7th Feb 1777 - 23rd Mar 1859
Robert Robertson was involved in the hire of enslaved people to the British Army in Jamaica with his partner Edward Hamlin Adams, connected by their involvement with the Earl of Balcarres, with James Hozier and with the family of George Atkinson (q.v.). Listed as the absentee trustee of Hungerford Spooner for Charlottenburg estate 1817-1823.
Given that Robert Robertson of Auchleeks married in 1816 the daughter of George Atkinson of Temple Sowerby, it has been inferred by LBS that Robert Robertson of Auchleeks was the same man as the contractor of enslaved people in Jamaica, and the legacy strands associated with this entry are for Robert Robertson of Auchleeks. Robert Robertson of Auchleeks reportedly bought the Auchleeks estate in Scotland from his cousin Duncan Robertson, and purchased the Membland estate in Devon in 1827, acting as High Sheriff of Devon in 1837.
Died at 26 Royal Crescent, Bath, 23 March 1859.
Will of Robert Robertson late of Memblands [now of] Royal Crescent Bath and of Auchleeks, who died 23/03/1859 at Bath, was proved 27/06/1859, effects under £12,000.
Electric Scotland: The Scottish Nation: Robertson [accessed 28/03/2018, revised 13 May 2024]
The Bath Chronicle, 31 March 1859.
National Probate Calendar 1859.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Spouse
Bridget Atkinson
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Children
6 daughters and 5 sons
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Wealth at death
£12,000
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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1817 [EA] - 1823 [LA] → Trustee
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20/02/1818 [SD] - → Mortgage Holder
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20/02/1818 [SD] - → Mortgage Holder
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1823 [EA] - → Joint owner
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1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
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1817 [EA] - → Owner
Presumed owner, possibly lessee |
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1829 [EA] - → Owner
Or possibly lessee |
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1817 [EA] - 1826 [LA] → Other
Adams Robertson and Co. were contracted to provide enslaved people to work in military camps. |
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1817 [EA] - 1829 [LA] → Joint owner
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Commercial (1) |
Partner
Atkinson, Hozier & Co.
Contracting of enslaved labour notes → Partner in the predecessor firm of Atkinson...
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Cultural (1) |
Paintings
A portrait of Robert Robertson, 9th Laird of Auchleeks (1777-1859) by Frederick Richard Say was sold at Christie's 22/11/2006 for £33,500, when it as described as: 'Portrait of Robert Robertson,...
notes → ...
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Physical (1) |
Country house
Auchleeks House [Built]
description → Late Georgian country house, built for Robert Robertson c. 1821. The house was advertised for sale in...
notes → ...
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Political (1) |
Local Government
office →
High Sheriff
1836 - 1836 |
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Son-in-law → Father-in-law
Notes →
Robert Robertson married Bridget, the daughter of his former partner George Atkinson of Temple Sowerby, in 1816. Robert Robertson was presumably a generation older than his...
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Business partners
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Membland, Devon, Devon & Cornwall, England
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Auchleeks, Perthshire, North-east Scotland, Scotland
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Royal Crescent, Bath, Somerset, South-west England, England
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???? - 1848
Successful planter in British Guiana and Grenada; part of a close-knit mixed-race family with numerous business interests.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Robert Robertson of Auchleeks', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146645841 [accessed 22nd November 2024].
