Robert Hunter

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Hunter was born on 23 August 1750, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Hunter, was 11747 and his mother, Elizabeth Bessie Patterson, was 19. He died before 5 June 1762, in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

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Family Time Line

Robert Hunter
1722–1776
Elizabeth Bessie Patterson
1731–
Elisabeth Hunter
1748–
Robert Hunter
1750–1762
Janet Hunter
1753–
Margaret Hunter
1756–
Mary Hunter
1756–
John Hunter
1758–
James Hunter
1760–
Robert Hunter
1762–1847
Christian Hunter
1766–
Christian Hunter
1766–
James Hunter
1769–

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  • Robert Hunter in Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).

Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.

History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.

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

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