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Robert Drysdale

Male 1749 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Drysdale was born in 1749; and died.

    Notes:

    (Research):Possible siblings: James born 1753 Possible brother to Robert, born about 1749, Anne, born 1750, James born 1753, William, born 1755, Margaret born 1759 and Helen born 1762

    Robert married Margaret Mackie on 17 Dec 1772 in Barns, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Margaret was born on 27 Dec 1750 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. William Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Oct 1773; was christened on 21 Oct 1773 in Sessions, Dunfermline, Fife Scotland; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1)

    Family/Spouse: Katherine Beveridge. Katherine was born on 8 Jun 1779; was christened on 13 Jun 1779 in Dunfermline Associate Session, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. James Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  William Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 17 Oct 1773; was christened on 21 Oct 1773 in Sessions, Dunfermline, Fife Scotland; and died.

    Notes:

    Christened:
    Stated location is Sessions,in Dunfermline, but is this a misunerstanding?

    William married Elisabeth on 4 Feb 1814. Elisabeth was born about 1773; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Thomas Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jun 1816 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; and died.
    2. 6. Jane Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1818 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; and died.
    3. 7. William Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1820 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; and died.
    4. 8. Isabel Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1825 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Robert1)

    Family/Spouse: Margaret Arnot. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. James Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1834; and died.
    2. 10. John Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1837 in Hulme , Lancashire, England; died on 4 Apr 1912; was buried in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA.
    3. 11. Thomas Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1839; and died.
    4. 12. Andrew Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1840; and died.

  2. 5.  Thomas Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 15 Jun 1816 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; and died.

  3. 6.  Jane Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 13 Dec 1818 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; and died.

  4. 7.  William Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 8 Sep 1820 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; and died.

  5. 8.  Isabel Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (3.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 16 Nov 1825 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  James Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (4.James3, 2.John2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1834; and died.

    Notes:

    Emigrated on board the Elvira Owen to New Orleans , then on to Utah, with his 3 brothers

    Birth:
    Aged 19 when he emigrated


  2. 10.  John Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (4.James3, 2.John2, 1.Robert1) was born on 8 Oct 1837 in Hulme , Lancashire, England; died on 4 Apr 1912; was buried in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA.

    Notes:

    John Drysdale was born 8 October 1837 at Hulme , Lancashire, England. He was the son of James and Margaret (Arnot) Drysdale. Against his parents' wishes, he emigrated on board the Elvira Owen to New Orleans, then on to Utah, with his 3 brothers. Whether he converted to a Morman in England or after he came to American is unknown. He crossed the plains in the Captain Dailey Company in 1853.

    OBITUARY: DRYSDALE John Drysdale, an early pioneer of Cedar Fort, died at his home in that place April 4. Mr. Drysdale was born Oct. 10, 1837. He came to Utah in 1853. He crossed the ocean in the ship Elvira Owen in a company of emigrants in charge of Elder John R. Winder. He went to California in 1854, where he remained during the winter, coming back the next summer when Johnson's army came to Utah. He located first at Bountiful and later moved to Clearfield. He was in the Tintic war and took part in the skirmish in which George and Washburn Carson were killed. Soon after this episode he located in Cedar Fort, where he had lived until his death. He married Emma Clark July 8, 1861, and to them were born nine children, six of whom, and his widow, survive him. He had been a prominent citizen and took part in many religious and secular affairs in the community. (Deseret News 15 May 1912)

    (Research):Possibly the son of James Drysdale 1810-1900 and Christina Ann Arnot 1814-1879

    Birth:
    Or 26. February 1835, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ???

    John married Emma Clark on 8 Jul 1861 in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, USA. Emma (daughter of James Clark and Elizabeth Pearson) was born on 25 Jul 1845 in Preston, Lancashire, England; died on 15 Jun 1919 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; was buried in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Margaret Elizabeth Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 May 1862 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah, United States; died in 1942.
    2. 14. Mary Jane Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1864; died in 10 Nov 1872 (; was buried in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA.
    3. 15. James Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Mar 1867; died on 14 Nov 1872; was buried in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA.
    4. 16. John Thomas Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1869; died on 27 Nov 1872 in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA.
    5. 17. Andrew Claire Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1871; died in 1945.
    6. 18. Emma Lenore Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Apr 1874 in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA; died on 5 Nov 1954 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA; was buried in Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.
    7. 19. Henry Randolph Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jun 1876 in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, US; died on 17 Jun 1915 in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, US; was buried in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, US.
    8. 20. Rose Minettie Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1878 in Cedar Fort, Utah, USA; died on 7 Mar 1942 in Magrath, Alberta, Canada; was buried on 10 Mar 1942 in Magrath, Alberta, Canada.
    9. 21. Adaline Annie ?Addie? Drysdale  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Dec 1881 in Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, USA; died on 7 Oct 1958 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; was buried in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

  3. 11.  Thomas Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (4.James3, 2.John2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1839; and died.

    Notes:

    Emigrated on board the Elvira Owen to New Orleans , then on to Utah, with his 3 brothers

    Birth:
    Aged 15 when he emigrated


  4. 12.  Andrew Drysdale Descendancy chart to this point (4.James3, 2.John2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1840; and died.

    Notes:

    Emigrated on board the Elvira Owen to New Orleans , then on to Utah, with his 3 brothers

    Birth:
    Aged 13 when he emigrated




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