Robert Robertson (abt. 1814 - 1847)

Born about 1814 in Castleton, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Harper) Holland — married 17 Nov 1838 in Stenton, East Lothian, Scotland

Died 9 Feb 1847 at about age 33 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Robert Robertson is Notable.

Robert Robertson was born about 1814 and probably in North Berwick, East Lothian at Castleton Farm. He was the son of James Robertson and Christian Hope. He married Margaret Harper from Ancrum, Roxburghshire, 17 Nov 1838. They emigrated to South Australia on the sailing ship "Buckinghamshire" and arrived 21 March 1839, one of the band of colonists who arrived in the thirties. Robert and Margaret first settled near where Salisbury now is and then they went to Pewsey Vale. Leaving there, they moved to Gawler where they built the Old Bushman Hotel, and kept it for a time. Robert's farming operations were commenced at Angas Park and later on land purchased from the South Australian Company at Lyndoch Valley.They had three sons, all born in Australia. Robert died 9 Feb 1847 and is buried in the West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide City. An account of Robert's life can be found in his wife Margaret's Biography. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Mrs Richard Holland, Biography, the Evening Journal, Adelaide S.A., 22 Dec 1898, Page 2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/162330587

• Birth: Year calculated from age on Australia Death Index. Place of birth assumed from birth locations for siblings in North Berwick, East Lothian

• Marriage: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTGL-YJ6 : "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910."

• Death: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162383306. www.Ancestry.com: Australia Death Index: Robert Robertson; Age: 33; 9 Feb 1847; Page 70 Vol. 1

• Research by G. Kidd

• Robertson Brothers