Robert Coats1

M, b. circa 1818, d. 11 January 1860
FatherRobert Coats2
MotherMary Grosset2
ChartsDescendants of Matthew Gardner and Margaret Martin
Birth*Robert Coats was born circa 1818 at Lanarkshire, Scotland.3,2  
Marriage*He married Christina Hepburn, daughter of John Hepburn and Margaret Gardner, on 27 May 1838 at Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 
Occupation*Robert Coats was an iron moulder between 1839 and 1860 at Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.4,5,6,7,2 
Birth of SonHis son Thomas Coats was born on 1 February 1839 at Allanbank, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.4 
Birth of DaughterHis daughter Margaret Coats was born on 8 December 1840 at Stane, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.5 
Census*Robert Coats appeared as the head of a household along with his wife, Christina Coats on the census of 1841 at Stane, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The household also included Thomas Coats, Margaret Coats and Mary King.3 
Birth of DaughterHis daughter Mary Coats was born on 20 December 1842 at Dyke, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.6 
Marriage of DaughterHis daughter Margaret Coats married James Forrest, son of James Forrest and Christina Wetherspoon, on 18 January 1859 at Newmains, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.7  
Death*Robert Coats died on 11 January 1860 at Newmains, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The informant listed on the death certificate was Thomas Coats.2,8 
Burial*Robert Coats was buried at Cambusnethan Old Parish Churchyard, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.8 

Family

Christina Hepburn b. c 1815, d. 23 Sep 1883
Marriage*He married Christina Hepburn, daughter of John Hepburn and Margaret Gardner, on 27 May 1838 at Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 
Children
Last Edited29 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S1039] Shotts Parish (Lanarkshire, Scotland), Old Parish Registers, OPR 655/5, p. [not numbered], Robert Coats and Christian Hepburn marriage (27 May 1838); digital image, ScotlandsPeople (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 24 February 2012); citing O.P.R. Marriages 655/00 0050 0369 SHOTTS.

    1838

    May 27 - Robert Coats in this Parish & Christian Hepburn in the Parish of Cambusnethan
    Proclamation Money - 2s 6d

  2. [S1072] Scotland, death certificate for Robert Coats, 11 January 1860; digital image, ScotlandsPeople (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 28 February 2012); citing statutory deaths 628/00 0011, Lanarkshire, Cambusnethan registration district; General Registry Office, Edinburgh.
  3. [S1076] 1841 census of Scotland, Lanarkshire, Cambusnethan registration district, enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 6, Robert Coats household; digital image, ScotlandsPeople (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 29 Febraury 2012); citing GRO Census 1841 628/00 010/00 005.
  4. [S1042] Bonkle United Presbyterian Church (Lanarkshire, Scotland), Baptismal Register 1837-1852, CH3/1445/6, p. 3, Thomas Coates baptism (14 April 1839); National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.
  5. [S1047] Bonkle United Presbyterian Church (Lanarkshire, Scotland), Baptismal Register 1837-1852, CH3/1445/6, p. 5, Margaret Coates baptism (20 December 1840); National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.
  6. [S1052] Bonkle United Presbyterian Church (Lanarkshire, Scotland), Baptismal Register 1837-1852, CH3/1445/6, p. 8, Mary Coates baptism (01 January 1843); National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.
  7. [S1041] Scotland, marriage certificate for James Forrest and Margaret Coats, 18 January 1859; digital image, ScotlandsPeople (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 24 February 2012); citing statutory marriages 628/00 0012, Lanarkshire, Cambusnethan registration district; General Registry Office, Edinburgh.
  8. [S701] Lanarkshire Family History Society, editors, Cambusnethan Old Parish Churchyard Monumental Inscriptions. Originally transcribed 1982. (Motherwell, Scotland: Lanarkshire Family History Society, 2003). There is no map included making it difficult to understand the physical proximity of the markers.

    239/1 Robert Coats died January 1860 aged 42 years. His wife Christina Hepburn died September 1883 aged 69 years.