(1794–1851) editor and agriculturist
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
- ^ a b Pybus 2006.
- ^ Legacies of British Slavery.
- ^ 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.
