Person:Robert Lumsden (1)

Robert LUMSDEN was born 29apr1819 in Dysart and died 25dec1898 at Edinburgh, Midlothian (oneworldtree at ancestry.com) Robert married Amelia Grant Farquhar. Rob. LUMSDEN, aged 48, son of James Lumsden and Margaret Oswald, married Amelia G. FARQUHAR, aged 33, 26jun1867 at Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire (Latter Day Saints). Transactions affected Amelia G. Farquhar, spinster, Banchory House, Banchory Devenick, on marriage 26jun1867 to Robert Lumsden (GWR shareholder, findmypast). Amelia FARQUHAR was born 12dec1833, daughter of Major General William FARQUHAR (born 1770 or 26feb1774, died 13may1839), who for many years was Governor of Malacca and first British Resident at Singapore (family letters), and Margaret LOBIN/LOBAN (died 21jun1844) (oneworldtree). They lived at Ferryhill House, 169 Bonaccord St., Aberdeen (weddingreport of Margaret Masterton, newspaper 1882). On death (20jul1883) of David Lumsden, Pitcairnfield, Redgorton, transactions affected Alexander Moncrieff (Blackfriars St., Perth), and Robert Hope Robertson in 1883 and Adml Arthur Farquhar, Robert Lumsden (Glenlockhart, Colinton Rd., Edinburgh) in 1898 (GWR shares findmypast).

In 1851 Grace Lumsden (1814) visited lodger Robert Lumsden (1820, inspector of bank branches), both b. Dysart, at 41 Gt. King St., Edinburgh (census). In 1861 Robert Lumsden (1820 Dysart, banker) lodged at 124 Bath St., Glasgow (census). In 1866: R. Lumsden, head office, North of Scotland Banking Co., 1 King St., Aberdeen (PO Directory Glasgow). In 1878 Robert Lumsden, Aberdeen, was manager of North of Scotland Banking Co. (scottishfamilyheritage). In 1881 Robert Lumsden (bank manager, b. 1820 Dysart), wife Amelia G. (b. 1834 Perth), children Oswald F. (b. 1875 Peterculter, Aberdeenshire), Amelia F. (b. 1876 Aberdeen), niece Margt. L. Masterton (occupation: at home, b. 1861 Inverkeilor), a governess and 3 servants lived at Ferryhill House, Ferryhill Rd., Aberdeen Old Machar (census). In 1891 Robert Lumsden (b.1820, Dysart) retired bank manager, lived at Colinton Rd., Edinburgh, with wife Amelia G. (b. 1835, Craigie, Perthshire), Oswald F. (b.1875 Petercoulter, Aberdeenshire), and Amelia (b.1876, Fordoun, Kincardineshire) (census). Robert died 1898 (family letters).

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1. ↑ Information from A. Lumsden..
2.   (R) (57), in International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).
3.   (R) (57), in International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008)
   Batch #: C119511, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 1040109, Printout Call #: 6900810, Dates: 176.
4.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
5.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
6.   Family letters.
7.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
8.   General Register Office for Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).