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Robert Robertson by Jeanette Lee EPG Gazette 2018 No 4
| Name | ROBERTSON – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 99th and 12th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 849 (99th) 3716 (12th) |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd July 1836 / 18 years 6 months / Perth Scotland Writer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Van Diemen’s Land – 14 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 115 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th June 1858 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1858 Perth Scotland 1861 Jersey 1861 Perth Scotland 1864 Tilbury 1864-1867 Western Australia December 1867 – March 69 Mauritius |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 25th June Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 29th June 1817 Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ROBERTSON Robert 1783-1850 Perthshire Scotland (A Merchant and appointed first Bank Agent for the Bank of Scotland in Blairgowrie, Perthshire 17 Aug. 1832) |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | ANDERSON Elisabeth 1789-1821 Blairgowie Perthshire Scotland 27th November 1808 Blairgowie Perthshire Scotland |
| Siblings | William 1809-1879 Blairgowie Perthshire Scotland James B 1811-1891 Blairgowie Perthshire Scotland Alexander B 1813-1889 Blairgowie Perthshire Scotland David B July 1819 Blairgowie Perthshire Scotland |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | PAGE Janet c1820 England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 12th December 1842 St Mary’s Chatham Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Robert B 29th September 1843 at sea bap Windsor New South Wales Australia M CAMPBELL Agnes April 1866 Blythswood Glasgow Scotland Nicholas B 1845 Sydney New South Wales Australia M DEA Eliza 7th December 1864 Glasgow Scotland D 10th September 1885 Chester England Alexander P B 19th May 1847 Sydney New South Wales Australia TURNBULL Mary 2nd November 1871 Glasgow Scotland D 27th July 1917 Scotland Mary Elizabeth B 28th May 1849 Hobart Tasmania Australia LUNN John 20th July 1871 Glasgow Scotland D Not yet known James A B 3rd February1853 Hobart Tasmania Australia M HARRIS Amy M WEIR Mary Elizabeth D 7th December 1922 Stirling Scotland |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | PAGE Nicholas Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 27th October 1864 appointed schoolmaster at Rottnest Island |
| Newspaper Articles | |
| Departure from Western Australia | Late in 1868 / early in 1869: pension paid in Mauritius from December 1868 – September 1869 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Between September1869 when his pension was paid at Mauritius and 1871 (UK Census) when his wife said she was a widow. Unknown burial location. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Robert Robertson 849 Private 99th Foot location Dublin 1851 Robert Robertson 849 Private 99th Foot location Van Diemen’s Land Discharge due to chronic rheumatism. 1861 Census Robert is living at Mainstreet, Kinnouill, Burgh of Perth, Perthshire Scotland with his wife Janet age 41 born England. The children listed are Son Robert age 18 a brassfounder journeyman, no place of birth recorded, son Nicholas age 16 a plumber journeyman born New South Wales and son Alexander age 14 who is a message boy also born New South Wales. Daughter Mary E age 12 was a scholar as was youngest son James A age 8, there is no place of birth for the 2 youngest children. By the time of the 1871 Census the family is living at St. John’s Glasgow and Robert is no longer with them. (His widow’s name is recorded as Mary) Robert Robertson travelled to Western Australia on the Merchantman as a single man leaving his family in Scotland. His conduct aboard ship was rate by the Surgeon Superintendent as being ‘very good’. Captain FINNERTY recommended setting up a school on Rottnest for the children of Pensioners and also those of the Government Officials. Suggests Robert ROBERTSON as a schoolmaster at the additional salary of 1 pound per month. (SROWA Cons 36 Vol 541 folio 195 CSO) Additional information regarding the family kindly donated by Andrew Page-Robertson: Robert Robertson, B 25 June 1817 was imprisoned 30 Aug 1838-13 Sept 1838 and reduced to Private. Confined 23 Dec 1840 and sent to prison for 160 days, 6 Jan 1841-22 June 1841. Court Martialled in Dublin 1841 for disgraceful conduct and going AWOL. Robert Robertson Senior died in Blairgowrie in 1850, his 1850 Will states clearly that both Robert and his brother James will not receive the capital of their inheritance, only the income, until the Trustees have ascertained that the two have ended ‘their profligate ways’. Robert Robertson and Janet “Jessie” Page, their Five children:
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