Robert was the son of unknown parents. The date and place of his birth have not been found.
His wife was Betty M.F. McCreath, who he married in 1946 in Penninghame, Wigtown. Their four known children were James (?-?), Robert McCreath (?-?), David (?-?) and Alan (?-?).
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Farmer Sypland, Kirkudbright