Robert Hamilton Macpherson^{[1, 2]}

1832 - 1880  (48 years)

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• Name	Robert Hamilton Macpherson
  Birth	12 Oct 1832	Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland.,   [3, 4, 5]
  Christening	St Cuthbert's,Edinburgh,   [6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Nov 1880	,Orange Free State,South Africa   [8]
  Person ID	I8937	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020 | Edit

  
  

  Father	John Macpherson,   b. Abt 1805, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland., d. 15 Feb 1871, Pietermaritzburg,Natal,South Africa (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Christian Hamilton,   b. 11 Aug 1806, Dunfermline,,,Fife,Scotland d. 31 Mar 1849, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland., (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1831	St Cuthbert's,Edinburgh,   [9, 10]
  	The record of their marriage in the Parish Register reads: "John Macpherson, Teacher of Dancing, Residing in No.3 Lothian St, and Christian Hamilton, Residing in No. 3 Saunders St., Stockbridge, both in this Parish. Daughter of the late Abraham Hamilton, Rope Manufacturer in Dunfermline, have been three times proclaimed in order to Marriage, in the Parish Church of St. Cuthbert's and no objections have been offered. Married on the Twenty-Ninth day of December Current by the Reverend THomas Liddell, One of the Ministers of Lady Glenovely's Chapel of Rest, Edinburgh."
  Family ID	F302712892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Susanna Strydom
  Marriage	The only source for this marriage is from Shelagh Spencer "British Settlers in Natal, 1824-1857". Information provided by email from Shelagh as far as I know the volume containing "M" is as yet unpublished. I have not been able to find any other evidence of this marriage. On the other hand a newspaper article (see notes for Robert Hamilton Macpherson) refers to a 12 year old son in 1875 which must have been from a previous marriage?)
  Family ID	F302712979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2020 | Edit

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Helena Gunter,   b. Abt 1842, Cape Town,,South Africa d. 20 Nov 1922, dist Frankfort,Orange Free State,South Africa (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	6 Jul 1875	Harrismith,Orange Free State,South Africa.,   [11]
  	_HTITL: Husband _WTITL: Wife
  Children	1. Dina Maria Macpherson,   c. 15 Aug 1880, Harrismith,Orange Free State,South Africa., d. 29 Sep 1945, Elenasrust,dist Frankfort,Orange Free State,South Africa (Age ~ 65 years)   2. Abraham Hamilton Macpherson,   b. 9 Sep 1878, Warden,Transvaal,South Africa d. 2 Jan 1971, Vanderbijlpark,South Africa (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F302714252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2020 | Edit

  
  

• Notes

  Most likely this is the Robert Hamilton Macpherson, farmer at Pramkop in Cornelis River County, District of Harrismith. In the "Natal Witness" of October 8, 1875, it is reported that "On the 19th September last a dreadfull storm passed over the Harrismith District, and between eight and nine pm on that day (Sunday) the house of Mr. R.H. Macpherson was struck by lightning, set on fire, and totally destroyed. Mr. Macpherson's family consisted of himself, wife and four children. They were all seated in the dining-room. Mr. Macpherson engaged in reading the Bible when the house was struck. The sufferers do not know where the lightning entered, but the youngest son (a boy about 12 years of age) was struck dead. Mr. Macpherson was next to this lad, and had his hands and right leg severely burnt. The trowsers (sic) of the right leg were completely burnt off, as well as the nails in his boots. The condition of his leg is described as horrible. Mrs. Macpherson was also struck down, but not so seve The son who died was likely his stepson - his wife was the widow Koekemoer and reported 3 children by her previous marriage at her death in 1922, however these were living ("alle meerderjarig") so likely the lightning victim is not reported. His brother "W.H. Macpherson" is William Hamitlon Macpherson - aka William Watson Macpherson who died at Harrismith in 1876.

  
  

• Sources

  [S860] Death Notice, Abraham Hamilton Macpherson, "Abraham Hamilton Macpherson,"; Death Notice (Reliability: 3). [S860] Death Notice, Abraham Hamilton Macpherson. [S565] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, ancestry.ca. Robert Hamilton Macpherson. FHL Film Number: 1066762, Reference ID: 2:17S6JSJ (Reliability: 3). [S82] Shelagh Spencer, Email from Shelagh Spencer, May 16, 2006. [S345] 1841 Scotland Census, 685 01 099 000 2 009Z (Downloaded from Scotlands People) (Reliability: 3). [S565] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQN-9Q2 : 10 February 2018), Robert Hamilton Mcpherson, 12 Oct 1832; citing Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:17S6JSJ, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical S (Reliability: 3). [S82] Shelagh Spencer, Email from Shelagh Spencer, May 16, 2006, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQN-9Q2 : 10 February 2018), Robert Hamilton Mcpherson, 12 Oct 1832; citing Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, reference 2:17S6JSJ, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical S (Reliability: 3). [S1306] Estate files, Orange Free State, 1832-1989, (familysearch.org online database), Robert Hamilton Macpherson (Reliability: 3). [S80] www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, Marriages (Reliability: 3). [S81] Macpherson-Hamilton Marriage Record, (OPR Marriages 685/002 0420 0295 St Cuthberts, Edinburgh (downloaded from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, Sept 12, 2007)). [S1308] South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007, (ancestry.com), Robert Hamilton Macpherson and Elizabeth Helena Koekemoer (Reliability: 3).