Robert Robertson was born on 13 March 1872 in Jarrow,Southshield as the seventh child of John Robertson and Margaret Maven. He had ten siblings, namely: Alexander, Thomas, Margaret, John, William Robert, Adam, Archibald, Peter Francis, Daniel, and Agnes.

When he was 27, he married Margaret Ellen Wilson, daughter of George Weatherstone Wilson and Ellen Hume, in 1900[1] in Queensland, Australia.

Robert Robertson and Margaret Ellen Wilson had the following children:

1. William George Robertson was born on 26 September 1901 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. He married Madeline Alice Spresser on 23 June 1928 in Queensland, Australia. William died on 2 March 1960 in Queensland, Australia.

2. Mark Hume Robertson was born on 26 September 1903 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. He died on 22 December 1903 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.

3. Sydney Harold Robertson was born on 20 October 1904 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. He married Lucy Ellen Ryder in 1932 in Queensland, Australia. Sydney died on 05 January 1963 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.

4. Stanley Wilson Robertson was born on 24 December 1906 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. He died on 27 June 1979 in Queensland, Australia.

5. Pearl Hume Robertson was born on 24 December 1908 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. She married Cecil Eric Tesch in 1934 in Queensland, Australia. Pearl died on 25 March 1937 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.

6. Ruth Agnes Robertson was born on 22 October 1911 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. She married William Lewis Krieger in 1930 in Queensland, Australia. Ruth died on 17 September 1971 in Queensland, Australia.

7. Dora Ellen Robertson was born in 1913 in Queensland, Australia. She died in 1973 in Queensland, Australia. She married James Nelson on 21 December 1932 in Queensland, Australia.

8. May Jean Robertson was born on 19 October 1915 in Queensland, Australia. She married David Christie in 1937 in Queensland, Australia. May died in 1960 in Queensland, Australia.

9. Robert Victor Robertson was born on 21 September 1918 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. He died on 17 December 1987 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.

10. Eric John Robertson was born in 1921 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. He died on 17 March 1921 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia.

Robert died on 25 September 1937[2] in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, age 65.

Margaret died on 20 October 19582 in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, age 80.

Citations:

1. Queensland Government - Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, C2131

2. Queensland Government - Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, C2558

3. Queensland Government - Births, deaths, marriages and divorces, C4339

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