Robert GEDDES

1815 - 1876  (60 years)

• Name	Robert GEDDES
  	Alternative spellings: Robert GEDDIES ROBERT GIDIS
  Birth	1 Sep 1815	Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland   [1]
  Baptism	3 Sep 1815	Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  	Baptisms (OPR) Troqueer 882/ 20/ 198 Rob[er]t son of W. GEDDIES & Agnes MILROY was baptized 3 Sep[tembe]r 1815. [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	20 Mar 1835-25 Oct 1835	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	papermaker at Kalesmill
  Occupation	3 Aug 1843-13 Dec 1846	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [5, 6]
  	papermaker
  Residence	13 Dec 1846	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  	Juniper Green
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [7]
  	Torphin Cottage
  	Census 1851 Colinton, Midlothian 677/ 3/ 16 Torphin Cottage Robert GEDDES, head, mar 35, operative paper maker, N[ot] K[nown], Midlothian Helen GEDDES, wife, mar, 40, Colinton, Midlothian William GEDDES, son, U, 15, paper maker apprentice, Colinton, Midlothian Christian GEDDES, daur, 11, Colinton, Midlothian Peter GEDDES, son, 7, scholar, Colinton, Midlothian Andrew GEDDES, son, 4, Colinton, Midlothian Thomas GEDDES, son, 1, Colinton, Midlothian [7]
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [7]
  	operative paper maker
  Census	1 Jun 1860	Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [8]
  	Census 1860 Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut Robert GIDIS, 45, Watchman in Factory, Scotland Ellen GIDIS, 46, Scotland Peter GIDIS, 17, Ap Harness Maker, Scotland Andrew GIDIS, 12, Fac[tory] Hand, Scotland Ellen GIDIS, 7, Scotland, attended school [8]
  Occupation	1 Jun 1860	Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [8]
  	watchman in factory
  Death	12 Mar 1876	Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [10, 11]
  	Cause: drowned
  	Bridgeport (Connecticut) Standard 14 March 1876 p. 3 -- The jury in the case of Mr. Robert C. Geddes who was found dead on the centre pier of the Danbury and Norwalk railroad bridge at the latter place Sunday morning, returned a verdict that he came to his death by falling through the bridge, the cause of the fall being unknown. Mr. Geddes was employed in the Union factory and lived just above the bridge. It is thought he may have been upon the bridge when the train came along and in stepping aside to avoid it missed his footing and fell. There was a mark upon his forehead as though he might have struck a timber in the fall. [9] Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 15 March 1876 p. 4a Robert Geddes of Norwalk fell through the Danbury and Norwalk railroad bridge near the Riverside foundry Saturday night and was drowned. [10]
  Burial	Aft 12 Mar 1876	Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA   [11]
  	Address: Norwalk Union Cemetery
  	Monumental Inscription Norwalk Union Cemetery Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut Robert GEDDES (illegible) March 12, 1876 Aged 61 Years A Native of Scotland Erected by his wife [11]
  Person ID	I1100	Clan Campbell Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	William GEDDES
  Mother	Agnes MILROY
  Family ID	F444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen CAMPBELL,   b. c 1811-1815, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland
  Marriage	20 Mar 1835	Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Type: Banns; Church of Scotland
  	Marriages (OPR) Colinton, Midlothian 677/ 50/ 526 Robert GEDDES papermaker at Kalesmill in this parish son of William GEDDES and Helen Anderson CAMPBELL also at Kalesmill in the parish daughter of Alexander CAMPBELL gave in their names for proclamation in order to Marriage and after being regularly proclamed and no objections make they were married before Witnesses. [3]
  Children	1. William GEDDES,   b. 25 Sep 1835, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   2. Agnes Milroy GEDDES,   b. c 1837, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland + 3. Christina Kirkland GEDDES,   b. c 1839, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland d. c 1892, Connecticut, USA (Age 53 years)   4. Peter Milroy GEDDES,   b. 3 Aug 1843, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   5. Andrew Campbell GEDDES,   b. 19 Nov 1846, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   6. Thomas GEDDES,   b. c 1850, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland   7. Ellen GEDDES,   b. c 1853, Scotland
  Family ID	F440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Clan Campbell Society (NA) Member Genealogical Data Submission, (2025), No. 8. WOOD. [Member identity protected for privacy. Further information is available from the Clan Campbell Society Genealogist]. [S54] Baptisms (OPR) Scotland, 3 Sep 1815, 882/ 20/ 198 (Reliability: 3). Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire. GEDDIES, Robert. [S66] Marriages and Banns (OPR) Scotland, 20 Mar 1835, 677/ 50/ 526. (Reliability: 3). Colinton, Edinburgh. GEDDES, Robert and CAMPBELL, Helen Anderson. [S54] Baptisms (OPR) Scotland, 25 Oct 1835, 677/ 50/ 193. Colinton, Midlothian. GEDDES, William (born 25 September 1835). [S54] Baptisms (OPR) Scotland, 13 Dec 1846, 677/ 50/ 304 (Reliability: 3). Colinton, Midlothian. GEDDES, Andrew Campbell (born 19 November 1846). [S54] Baptisms (OPR) Scotland, 11 Aug 1843, 677/ 50/ 274 (Reliability: 3). Colinton, Midlothian. GEDDES, Peter Milroy (born 3 August 1843). [S65] Census records (Scotland), 30 Mar 1851, 677/ 3/ 16. Colinton, Edinburgh. GEDDES, Robert (head) [S69] Census records (USA), 1 Jun 1860, p. No. 99 or 689 [stamped] (Reliability: 3). Norwalk County, Fairfield County, Connecticut. GIDIS, Robert (visitation on 21 June 1860). DN 627. FN 777. NARA Series no.: M653. [S117] Bridgeport (Connecticut) Standard, 14 Mar 1876, p. 3b. Death announcement. GEDDES, Mr. Robert C. [S116] Hartford (Connecticut) Courant, 15 Mar 1876, p. 4a. (Reliability: 2). Death announcements. GEDDES, Robert. [S80] Monumental Inscriptions (USA), 12 Mar 1876 (Reliability: 2). Norwalk Union Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut. GEDDES, Robert. Photo added by Christine. Find A Grave Memorial: 47488728. www.findagrave.com