Gilbert Robertson

Gilbert Robertson
Born10 December 1794
Trinidad, West Indies
Died5 September 1851 (aged 56)
Geelong, Victoria
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Gilbert Robertson (1794–1851) was a colonist and newspaper editor in Van Diemen's Land.

Life

He was the son of Gilbert Robertson (1774–1840), a planter with large possessions in Demerara, by his enslaved mistress;[1] or else the son of Gilbert's uncle, George Robertson (1756–1799).[2]

He was raised and educated by a wealthy male relative in Scotland, from whence he emigrated to Van Diemen's Land as a free settler in 1822. In 1828 he led the first 'roving party' of armed settlers tasked with capturing hostile aboriginals in the context of the so-called Black War.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Pybus 2006.
  2. ^ Legacies of British Slavery.
  3. ^ Godfrey 2006 [1967].

Sources

  • Godfrey, Margery (2006) [1967]. "Gilbert Robertson (1794–1851)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 2 (online ed.). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University (Melbourne University Press).
  • Pybus, Cassandra (2006). "Gilbert Robertson". The Companion to Tasmanian History (online ed.). Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies.
  • Pybus, C. (2003). "Robinson and Robertson". In Manne, R. (ed.). Whitewash. Melbourne.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • "George Robertson (1756–1799)". Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. University College London.
  • "Gilbert Robertson (1774–1840)". Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. University College London.