Robert A
lexander Shairp
Indirectly Rel
at
ed via Margaret Sy
m
887.
ROBERT SYME (Margaret's brother) was born on 22 March 1792, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scot, to John Sim
893
and
Helen Watson
894
. He was christened on 25 March 1792, aged 0, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. In 1792, as an
infant, he resided (ADDR) at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. He is no longer living.
888.
JANET SYM (Margaret's sister) was born on 19 May 1795 to John Sim
893
and Helen Watson
894
. She was
christened on 4 June 1795, aged 0, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. In 1795, as an infant, she resided (ADDR) at
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. She is no longer living.
889.
JAMES SYME (Margaret's brother) was born on 22 June 1797, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, to John Sim
893
and Helen Watson
894
. He was christened on 23 June 1797, aged 0, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. In 1871,
aged about 74, he resided (ADDR) at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. He was a hand loom weaver and cotton
weaver on censuses, and damask weaver on his death record in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. James died on 28
December 1878, aged 81 years, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
James married twice. He was married to Jean Robertson
890
and Helen Smitton
891
.
890. JEAN ROBERTSON (Margaret's sister-in-law) was born on 5 January 1798, in Fife, Scotland. She was
christened on 14 January 1798, in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.
James Syme
889
married Jean Robertson.
891.
HELEN SMITTON (Margaret's sister-in-law) was born on 23 April 1799. She was christened on 28 April 1799, in
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. In 1871, aged about 72, she resided (ADDR) at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. She
died in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
James Syme
889
married Helen Smitton in Torryburn, Fifeshire, Scotland. They had seven children:
Jean Syme
876
in 1815Elizabeth Sym
877
in 1820 Helen Syme
878
about 1825 John Syme
879
in 1830
Margaret Syme
880
in 1833 Janet Syme
881
about 1838 John Syme
882
about 1845
892. JAMES SYME (Margaret's brother) was born on 22 June 1797, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, to John Sim
893
and Helen Watson
894
. He was christened on 23 June 1797, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. He was a hand loom
weaver and cotton weaver on censuses, and damask weaver on his death record in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
In 1871, aged about 74, he resided (ADDR) at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. James died on 28 December 1878,
aged 81, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
Generation of Robert's Four-Times-Great-Grandparents
893.
JOHN SIM (Margaret's father) was born in 1760, in of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. He was christened on 16
June 1760, in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. He is no longer living.
894.
HELEN WATSON (Margaret's mother) was born on 14 April 1757, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, to William
Watson
895
and Helen Ker
896
. She was christened on 17 April 1757, aged 0, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. In
1757, as an infant, she resided (ADDR) at Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland. She died before 1857, when
younger than 99.
John Sim
893
, aged about 24, married Helen Watson, aged 28, on 10 June 1785 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.
They had eight children: John Sym
883
in 1786 John Syme
885
in 1786 Helen Syme
886
in 1788 Robert Syme
8
87
in
1792 Janet Sym
888
in 1795 James Syme
889
in 1797 James Syme
892
in 1797 Margaret Sym
296
in 1799
Generation of Robert's Five-Times-Great-Grandparents
895.
WILLIAM WATSON (Margaret's grandfather).
896.
HELEN KER (Margaret's grandmother). William Watson
895
married Helen Ker. They had one daughter: Helen
Watson
894
in 1757
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