William Angus Vancouver Robertson

Brief Life History of William Angus Vancouver

When William Angus Vancouver Robertson was born on 18 September 1875, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, his father, William Archibald Robertson, was 43 and his mother, Martha Matilda Mayne, was 26. He married Caroline Bourget on 18 December 1901, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 24 October 1943, in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 68, and was buried in Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.

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Family Time Line

William Angus Vancouver Robertson
1875–1943
Caroline Bourget
1881–1955
Marriage: 18 December 1901
Elenore Marie Robertson
1903–1978
William James Robertson
1905–1993

Sources (12)

  • William A K Robertson, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • William Angus Vancouver, "Canada, British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903"
  • William Robertson, "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938"

Name Meaning

Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).

Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .

Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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