David Robertson, Bellshill
Welcome to David's Web. The Personal Website of David Robertson.
www.DavidsWeb.co.uk ®2009
David Robertson's Personal Website
Contact: David Robertson david@DavidsWeb.co.uk
www.David-Robertson.me.uk & www.DeesWeb.co.uk & www.ClanDonnachaidh.co.uk & www.David-Robertson.com
My ancestors originally came from the Perthshire area of Scotland and were members of the Clan Robertson or Clan Donnachaidh. We (My Family) can trace our ancestry back about 550 years mostly from that general area of Scotland. I have distant family members in the East of the USA which happened in two distinct phases both in 1715 and in 1745 after the Jacobite Uprisings. I am a distant relation to Robert Burns (Burness) threw Jean Armor's son David Burness on threw the Margaret Robertson Line.
Here's tae us; Wha's like us? Gie few, and they're a' deid. Mair's the pity!
"It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself".
Robertson Tartan
Robertson Clan Crest
Robertson Coat of Arms
There are claims that the Robertsons are the oldest documented clan in Scottish history, descended from the Celtic Earls of Atholl, who in turn were from a line of the kings of Dalriada. Conan, the second son of Henry, 3rd Earl of Atholl inherited extensive lands including Glenorchie. His descendant, Duncan, was the first chief of the Clan Donnachaidh. When surnames began to emerge, they adopted Robertson of Struan from Robert, the 4th chief. (Others adopted names such as Duncanson, MacConochie, Collier and Reid). Robert obtained a charter for his lands in 1451. Other Robertson families were Robertson of Lude and Robertson of Straloch. The first recorded Robertson was in 1371 but his origins are unknown.
The Robertsons were loyal to Robert the Bruce and to the Stewart kings - Alastair the 17th chief took up arms for the Stewarts in 1689, was pardoned in 1703 but took part in both the 1715 and 1745 Jacobite Uprisings.
There are Robertsons in many parts of Scotland with a concentration in Dundee and Perth. It is the fifth most common name in Scotland. The present chief is Alexander Haldane Robertson and there is a Clan Museum between Blair Atholl and Struan.
The clan motto is "Virtutis gloria merces" ("Glory is the reward of valour").
David Robertson, DavidsWeb.co.uk ® 2009
Extract from the Declaration of Arbroath, 1320, regarded by many as the founding document of the Scottish nation. It has even influenced the American Declaration of Independence, which is partially based on it.
Welcome to my website, my name is David Robertson, I was born not far from Glasgow in 1958. I was the second youngest in a family of 6 sisters and 3 brothers, my father was a coal miner and my mother looked after us
weans. I am a Scottish Nationalist at heart, I long for the day when Scotland will be a truly independent nation. Contrary to the belief that nationalism breeds racism, this is not the case with me or Scottish Nationalists. I respect all nations, creeds, and religions, the more the better. You don't have to hate any other nation to love your own.
