ROBERTSON, George

1859 - 1942  (82 years)

• Name	ROBERTSON, George  [1, 2]
  Birth	11 Jun 1859	Sandness, Shetland, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Birth	11 Jun 1859	Walls, Shetland, Scotland
  Death	4 May 1942	Naseby, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Burial	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [1]
  Person ID	I19546	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	ROBERTSON, Laurence,   b. 3 May 1819, Walls, Shetland, Scotland d. 26 Jun 1886, Caversham, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	SINCLAIR, Georgina,   b. 27 Sep 1825, Sandness, Shetland, Scotland d. 28 Nov 1911, Otepopo, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	17 Feb 1848	Walls, Shetland, Scotland   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F7132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SWALLOW, Jane,   b. 11 Oct 1866, Otepopo, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand d. 16 Feb 1940, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	4 Apr 1888	Otepopo, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
  Children	+ 1. ROBERTSON, Maggie Swallow,   b. 19 Mar 1889, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand d. 26 Dec 1949, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. ROBERTSON, Lawrence,   b. 15 Oct 1890, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand d. 7 Jun 1917, Belgium (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. ROBERTSON, May Ann,   b. 13 May 1892, Otepopo, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand d. 23 Jul 1955, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. ROBERTSON, Henry,   b. 15 Feb 1895, Otepopo, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand d. 26 Jul 1937, Otepopo, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 42 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. ROBERTSON, Bertha Cox,   b. 5 Nov 1900, Otepopo, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand d. 20 Aug 1992, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jun 1859 - Sandness, Shetland, Scotland Birth - 11 Jun 1859 - Walls, Shetland, Scotland Burial - - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Invercargill Passenger List, 1874 Passenger lists — Otago-arrival port; Glasgow-departure port, Invercargill (Ship), Jul. 16-Oct. 15, 1874
  		Robertson Laurence 1819 and family Emigration to NZ 1874 Emigration from Shetland Islands on board ship 'Invercargill' from Glasgow
  		Broun, James 1787 Baptism Abbey Paisley Renfrew Scotland
  		Headstone - Margaret McOnie, Robert Pollock, John Pollock, Janet "Jessie" Laurenson A burial site of several of the Pollock family. Block 9, Plot 10.
  		1889 Catherine Stark nee McIntosh
  		Jean Hamilton 1803
  		IMG_3725.PNG
  		Page 3 - Australia WWII Service Records This database consists of service records for Australians who served during World War II in the Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy (RAN), and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
  		H. Currie - 008

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S4] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966. [S87] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 August 2019, 00:34), entry for Laurence Robertson(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KJZX-Z5L); contributed by various users. PersonID KJZX-Z5L. Laurence Robertson https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KJZX-Z5L [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY7Q-6TB : 11 February 2020), Laurence Robertson, 1848. Laurence Robertson, "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY7Q-6TB [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQZH-1M1 : 12 February 2020), Laurance Robertson in entry for Sinclair Robertson, 1864. Laurance Robertson in entry for Sinclair Robertson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQZH-1M1 [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X183-HJ4 : 12 February 2020), Laurence Robertson in entry for Isabella Robertson, 1850. Laurence Robertson in entry for Isabella Robertson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X183-HJ4 [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F792-SWG : 12 February 2020), Laurance Robertson in entry for Hugh Robertson, 1867. Laurance Robertson in entry for Hugh Robertson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F792-SWG [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ49-C3F : 12 February 2020), Laurance Robertson in entry for Mary Ann Robertson, 1861. Laurance Robertson in entry for Mary Ann Robertson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ49-C3F [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F792-M9T : 12 February 2020), Laurence Robertson in entry for George Robertson, 1859. Laurence Robertson in entry for George Robertson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F792-M9T [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X183-64L : 12 February 2020), Laur. Robertson in entry for Catherine Robertson, 1848. Laur. Robertson in entry for Catherine Robertson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X183-64L [S20] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree. Legacy NFS Source: Laur. Robertson - Church record: birth-name: Laurence Robertson