First Generation  

1. Richard ROBSON was born in 1788.

General Notes: There is no doubt that the pioneer of the improvement of the Cheviot was Mr. James Robson of Belford, Roxburghshire, a farm in Bowmont Water. He travelled through England looking for the sheep best suited for his purpose. These he found in Lincolnshire and he bought three rams from Mr. Mumby at Barton-upon-Humber. These were big close-coated sheep. When mated with the narrow shouldered, short wooled ewes, there was a vast improvement in the produce, particularly in the fore quarters, while the wool clip increased 20 per cent. Rams from Belford became very popular and their influence spread all over and beyond the Cheviot Hills.

In the latter part of the 18th century Sir John Sinclair strongly recommended it for the North of Scotland where they became very popular. Increased development of cloth manufacturing added to the importance of wool growing, and no wool could compare with the Cheviot in making the durable "Tweeds" for which the Border towns of Selkirk, Galashiels and Hawick became famous.

Richard married JeanJean was born in 1789.

The child from this union was:

+ 2 M    i. Andrew ROBSON was born on 29 Aug 1811 in Cornhill upon Tweed, Durham, England, was christened on 8 Sep 1811 in West Chapel Presbyterian Nc Wooler, Northumberland, and died in 1878 at age 67.