Brief Life History of John
When John Robertson was christened on 12 February 1797, in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Robertson, was 32 and his mother, Alison Spears, was 28.
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Parents and Siblings
1766–1837 Male
1770– Female
Siblings (7)
1791– Female
1792– Female
1795– Female
1797– Male
1799–1804 Male
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World Events (3)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
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Name Meaning
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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