Robert FALCONER was born about 1821, in Garmouth, Elginshire, Scotland. He married Jessie McRae on 15 April 1843, in Speymouth, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Urquhart, Elginshire, Scotland in 1861 and Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881. In 1851, at the age of 31, his occupation is listed as saw miller in Garmouth, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom. He died before 1901.
English and Scottish: from Middle English fauconer, fauk(e)ner, falconer ‘falconer’ (Old French fau(l)connier), an occupational name for someone who kept and trained falcons (see Faulkner ).
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