James Oliver
1801–80
Scottish sheep-farmer. Tenant at Borthwickbrae Burnfoot, Roberton, 1841; later farmed at Howpasley, Roberton, near Hawick, in the Scottish borders, 1861.
Sources
Census returns of Scotland 1841 (The National Archives of Scotland: Roberton 1/7), 1861 (Roberton 4/3
Douglas Scott, A Hawick word book, 9 October 2007, http://www.astro.ubc.ca/people/scott/book.pdf (accessed 10 October 2007), p. 713
Scotland statutory deaths 777/4 Roberton (Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, accessed 14 January 2020)
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