▁( 1 7 8 0 - 1 8 5 1 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jan et ▁M af ie ▁( 1 7 9 0 - 1 8 6 3 ), ▁both ▁from ▁Scotland . ▁Jan et ▁was ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Robert ▁Andrew ▁Mac f ie , ▁after ▁whom ▁Robert ▁was ▁named . ▁The ▁family ▁had ▁moved ▁from ▁Scotland ▁to ▁Sweden ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁to ▁help ▁resolve ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁in ▁the ▁firm ▁of ▁" B rod ie ▁& ▁Th orb urn " ▁( set ▁up ▁by ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁James ▁Th orb urn ▁and ▁fellow ▁Scot , ▁William ▁Bro die ). ▁He ▁was ▁probably ▁sent ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁for ▁school ing , ▁and ▁certainly ▁had ▁a ▁circle ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁friends . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁died , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁brother , ▁William ▁Franklin ▁Th orb urn , ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁family ▁import ▁and ▁sh ipping ▁company , ▁" Will iam ▁Th orb urn ▁and ▁S ons " ▁who ▁seemed ▁to ▁deal ▁in ▁tea . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁interests ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁" Mac f ie ▁L inds ay ▁& ▁Co " ▁who ▁de alt ▁in ▁sugar . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁with ▁his ▁cousin ▁William ▁Andrew ▁Mac f ie ▁( 1 8 0 7 - 1 8 9 9 ), ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁cur ling ▁club ▁out with ▁Scotland : ▁the ▁Boh us l anska ▁Cur ling ▁Club . ▁His ▁cousin ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁U d de