Robert Myles

1886 - 1966  (80 years)

• Name	Robert Myles
  Born	25 Feb 1886	Burn Row, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Burn Row, Slammanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	1901  [2]
  	coal drawer
  Residence	1901	Redding Row, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	24 Dec 1911  [3]
  	coal miner
  Residence	24 Dec 1911	Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	13 Jun 1913  [3]
  	coal miner
  Residence	13 Jun 1913	Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	3 Sep 1917  [3]
  	coal miner
  Residence	3 Sep 1917	Redding Rows, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	13 Sep 1920  [3]
  	coal miner
  Residence	13 Sep 1920	135 Grahamsdyke Street, Laurieston, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	1 Nov 1935  [4]
  	coal miner
  Occupation	17 Apr 1937  [4]
  	dock labourer
  Occupation	6 Jun 1941  [4]
  	dock labourer
  _UID	B7DF3F242A3B4C7785EDB21E76DA4D8F8F63
  Died	10 Sep 1966	Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I5485	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John Myles,   b. 6 Jun 1853, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 16 Mar 1932, 18 Redding Row, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Margaret Blackley,   b. 25 Jul 1855, New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 22 Nov 1933, 18 Redding Row, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 78 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1873	Burn Row, Slammanan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  	John and Margaret were married according to the rites of the Church of Scotland. Witnesses to the wedding were James Beaton and William Pow.
  Family ID	F1793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joan Thomson Robertson,   b. 30 Sep 1885, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 22 Nov 1909, Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland  (Age 24 years)
  Married	12 Jul 1907	Church of Scotland Manse, Reddingmuirhead, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  	Witnesses at the wedding of Robert Myles and Joan Robertson were Thomas Muirhead and Janet Myles.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Myles,   b. 27 Jul 1907, Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland ,   d. 28 Jul 1907, Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F1794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Campbell,   b. 22 Aug 1891, Union Place, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 19 Dec 1936, 136 Grahamsdyke Street, Laurieston, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 45 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1911	Church of Scotland Manse, Reddingmuirhead, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [5]
  	Witnesses at thie marriage of Robert Myles and Helen Campbell were James Martin and Maggie Myles.
  Children	1. Grace Boyle Myles,   b. 24 Dec 1911, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 2006, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 94 years)   2. Margaret Blackley Myles,   b. 13 Jun 1913, Redding, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Myles,   b. 3 Sep 1917, Redding Rows, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 1988, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 70 years)   4. Elizabeth Myles,   b. 13 Sep 1920, 135 Grahamsdyke Street, Laurieston, Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Helen Myles,   b. 1915, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 19 Sep 1942, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F1795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert was a Coal Miner when in 1923 he was caught up in "the Redding Pit Disaster", which wiped out a lot of relatives. He was very lucky, being the 5th person pulled out alive.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3). [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4). [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).