Person:Robert Rice (13)

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Robert Miller Rice
m. 8 Jun 1883
  1. Jane Lemon Rice1884 - 1884
  2. Robert Miller Rice1886 - 1897
  3. James Rice1886 -
  4. Peter Rice1902 - 1969
Facts and Events
Name Robert Miller Rice
Gender Male
Birth[1] 14 Sep 1886 Whithorn, Wigtownshire, ScotlandBurgess Outon
Census[2] 5 Apr 1891 Whithorn, Wigtownshire, ScotlandBurgess Outon Cothouse
Death[3] 12 Mar 1897 Glasserton, Wigtownshire, ScotlandLonghill

Robert Miller Rice was born on 14th September 1886 at Burgess Outon in the parish of Whithorn in Wigtownshire, Scotland. He was son of Margaret (Maggie) Rice, formerly Miller, and her husband Peter Rice, a ploughman. Robert was a twin, with his brother James being born five minutes later.

Robert appears in the 1891 census living with his parents, half-sister, twin brother and grandfather at Burgess Outon. Some time between 1891 and 1897 the family moved to Longhill in the neighbouring parish of Glasserton. Sadly Robert died there when he was only ten years old, on 12th March 1897.

References
  1. Birth certificate, in General Register Office for Scotland. Civil Registration.

    1886. BIRTHS in the District of Whithorn in the County of Wigtown
    No. 55
    Name and Surname: Robert Rice
    When and Where Born: 1886 September fourteenth 0h 5m A.M., Burgess Outon
    Sex: M
    Name, Surname, & Rank or Profession of Father: Peter Rice, Farm Servant
    Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother: Margaret Rice, M.S. Miller
    Date and Place of Marriage: 1883 June 8th Parish of Whithorn
    Signature and Qulaification of Informant, and Residence, if out of the House in which the Birth occurred: Peter Rice, Father, Present
    When and Where Registered, and Signature of Registrar: 1886 September 27th at Whithorn, A.H. Anderson, Registrar
    Note: Twin [with James Rice, born 0h 10m A.M.]

  2. General Register Office for Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
    900/00 004/00 010, 5 Apr 1891.

    Address: Burgess Outon Cothouse, Whithorn, Wigtownshire
    2 rooms with windows
    Peter Rice, head, married, male, 33 [1857/8], Agri Lab, employed, b. Whithorn, Wigtownshire
    Maggie Rice, wife, married, female, 30 [1860/1], b. Glenluce, Wigtownshire
    Bessie Rice, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbrightshire
    Robert Rice, son (twins), male, 4 [1886/7], b. Whithorn, Wigtownshire
    James Rice, son (twins), male, 4 [1886/7], b. Whithorn, Wigtownshire
    James Rice, father, widower, male, 63 [1827/8], Labourer General, employed, b. Ireland

  3. Death certificate, in General Register Office for Scotland. Civil Registration.

    1897. DEATHS in the Parish of Glasserton in the County of Wigtown
    No.2
    Name and Surname: Robert Miller Rice (single)
    When and Where Died: 1897 March Twelfth 7h30m P.M., Longhill
    Sex: M
    Age: 10 years
    Name, Surname & Rank or Profession of Father: Peter Rice, Ploughman
    Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother: Maggie Rice M.S. Miller
    Cause of Death, Duration of Disease, and Mecial Attendant by whom certified: Erysipelas 14 days as certified by John C.H. Douglas M.D.
    Signature & Qualification of Informant, and Residence, if out of the House in which the Death occurred: Peter Rice, Father
    When and where Registered, and Signature of Registrar: 1897 March 13th at Glasserton, John Gordon, Registrar