Robert Speirs
3x Great-grandfather of Colin Manson (ahnentafel #50, MFFMF)
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ℹ Death entry foundHis death entry (New Monkland, 1892, entry 131) gives 30 October 1892 at Glenmavis, aged 40, of pneumonia. The death is now shown as 30 October; the GEDCOM had 13 October 1892. The age points to a birth around 1852, not the 1848 in the tree.
Born
About 1848, Ireland
Died
30 October 1892, Glenmavis, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Documents
3 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Marriage, 1873
Source: Scotlands people downloads — Robert Speirs 1873 Marriage.pdf
Death, 1892
Source: ScotlandsPeople downloads, 29 October 2026 — robert speirs death 1892.pdf
Marriage
Source: McClure Gavigan — Robert & Margaret Speirs Wedding Cert.pdf
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Death of Robert Speirs, 1892
Statutory Deaths 651/2 131 · Landward of New Monkland, County of Lanark, 1892, page 44, entry 131
Name
Robert Speirs, male, 40 years, stone breaker
Marital status
Married to Maggie Hendrie
Died
30 October 1892, 7.05 am, Glenmavis
Parents
Joseph Speirs, farmer (deceased); Hannah Speirs, maiden surname Johnston (deceased)
Cause of death
Pneumonia, 3 days (certified by Alex Lamont MB CM)
Informant
Maggie Speirs, widow, present. She signed with her mark.
Registered
1 November 1892, New Monkland
⚠ Death date correctedThe GEDCOM had his death on 13 October 1892. The register says 30 October, so the tree now shows 30 October.
ℹ His age points to about 1852An age of 40 gives a birth around 1852, not 1848 as in the tree. Ages on death entries are often a little out.
ℹ Parents and wife confirmedHis parents, Joseph Speirs and Hannah Johnston, and his wife Maggie Hendrie match the tree. The county in Ireland is still not named.
ℹ Other entries on the pageEntries 130 (William Thom) and 132 (Matilda Hutchison Eliza Chesney) are unrelated.
Spouse & children
Spouse — married 3 Mar.1873, New Monkland Manse
Children