Robert Wilkie^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1844 - 1895  (~ 51 years)

• Name	Robert Wilkie
  Birth	Abt 1844	Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Marriage	16 Jun 1865	Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland   [4]
  Robert Wilkie, Ploughman, Bachelor, Age 21, Ingrie Leslie, Son of William Wilkie, Ploughman & Margaret Fraser married Elizabeth Mitchell, Bleacher, Single, Age 21, of Leslie, Daughter of Andrew Mitchell, Bleacher & Elizabeth Robertson
  1871 Census	1871	Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland   [5]
  1871 Scotland Census
  Migration	1874  [6]
  Migration to New Zealand aboard 'Auckland'
  Death	21 Sep 1895	Greytown, Otago, New Zealand   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I143	wilkie
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	William Dick Wilkie,   b. 15 Sep 1814, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland d. 7 Nov 1902, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Margaret Fraser,   b. Abt 1818-1819   d. 24 Nov 1900, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age ~ 81 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1843	Cupar, Fife, Scotland   [9]
  	William Wilkie & Margaret Fraser Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1843 Place: Cupar, Fife Source: Indexing Project (Batch #M11420-8) System Origins - Scotland ODM Source Film: #1040101 William Wilkie & Margaret Fraser marriage Date: 18 Nov 1843 Place: Dairsie, Fife Indexing (Batch # M11421-4) System origins - Scotland ODM Source Film: #1040127
  Family ID	F478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mitchell,   b. 1844, , , , Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	16 Jun 1865	Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland   [10]
  	On birth certificate of Margaret Wilkie born 1872, Elizabeth Mitchell & Robert Wilkie\s marriage date is noted as 12 June 1864 at Leslie, Fife Scotland
  Children	1. William Dick Wilkie,   b. Dec 1865, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 20 Feb 1866, Leslie, Fifeshire, Scotland (Age ~ 0 years) + 2. Andrew Wilkie,   b. 1867, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland d. 1946, , , New Zealand (Age 79 years)   3. Robert Wilkie,   b. Mar 1869, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland d. 30 Oct 1869, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland (Age ~ 0 years) + 4. Elizabeth Wilkie,   b. 13 Aug 1870, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret Wilkie,   b. 11 Dec 1872, Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland d. 23 Dec 1874, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand (Age 2 years) + 6. James Wilkie,   b. 1875, , , New Zealand d. 23 Jul 1972 (Age 97 years) + 7. Christina Wilkie,   b. 1 Dec 1875, , , New Zealand d. 18 Feb 1954, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (Age 78 years)   8. Isabella Duncan Wilkie,   b. 1883, , , New Zealand d. 20 Dec 1966, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2011

  
  

• Notes

  1851 Scotland Census, Roll CSSCT1851_85, Parish 411, BurntIsland, Household 33, Line 10 Robert Wilkie, birth abt 1845, Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland 1865, Statutory Marriage 444/00/0023 Leslie, County Fife, Page 12 1865, on 16 June at Leslie after Banns according to the Forms of the United Presbyterian church, Groom: Robert Wilkie, Bachelor, Ploughman Age 21 Residence, Ingrie, Leslie, Parents: William Wilkie, ploughman & Margaret Fraser Bride: Elizabeth Mitchell Single, Bleacher Age 21 Residence: Leslie, Fife Parents: Andrew Mitchell, Bleacher & Elizabeth Robertson Witnesses: William Mitchell & Janet Wilkie Minister: Archibald Alison Registrar: John Swan Have searched again (Jan 2011) for a census location 1861 for Robert Wilkie - as in 1865 he is 21 and marrying Elizabeth Mitchell - wonder how the Robert & Elizabeth met - presumably in the area as marriage cert. states Robert a ploughman and Elizabeth a bleacher. 1871 Scotland Census: Reg # 440, Line 22, Roll CSSCT1871_75, Household #70 Robert Wilkie, Head, Male, married, Age 26, Occ Yarn Bleacher Elizabeth Mitchell, Female, Wife, Married, Age 26 Andrew Wilkie, Male, Son, Age 3 Elizabeth Wilkie, Female, Dtr, Age 7 mos Robert & Elizabeth moved to London England as Daughter Elizabeth married a William Ayres in 1889 ( Bride was 19 & Groom 21) Again - questions - how did Elizabeth meet her bridegroom? are there family connections in someway that are introducing the younger generation to one another????? One connection would be John Robert Wilkie & Barbara Hay's family. John died in 1854 thus prior to 1861 census - would family attend one another's funerals in those days (seems very unlikely) - seemed so very little time between death and burials and a lengthy distance to travel. Large gap here, as when did Robert sail for New Zealand. Did Elizabeth accompany him? ancestry.ca file - Auckland Ship - 1245 tons, Captain: Stevens, Surgeon Superintendant: Sailed Glasgow 27th August 1874 - arrived Dunedin 21st November 1874 List of Passengers: Wilkie, William D., Age 57, County Fife, Occupation Ploughman Wilkie, Margaret, Age 55 Wilkie, Christiana, Age 21 Wilkie, William Age 16 Wilkie, Peter Age 14 Wilkie, Charles Age 12 Wilkie, Robert Age 26, County Fife, Occupation Ploughman Wilkie, Elizabeth Age 26 Wilkie, Andrew Age 7 Wilkie, Elizabeth Age 3 Wilkie, Margaret Age 1 Certainly there seems to be a little discrepancy in the ages and birth dates as I know them, but then this did happen on passenger lists and other databases - so for the moment this checks out. I wonder, though, why Janet left earlier and was married in New Zealand, then also Son James - seems he was perhaps married there also - why did they leave earlier. I also wonder if all of these families or just some were sponsored by the govt to migrate to New Zealand????? HW Jan 2011 New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1880-1881 Otago Taieri #736 Wilkie, Robert Residential, Residence is West Taieri, Occupation Farm servant Obituary: Otago Witness Newspaper, National Library, Papers Past, 26 September 1895, Deaths, New Zealand Wilkie: on the 21st September 1895 at his residence, Greytown South, Robert Wilkie; aged 51 years. Deeply regretted No mention of his wife Elizabeth. Did she remain in England, return to Scotland or accompany him to New Zealand - but it seems on a timeline that Robert left England sometime after 1889 and journied to New Zealand - dying there in 1895. New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records 1843-1998 Last Will & Testament of me, Robert Wilkie of Greytown, East Taieri in Province of Otago, Colony of New Zealand I appoint James Carrell Renton of Easti Taieri, Province of Otago, Colony of New Zealand as my sole Executor I give devise and bequeath unto said James Carrell Renton my executor all that I may be possesed of or entitled at the time of my decease; power to sell the property on which I now reside in the township of Greytown, Block II Section 18 & 19 East Taieri, Province of Otago, Colony of New Zealand for the benefit of my wife Elizabeth during her lifetime and after her decease to be equally divided amongst my surviving children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S642] Registrar Office,, Statutory Marriages, 444/00/0023 - 1865, June 16 (Reliability: 4). [S642] Registrar Office,, Statutory Marriages, 440/00/0023 June 16 1865 (Reliability: 4). [S640] Govenment of Scotland, Census 1851 Scotland, Fife, BurntIsland, Roll CSSCT1851_85, Household 33, Line 10, Parish 411 (Reliability: 4). [S685] Marriages of Scotland - Scotlands People, Statutory marriages, ScotlandsPeople site, 444/00 0023 (Reliability: 4). [S708] General Registry House for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1871 Scotland Census, Parish Kinglassie, ED:3, Pg 15, Line 22, Roll CSSCT_75 (Reliability: 4). [S738] Ship Records, aboard Auckland ship, departed Glasgow 27 Aug 1874, arrived Dunedin 21 Nov 1894 (Reliability: 4). [S739] Otago Witness Newspaper, Newspaper announcement, Otago Witness Newspaper, 26 September - Deaths (Reliability: 3). [S739] Otago Witness Newspaper, Newspaper announcement, Otago Witness Newspaper, 26 Sep 1895, Deaths (Reliability: 3). [S639] Scotland Vital Records, Latter Day Saints Internet Source, (LDS Family History Centre Internet Sources), LDS Family History Internet Source (Reliability: 4). [S642] Registrar Office,, Statutory Marriages, 440/00/0023 16 June 1865 (Reliability: 4).