Robert "Big Rab" Duncan

1759 - 1788  (28 years)

• Name	Robert "Big Rab" Duncan
  Nickname	Big Rab
  Name Change	Between 1759 and 1775	Rothesay Parish, Isle of Bute, Scotland
  	from the Gaelic name McConnechy to the English naming system Duncan
  	This change happened over a number of year. Robert was born and baptized as Robert McConnechy and married as Robert Duncan.
  Birth	11 Oct 1759	Rothesay Parish, Isle of Bute, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	Name?tab?Robert Mc Connechy Sex?tab?Male Birth Date?tab?11 Oct 1759 Father's Name?tab?Thomas Mc Connechy Father's Sex?tab?Male Mother's Name?tab?Mary Mc Connechy Mother's Sex?tab?Female Event Type?tab?Christening Event Date?tab?14 Oct 1759 Event Place?tab?Rothesay, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original)?tab?Rothesay, Bute, Scotland "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYZJ-GX5 : 11 February 2020), Thomas Mc Connechy in entry for Robert Mc Connechy, 1759.
  		Scotland Parish Birth Record for Robert McConnechy Duncan 1759-1788
  Christening	14 Oct 1759	Rothesay Parish, Isle of Bute, Scotland   [2, 3]
  	October 1759 Robert, son to Thomas McConnechy in Eskachragan & Mary McConnecky born 11th was baptised upon the 10th inst.
  Gender	Male
  Name	Big Rab McConnechy
  Name	Robert "Big "Rab" McConechy
  Name	Robert McConachy
  Name	Robert McConnechy Duncan
  _FSFTID	G3HD-2W1
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G3HD-2W1
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	1788	Scotland   [4]
  	Verbal family history suggested that he was known as '?b?Big Rab?/b?" and was seriously injured assisting people after a ship wreck off the coast of Scotland. This led to a search of records and the discovery of his will, with Thomas, his father acting as Executor.
  Person ID	I2312	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	28 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas McConechy,   b. Abt 1729, Eskochragan, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary MacConachy,   b. 12 Nov 1727, Kingarth Parish, Isle of Bute, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	23 Mar 1754	Rothesay Parish, Isle of Bute, Scotland   [5]
  	MCCONECHY THOMAS MARY MCCONECHY/ 23/03/1754 558 10 / 368 ROTHESAY Thomas McConechy, son to Robt McConechy in Ambrusbeg, Kingarth & Mary McConechy daughter. to Donald McConechy late tenant in Bruchag, Kingarth were booked 23 March 1754. ?b?Ambrisbeg?/b? is located centrally in a valley on the Isle of Bute, near Loch Quien, south of Lac Fad; located in a valley that runs down the centre of the island. The eastern side of the lakes and valley is fertile farmland. The western side of the lake is very rugged rocky mountains. Ambrisbeg is located near the lakeshore off B881 which joins the A844 a short distance south. County: Buteshire Council: Argyll And Bute Parish: Kingarth Map Sheet: NS05NE NGR: NS 06823 59140 Easting/Northing: 206823, 659140 Latitude/Longitude: 55? 47' 13" N 5? 04' 57" W Today this is the site of a large quarry - mineral extraction complex. ?b?Bruchag?/b? is on the east coast of Bute, further south of Ambrisbeg, near Bruchag Point and Kerrylamont Bay. Today, the Bruchag Road runs fron the junction of the A844 and the B881 near Kingarth to There is a Brucheg Road that runs from the A844 out to the east coast and rejoins the A844 further north, in the Piperhall Wood. The location of Thomas and Mary McConechy make it feasible that they would meet and marry.
  		Thomas McConechy Duncan marriage to Mary McConechy 23 Mar 1754.pdf CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v80), default quality
  Family ID	F3028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jean Kerr,   b. 1 May 1752, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 18 Mar 1824, Scotland (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1776	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [6, 7]
  	8 Mar 1776 Robert Duncan, sailor, and Jean Kerr, resident of Glasgow. Scotlands People Surname KERR Forename JEAN Spouse Name ROBERT DUNCAN/FR2770 (FR2770) Date 08/03/1776 Parish Number644/1 Ref260 177 Parish Glasgow Name:?tab?Jean Kerr Gender: ?tab?Female Marriage Date:?tab?8 Mar 1776 Marriage Place:?tab?Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland Spouse:?tab?Robert Duncan FHL Film Number:?tab?0102924, 0102925, 1042937, 1041382 Source Information Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  		Marriage Record Robert Duncan to Jean Kerr
  Children	1. Agnes Duncan,   b. 3 Oct 1777, Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   2. Robert Duncan,   b. 16 Oct 1778, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 9 Aug 1847, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2023

  
  

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  Marriage - 8 Mar 1776 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Death - 1788 - Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  (Research):Name:?tab?Duncan Robert Dates:?tab?8 Apr 1789 Place:?tab?Rothesay, Argyll, Scotland Book:?tab?Mac. Mc. contd. (Marriages) (Marriage) Collection:?tab?Argyle, Caithness, Sutherland, Argyll, Invarness, and Hebrides: xxx - The commissariot records, Register of Testaments of Argyle, 1674-1800; Caithness, 1661-1664 Volume:?tab?The Commissariot Record of The Isles. Chapter:?tab?Register of Testaments, 1661-1800 Text:?tab??b?Duncan Robert,?/b? ?b?mariner in Rothesay?/b? 08 Apr 1789 Source Information Ancestry.com. UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of probate records. Description This database is a collection of probate registers from the United Kingdom. The records include wills and other miscellaneous types of probate records. Learn more... Robert (his father) in 1778 is recorded on the birth record of his son Robert as being a ?b?Seaman in Breckoch?/b? alt. Breckock, Wales The Isle of Bute in the Olden Time: With Illustrations, Maps, and Plans https://books.google.ca/books?id=xrsxAQAAIAAJ James King Hewison - 1893 - ?Bute Island (Scotland) 1817, ornamented urn ; Scalpsie, oval (Maccon. MS.), several urns ; Breckoch (Bl., p. 85), urn; Reiligasdain, 19 cists, I urn, removed (see chap, viii.) 5. Cairns or barrows unopened : Rudhabodach ; Kerrycrusach (S.S.E. of) ; Ardroscadale (No. 2) ; Scalpsie ; (Ayshaug) Stravannan; Inchmarnock; Undraynian Point; Kerrytonlia ...

  
  

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