Following on from the updated timeline in the last post, here’s a new list of key (male) names in the 18th century Auchterless records. (Analysis to follow: but I wonder if Peter and Patrick Robb are the same person? Both are at Bankhead, the dates match, and there are only two references to a Patrick in the OPRs).
ALEXANDER ROBB
1714 Alexander Robb born (will marry Mary Raeburn)
1740 Alexander Robb has son Peter (Badenscoth)
1742 Alexander Robb has son Peter (Badenscoth)
1743 Alexander Robb marries Mary Raeburn
1744 Alexander Robb senior a witness (Badenscoth)
1744 Alexander Robb has son Charles (Badenscoth)
1744 Alexander Robb has daughter Elspat (Scotackesfoord)
1746 Alexander Robb has son Alexander (Scotackesfoord) (Alexander Raeburn witness)
1747 Alexander Robb has daughter Mary (Badenscoth), Alexander Robb younger witness (Scotackesfoord)
1749 Alexander Robb has daughter Sarah (Badenscoth)
Alexander Robb a witness (Logie Newton)
1754 Alexander Robb has son James (Scotackesfoord: Laird of
Badenscoth a witness)
1755 Alexander Robb a witness (Camaloun)
1757 Alexander Robb a witness (Fyvie)
1758 Alexander Robb a witness (Camaloun)
1761 Alexander Robb a witness (Newtown)
1763 Alexander Robb marries Margaret Wilson
1763 Alexander Robb a witness
1764 Alexander Robb has daughter Mary (Logie Newton)
1765 Alexander Robb has daughter Janet (Logie Newton)
1766 Alexander Robb has daughter Jean (Logie Newton)
1767 Alexander Robb younger a witness (Logie Newton)
1767 Alexander Robb born (son of George Robb, Logie Newton)
1769 Alexander Robb younger a witness (Logie Newton)
1769 Alexander Robb has son James (Logie Newton)
1769 Alexander Robb (tailor) has son John (Logie Newton)
1773 Alexander Robb a witness (Logie Newton)
1773 Alexander Robb born (son of John Robb, New Gordonstown)
1774 Alexander Robb a witness (Logie Newton)
1776 Alexander Robb a witness (Logie Newton)
1776 Alexander Robb a sponsor (Logie Newton)
1779 Alexander Robb (born 1746) marries Amelia Cruickshank
1779 Alexander Robb junior has daughter Mary (Logie Newton)
1779 Alexander Robb a witness (Logie Newton)
1782 Alexander Robb (with Amelia Cruickshank) has son Alexander (Logie Newton)
1788 Alexander Robb has son John (Logie Newton)
1797 Alexander Robb born (son of William Robb and Agnes Cruickshank, Logie Newton)
JAMES ROBB
1747 James Robb has son John (Badenscoth) (Raeburn witness)
1748 James Robb a witness (Badenscoth)
1750 James Robb marries Barbara Raeburn (Badenscoth)
1751 James Robb has daughter Elspet (Scotackesfoord)
1753 James Robb born (son of Alexander Robb, Scotackesfoord)
1753 James Robb has daughter Isobel (Meiklebogs) (Raeburn witness)
1755 James Robb has daughter Mary (Bruckhills)
1757 James Robb has son William (Bruckhills)
1761 James Robb has daughter Elizabeth (Bruckhills)
1761 James Robb a witness (Bruckhills)
1769 James Robb born (son of Alexander Robb, Logie Newton)
1771 James Robb a witness (Bruckhills)
1772 James Robb born (son of George Robb, Logie Newton)
1776 James Robb born (son of John Robb, Boggs)
1779 James Robb a witness (Bruckhills)
1788 James Robb marries Ann Maitland
1791 James Robb has daughter Janet
1795 James Robb has son James (Overhill)
1796 James Robb has daughter Mary Elizabeth (Overhill)
JOHN ROBB
1742 John Robb marries Anne Williamson
1745 John Robb a witness (Newbigging)
1749 John Robb, Inverkeithney, marries Martha Coilson
1750 John Robb, Iverkeithney (late of Auchterless) has daughter
Elspet (‘antenuptial fornication’)
1747 John Robb born (son of James, Badenscoth; Raeburn witness)
1753 John Robb a witness (Newbigging)
1755 John Robb a witness (Newbigging)
1759 John Robb a witness (Newbigging)
1761 John Robb a witness (Newbigging)
1765 John Robb born (son of George, Logie Newton)
1766 John Robb a witness (Newbigging)
1769 John Robb born (son of Alexander, tailor, Logie Newton)
1771 John Robb marries Jean Murray
1771 John Robb born (son of Peter Robb, Bankhead)
1773 John Robb has son Alexander (New Gordonstown)
1774 John Robb has son John (Boggs)
1776 John Robb (sometime deceased) has son James (Boggs)
1788 John Robb born (son of Alexander, Newton)
1799 John Robb born (son of James Robb and Christian Harper)
WILLIAM ROBB
1757 William Robb born (son of James, Bruckhills)
1763 William Robb born (son of George, Logie Newton)
1772 William Robb a witness
1776 William Robb a witness
1781 William Robb marries Elizabeth Jamieson
1783 William Robb has son George
1785 William Robb has daughter Ann (Heatherybraes)
1796 William Robb marries Elizabeth Alexander
1796 William Robb marries Agnes Cruickshank (Inverkeithny)
1797 William Robb and Agnes Cruickshank have son Alexander
(Logie Newton)
1817 William Robb, husband of Agnes, dies (Logie Newton)
PETER ROBB
1740 Peter Robb born (son of Alexander, Badenscoth)
1742 Peter Robb born (son of Alexander, Badenscoth)
1766 Peter Robb marries Barbara Morison
1771 Peter Robb has son John (Bankhead)
1772 Peter Robb has daughter Barbara (Bankhead)
1773 Peter Robb a witness (Bankhead)
1774 Peter Robb has daughter Jean (Bankhead)
1777 Peter Robb has daughter Elspet
PATRICK ROBB
1768 Patrick Robb has son Alexander (Bankhead)
1770 Patrick Robb has daughter Margaret (Bankhead)
