John Robertson

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Immigration: From Scotland, 1880. Immigrated from Glasgow, Scottland and was processed at Castle Gardens in New York City. Had two children with her, Mary, age 5, and Margaret, age 10 months. The manefest writer was apparently distracted, since both John and Marion were aboard. Only Marion is listed, along with the children, but she is given John's vocation as a machinist.

ANCHORIA
The "Anchoria" was built in 1875 by the Barrow Shipbuilding Co, Barrow for their own company. She was 4,168 gross tons, length 408ft x beam 40.1ft, straight stem, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 200-1st, 100-2nd and 800-3rd class. Launched on 27/10/1874, she left Glasgow on her maiden voyage to Moville and New York on 2/10/1875. In 1887 she was fitted with triple expansion engines and on 2/11/1893 was purchased by the Anchor Line from the Barrow Shipping Co. On 22/9/1904 she commenced her last Glasgow - Moville - New York (arr 4/10/1904) - Glasgow voyage and on 18/4/1906 was sold to London owners.Resold to the Hamburg America Line, her engines were removed and she was used as a depot ship and crew hostel. She was broken up in either 1925 (Anchor Line) or 1932 (Bonsor) in Germany. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1, p.460] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.9, Anchor Line] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 6 February 1998]

2. Residence: 18 Stone Street, 1900, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States.

3. Occupation: Machinist, 16 Jun 1900, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States. Probably at Clarks Thread Mill

4. Residence: 41 Clay Street, 16 Apr 1910, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States. He was a lodger in a boarding house and was listed as a widower.

John married Marion Connel, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, in 1875 in , , , Scotland. (Marion Connel was born in Oct 1852 in , , , Scotland and died before 1910 in , , New Jersey, USA.)