed from the register image.

    Name and surname: Alexander Robertson.

    When and where born: 1919, September Twentieth, 6h 10m PM, 481 St Vincent Street, Glasgow.

    Sex: M.

    Father: Alexander Robertson, Ship fitter (Journeyman).

    Mother: Margaret Jack Castles Gillies, Printer’s Machine feeder.

    Date and place of marriage: left blank.

    Informants: Margaret Gillies, Mother. Alexander Robertson, Father, 204 Dumbarton Road.

    When and where registered: 1919, October 8th, at Glasgow. James Stirling, Registrar.

  2. General Register Office for Scotland
    Census 1921, Glasgow, Anderston, 644/11 49, pages 21 and 22, schedule 169, 481 St Vincent Street, household of Charles Gillies (enumeration book images read)
    Very high confidence Cited for census, parentage
    Transcript and reading notes

    Census of Scotland, 1921, enumeration book 644/11 49, pages 21 and 22. Civil parish of Glasgow. Burgh of Glasgow. Ecclesiastical parish of Anderston. Parish ward Sixth. Burgh ward Fifteenth or Sandyford. Parliamentary constituency Glasgow, Kelvingrove. Transcribed from the images of both pages.

    Schedule 169, 481 St Vincent Street. 3 rooms, 7 persons.

    Charles Gillies, Head, 56 years 4 months, male, married, born Lanark, Glasgow. Iron Turner, worker, Barclay Curle & Co. One dependent child.

    Margaret Gillies, Wife, 53 years 4 months, female, married, born Lanark, Glasgow. Home duties.

    Charles Gillies, Son, 27 years 2 months, male, single, born Lanark, Glasgow. Machine Foreman, worker, Stephen Mitchell & Son (Tobacco Mfrs).

    Marguerite Gillies, Daughter, 24 years 11 months, female, single, born Lanark, Glasgow. Printer’s Machine Feeder, worker, Darlaw & Son (employer’s name not certain).

    Robert Gillies, Son, 20 years 5 months, male, single, born Lanark, Glasgow. General Labourer, worker, Barclay Curle & Co.

    Elizabeth Gillies, Daughter, 12 years 11 months, female, Ba (both parents alive), born Lanark, Glasgow. Scholar.

    Page 22, line 1. Alexander Robertson, Grandson, 1 year, male, Ba (both parents alive), born Lanark, Glasgow.

  3. Steven Robertson
    Recorded by Steven in his earlier research tree: Helen’s full dates of birth and death, which the indexes do not give, with no source attached for them
    High confidence Cited for partnership
  4. General Register Office for Scotland
    Marriages 1948, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, 644/9 328, entry for Alexander Robertson and Helen Joy Stanley (register image read)
    Very high confidence Cited for occupation, marriage
  5. General Register Office for Scotland
    Deaths 1990, Glasgow, Martha Street, 605/988, Margaret Jack C. Gillies, age 94, mother’s maiden name Watson (index only, searched 4 Nov 2026)
    High confidence Cited for death of mother margaret jack cassells gillies
  6. General Register Office for Scotland
    Deaths 1998, East Kilbride, 575/232, entry for Alexander Robertson (extract of the entry issued 17 July 2024, read)
    Very high confidence Cited for occupation, death
  7. Leanne Marks, Finding Families Ltd. Two reports prepared for Alastair Robertson: interim report 12 March 2024, revised report 29 March 2024
    Interim report of 12 March 2024 and revised report of 29 March 2024
    Normal confidence Cited for parentage

Family

Parents

Partner - married 16 Jul 1948

Helen Joanna Stahly (1927-2018)

Children with Helen

  • Living
  • Living

Proved Strong Probable Possible

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