Ashburn Cottage Gospel Hall, Scotland

Robert Boyes Edgar was born in 1875 at Throughgate, Dunscore, Dumfries-shire, Scotland to Robert Edgar (b. 1838 Dunscore, Dumfries-shire - d. 1910 Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright) and Jemima Boyes Irvine (b. 1837 Annan, Dumfries-shire - d. 1926 Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright), the fifth of seven children.

In 1891, when Robert was sixteen, he was employed with his elder brother John as an apprentice tailor for their half-brother James Creighton of 21 High St., Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright. By 1901, they were still living with the Creighton family at the same address, and brother John was employed as a tailor, and Robert was employed as a traveling draper.

In 1908, Robert married Janet Elliot in Dumfries. Janet was born in 1871 on Johnstone St., Annan, Dumfries-shire to George Elliot (b. 1831 Canonbie, Dumfries-shire) and Elizabeth Bryson Elliot (b. 1839 Gretna, Dumfries-shire).

At some juncture, Robert owned a draper (cloth) business at 42 High Street in Dalbeattie, advertised as "R.B. Edgar".  

They had three children:

• Harold Edgar (b. June 10, 1913 - d. Aug. 14, 1913)
• Sidney Creighton Edgar (b. 1909 Dalbeattie - d. 1990 Winnipeg, MB) m. Elsie May Everton (b. 1910 - d. 1992 Winnipeg, MB)
• Albert Edgar (b. 1911 Dalbeattie - d. 1999 Winnipeg, MB) m. Irene Beatrice Westlake (b. 1924 Winnipeg, MB - d. 1988 Winnipeg, MB)

Assembly history

Robert and Janet lived at Ashburn Cottage, as well as on Shift Street, and had a Glanton brethren assembly that met in their home from presumably 1908 thru Robert's death in 1927 at 6 John St.

Alumni

• Robert & Janet Edgar and their three children Harold, Sidney & Albert.
• Jean A. Sinclair Rees - her family had a vacation home in the south of Scotland, and would break bread here when in town.

Ashburn Cottage

Sources

• Janet Edgar Taylor, grand-daughter of Robert and Janet Edgar, via FB 8-20-2020
• Ancestry.com
  • photo courtesy of "royboy22" @ Ancestry.com
• Neil T.R. Dickson 8-21-2020