Robina Coulter (1868 - 1902)

Robina, daughter of Joseph Coulter and Eliza Jane Barron, was born at Stobos Front Landing, St James Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow on the 6th May 1868. She died aged 33 from Broncho Pneumonia at 77 McLean, Govan, Glasgow on the 12th March 1902.

In 1871 she was living with her parents at 38  St James Street (front landing), Kinning Park, Glasgow. In 1881 Robina was living with her parents at 35 Tower Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow.

Robina married John Smith, son of  John Smith and Margaret Donachie, at 6 Cecil Place, Paisley Road West, Kinning Park, Glasgow on the 9th July 1886. John was born around 1865 in Ireland. His father was a contractors carter.

Robina and John had six children

1. Martha Coulter Smith (1887 - ?)
2. Margaret Coulter Smith (1890 - ?)
3. Emily Smith (1891 - ?)
4. John Smith (1891 - ?)
5. Joseph Coulter Smith (1894 - 1958)
6. Samuel Coulter Smith (1897 - 1898).

Margaret and Emily were born in Sweden.

At the date of her marriage to John Robina was employed as a biscuit packer.

In 1901 Robina was living at 42 Cornwall Street along with John (35), her daughters Martha (13), Emily (10) and sons John (9) and Joseph (6). John Snr was employed as a biscuit baker.

John was alive when Robina died in 1902.

After Robina's death (and presumably also John) Martha, Margaret, John and Joseph lived with their Aunt Martha. The 1911 Census records them living at 72 West Street, Kingston, Glasgow along with their Aunt Martha and her husband Archibald C Buchanan.

Sources:
1. Statutory Register of Births GROS Data 646/01 0377
2. Statutory Register of Marriages GROS Data 646/01 0050
3. Statutory Register of  Deaths GROS Data 646/01 0900
4. Scottish Census: 1901, 1911