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Captain '''John Robertson''' or '''Robinson''' (b. 16 August [[1850]], Tingwall, d. 1 November [[1939]], Weisdale) was a merchant seaman and a [[County Council]]lor for [[Whiteness And Weisdale (Constituency)|Whiteness And Weisdale]] between [[1890]] and [[1904]].
 
Captain '''John Robertson''' or '''Robinson''' (b. 16 August [[1850]], Tingwall, d. 1 November [[1939]], Weisdale) was a merchant seaman and a [[County Council]]lor for [[Whiteness And Weisdale (Constituency)|Whiteness And Weisdale]] between [[1890]] and [[1904]].
  
[[Bayanne.info]] notes that he was on a ship with another John Robertson and as such decided to change his name to Robinson. All his children took on the Robinson name.
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[http://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I102465&tree=ID1 Bayanne] notes that he was on a ship with another John Robertson and as such decided to change his name to Robinson. All his children took on the Robinson name.
  
 
He is the great-great-grandfather of [[Shetland Islands Council]]lor [[Gary Robinson]].
 
He is the great-great-grandfather of [[Shetland Islands Council]]lor [[Gary Robinson]].

Latest revision as of 12:18, 1 July 2021

For other people with the same name, see John Robertson.

Captain John Robertson/Robinson.
Photo kindly supplied by Gary Robinson.

Captain John Robertson or Robinson (b. 16 August 1850, Tingwall, d. 1 November 1939, Weisdale) was a merchant seaman and a County Councillor for Whiteness And Weisdale between 1890 and 1904.

Bayanne notes that he was on a ship with another John Robertson and as such decided to change his name to Robinson. All his children took on the Robinson name.

He is the great-great-grandfather of Shetland Islands Councillor Gary Robinson.

Political Career

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Zetland County Council
Constituency created Member for
Whiteness and Weisdale

1890-1904
Succeeded by
Peter Anderson
Whiteness and Weisdale County Councillors
Councillors John Robertson (1890-1904) • Peter Anderon (1904-1914) • John Henderson (1914-1919) • William Sinclair (1919-1925) • George Leslie (1925-1928) • Laurence Smith (1928-1945) • Anthony Anderson (1945-1970) • John Rae (1970-1973) • John Johnson (1973-1975)