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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 | c1817 Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 29th June 1817 Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | ROBERTSON Robert / Alexander Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | ANDERSON Elisabeth Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Alexander B Not yet known James B Not yet known David B Not yet known |
| 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 1843 at sea bap Windsor New South Wales Australia D Not yet known Nicholas B 1845 Sydney New South Wales Australia D Not yet known Alexander P. B 1847 Sydney New South Wales Australia D Not yet known Mary Elizabeth B 1849 Hobart Tasmania Australia D Not yet known James A. B 1853 Hobart Tasmania Australia D Not yet known |
| 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 1867: pension paid in Mauritius from December 1867 to March 1869 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Between March 1869, 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 | 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) |