Scottish Clans: The story behind Clan Robertson

Every weekend, Carl MacDougall, will tell the story of one of Scotland's famous Clans. This weekend, we take a look at Clan Robertson.
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[@scottrobertson9452]

Hello, I'm Scott Robertson, my ancestors came from Mother in Well. Proud of my Scot heritage.

[@indiajessierocks]

I’m a Robertson and a literature nerd so I found it really interesting that we’re distantly related to King Duncan

[@samuelrobertson2903]

Virtutis gloria merces

[@liamstark7333]

I’m a Robertson too

[@paulpowell9595]

Im a Powell but im related to the Colliers that were in clan Robertson

[@yourmum6444]

Same

[@kellerkeller2507]

Yooooo Robertson here as well.

[@likethebookshop]

Eyyyy what's good my clansmen, the Robertson's in Australia send their love.

[@sugarberry2798]

I am a Robertson,my mothers side from my Grandfather. I’m trying to find out the past of Clan Robertson. Thank you for this. My grandfather is Scottish but moved here to Ireland in about 1960.

[@MontyMonty-vn3hp]

I am very proud to be a Robertson

[@camacassie]

Robertson on my mother's side . Thanks for sharing

[@THEBambiNoir]

I’m a Robertson and I’ve always wondered why at least one male in every generation has Struan in their name. Interesting 👌

[@danielleschmitz4507]

Just found out I’m a Robertson through a dna test-it’s amazing to see I come from such a wonderful ancestry!

[@anthonyrobertson7706]

WELCOME TO THE CLAN.

[@anthonyrobertson7706]

SON OF WILLIAM JOHN ROBERTSON OF STIRLING

[@daffodilsea685]

I Am a Robertson its interesting learning were you come from!

[@axelrobertson2754]

WOW that's amazing how our clan grew to the Robertson

[@pamelareid1131]

I'm a Reid, of a large group of Newfoundland Reids. Very cool doing more research.

[@perthrockskinda2946]

I am a Reid from Glasgow, Scotland. Hello, Newfoundland, Canada!! Love Canada and our Scottish diaspora. Sending all my love back to you. Lang may yer Lum Reek. Sonsie tae ye.

[@thesearcher118]

My Grandfather was David Garrett Robertson. I have been doing Ancestry, Duncan I is in the tree. Saint Margaret Queen of Scots, Malcolm III, Christian & Robert The Bruce, William the Conqueror 50 times or so. Charlemagne 75 - 100 times so far. I have begun to feel a keen sense of connection with my distant past, as you can imagine. Great history.

[@maggiemcdermott6449]

My great grandfather was colonel Hugh Robertson from from crieff. Who sadly died in 1940 whilst out walking his dog in Fowler west. His son William was my grandfather, my mothers father. Unfortunately due to a devious family member action over a large sum of inheritance my grandparents lost their beautiful house in Crieff. Awed by my ancestry and the history of the Robertson clan

[@thomasduncan8401]

I am both Duncan (father's side)and Robertson(mothers side). Also grandmother was a Robertson and cousin with Stewart's. Family settled in Pennsylvania

[@scottishhistorywithnico]

Love these videos!

[@lorenrobertson8039]

Thank you for posting this bit of my family history. P.S. picture shown is of my husband :)

[@thebristolianmackem2039]

My great grandmother was a robertson and my great grandfather a wallace they left Scotland to find work in the pitts of Sunderland

[@Zelakh]

I learned a while back that I am from Robertson, and that as my family moved, they changed the Straun to Sloan

[@dwarfbunniesexoticanimalsa9585]

My name is Anna Robertson. My ancestors are from Glasgow. I would love to know more about my ancestors in Scotland. Glory is the reward of valour.

[@donnaemerson3313]

We could be related! My maiden name was Robertson and DNA says 65% from Glasgow area.

[@perthrockskinda2946]

@@donnaemerson3313 I am from just outside of Glasgow, I was born in Glasgow. My last name is Reid, Reid is a nick name within the Clan Robertson who had Reid hair. Many people in my Village which is only 1 hour from The Robertson land area are named Reid and Robertson, very common names especially, Reid (Sept. From Clan Robertson) it is the 11th most common sure name in Scotland and 80 percent of Scotland lives in Glasgow, that is a lot of Reid's (Robertson's) in Glasgow.

[@Blobby90]

Always been interested in the clan history. To know that my family name has or had some esteem behind it is interesting

[@nancyphillips2049]

Thank you for the history lesson. Just recently found out we are both of Clan Robertson.

[@jimmymac63]

Thank you for posting this. I would love to know more!

[@jimmymac63]

I am a MacRoberts from America.

[@clarkduncan3715]

Ancient history way before they took up the name as Robertson's.... Wonderful history to Clan Donnachaidh.... Tara

[@Chari-]

Very interesting! Loved the history 😊

[@janicechroman8305]

I am a Robertson and I love reading about my ancestors. I always tease my husband about being a princess lol. Which of course is not true but it’s fun .

[@paulpowell9595]

Im a Powell but I am related to the Collier family by blood through my grandma and the Colliers were part of the Robertson clan. I think that means we're all related to the Robertsons from duck dynasty

[@buidseach]

My 5th great grandfather was the thirteenth chief Alexander and he was also my 7th great grandfather on another line :)

[@gusrobertson537]

Andrew is buried in Morton MN. His story is one of love.

[@ShootingStarMS39208]

New subscriber here. Glad you are doing this! I hope to learn more about this. Thank you very much! My real name is Bruce Robertson and I live in the U.S. in the state of Mississippi.

[@gusrobertson537]

I have two Bruce Robertson's in my family

[@ShootingStarMS39208]

@@gusrobertson537 that's awesome! My father was named Bruce so I am Bruce Jr.

[@teofilorobertson3488]

Good to know about my history line

[@holliUSMC07]

I'm a Robertson❤ I wish I could come visit😢

[@towmater7081]

Im American but my ancestors are of this Robertson clan of Scotland

[@katz2745]

My mother was a Robertson I think her dad moved to Canada and settled in Medicine Hat Alberta in the early 1900''s

[@rochellerobertson2374]

I'm a Robertson my family told us about our family

[@ameliarose7223]

I am a Robertson also and it is rather interesting to hear about this because it is kind of weird in a way.

[@donnaemerson3313]

Maiden name is Robertson. DNA says 65% from Glasgow area.

[@chrisroberson4830]

I'm a Roberson, heard we lost the T in a deed to land.

[@noahrobertson4127]

😎 Awesome

[@azariahisrael5632]

I am a decendant of Alexander Robertson 9th of Struan and 5th clan cheif. His wife was Lady Elizabeth Isabel Stewart, 4x great grand daughter of King Edward III.

[@zombie2wo]

I am from Robertson clan .. last name variation dropped the "T" when we came came to America in the 1600's

[@NSG_UK]

I'm Robertson from my father, related dna wise to Struan homeland.

[@metalmindedmaniac2587]

This is really good information for me because I recently did an ancestry dna test and my results are 37percent Scottish from what I am aware one of my relative surnames is Reid here in the US other than that I have no idea but I am interested in finding the clan I belong to. What I have learned is Reid is a surname associated with Donnachaidh clan which is associated with Robertson but other than that I have no clue what to do.

[@MarcelGomesPan]

I am a Swedish descendant of King Duncan. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇸🇪

[@opalscorpion8707]

Just found out I have clan Robertson ancestors ( and a few more clans including clan hay) . I'm trying to find out more about my clan

[@bryantfoster4454]

Mom's family surname is Roberson which is supposed to be a variant of Robertson

[@OmenofChaos4]

I'm a Robertson from my mother's side (her maiden name) and Scottish on my father's side but we're not sure from which clan.

[@harleyrobertson73]

I am a Robertson, my grandfather was from Glasgow he was called Ian and I believe his father was called Gavin, at least that is what I think his name was My dad (David) put his father's name (Ian) as my middle name so I assume as my dad's middle name is Gavin that's what I think his name was (could be from my grand mother, of which her name both first and madien name escapes me) Anyway I believe clan donnachaidh is my family history and would like to know more about this

[@beefsoda1]

My family is decendence of the Robertson clan.

[@dutchomatic]

My wife's grandfathers and kin were these Highlanders. Skál to the lot of them.

[@ryanschram7266]

Where is the connection between this clan and clan Skene ?

[@anthonyrobertson7706]

I HOPE ALL OF THE CLAN IS TOGETHER SOCIAL DISTANCING IS EASILY GOTTEN ROUND... I SHALL BE POSTING LINKS FOR ALL THE CLAN TO VIEW IN THEIR OWN TIME. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.ANTHONY WILLIAM ROBERTSON. CAMBRIDGESHIRE UK

[@hughrobertson8436]

I am a Robertson. My 3× great grandfather moved to Australia from the Isle of Skye in Scotland

[@m1nd_fl4y3r_m80]

Interesting...

[@patrickrobertson7072]

Interesting

[@khazngray]

My grandfather was a robertson and that where I get my 3 different colors of beard hair lol

[@DinoMan_6]

Respect to the Scots.

[@themunk85]

Im a Duncan and live in Scotland. Clan Duncan are from the angus area of Scotland around dundee or forfar and the Robertson clan are from around that area just more north west of dundee. I looked up and it's right that the robertson descended from clan Duncan and i speak scottish Gaelic too. Duncan "reamhar" the host mentions means big Duncan or fat Duncan haha. Clan Duncan were fighting at bannock burn along with bruce clan and led a charge. Clan Bruce are very close to where clan duncan was on a clan map. Clan Duncan also fought at culloden but not the whole clan. Clan Robertson is listed as fighting at culloden but Duncan isnt mentioned amoung the clans that fought. After a little more research it suggests that during culloden brothers fought on both sides so a guess could be that any Duncan's that fought actually fought for the british army side. There are famous Duncan's that seemed to be more high uo the ranks and involved in the royal navy and seaman around the time of admiral nelson and part of the east india company which was very famous. On a side note the last person tried for witchcraft and killed in the 1950s in britain was a Duncan! Clan Duncan and clan robertson have an almost identical tartan patern and colour :)

[@kathrynmccurdy6685]

bruce wayne I'm a Duncan too! 🙌🏼

[@TheGrandPapiGotSloppy]

bruce wayne I'm a Robertson!

[@whotakesallmynames]

I'm a Duncan and I had been looking into where the Donnachaidh clan are from. I heard they were from the east of Scotland but as I dug into the history, I found that before there were any big numbers of us in the east of Scotland, the stories of the people associated with those names were from the central part of Scotland, northwest of Perth. They only populated the east the way they did bc of the clearings.

[@stevenwebb3634]

My mother's maiden name was Robertson.

[@vanadee1618]

1705 is the last mention I can find of my family in the new world. New York and possibly some connection to Connecticut.

[@scottbaker9390]

What part of NY? My grandma’s maiden name was Robertson…from the Binghamton/Greene area in upstate NY.

[@vanadee1618]

I am not looking for some connection to a king or such. I am just looking for some family connection to the old world from where my people came. There is a path that comes up between new york and delaware that lies on a cliff. I has some stone barriers built alongside a rise in the hill. It is also a historical marker where the Dutch came from New York up the river that leads into the White Sulphur Springs. This path is old and almost fallen into the floor of the hill. But it still follows the creek. Good luck to those who seek these paths as those of us who still remain are passing away and tales die. I was told my Robertson family was split because of some issue but could never learn why. These are the things that divide us in later generations but we have not clue on.

[@vanadee1618]

@@scottbaker9390 the robertson name I follow is my grandfathers

[@scootjockey]

Thank you for the information, my grandfather,s name was Reid so in a way i may be related?.

[@kosmos007]

Scoot Jockey same here my mum is a Reid have done ancestry checks and it matches 😊

[@kosmos007]

Scoot Jockey to clan Robertson of course

[@kosmos007]

Great to get this info my mum was a Reid and ancestry traces to Robertson Cain it explains to this day why every firstborn son was called Robert including my great uncle and second cousin

[@TheGrandPapiGotSloppy]

kosmos007 Never knew that was the tradition. My surname is Robertson. Explains why my grandfather's name was Robert.

[@benmitchum6655]

My mother’s maiden name is Reid (my middle name as well). Also has shown DNA wise to be Robertson.

[@allanrobidoo5081]

I am a Robertson but I live in Ireland

[@sugarberry2798]

I am aswell

[@garyrobertson1249]

Iam a Robertson from Glasgow but my father came from Bo’ness,Falkirk

[@loganroberson6558]

Logan Ryan Roberson, hello fellow dhonnachaidh’s !

[@UnknownInstict]

Hay I am a Robertson

[@AggieMar]

Donnachaidh... I'm marrying into Robertson family ❤

[@johndonachie8272]

my surname is donachie i was born in wales but both parents from scotland so am i still part of the clan lol

[@heatherkoob2237]

Another Robertson here

[@feliperobertson3141]

Más información???

[@seanketron2101]

Robertson, Dayzie, Ketron, Chow, Yin

[@andywarrington4738]

some debatable proginator info

[@allymacconchie486]

I’m a MacConchie- apparently part of Clan Robertson, but others say Campbell. Can someone help me figure it out??

[@browneli]

Has anyone looked into a connection with the iron age Illyrian culture. R1b halogroup ?

[@jax_viral]

I'm from Chile and according to a dna test I Match 88.7% with the clan

[@ellarobertson8]

i’m a robertson

[@michadickerson4972]

I am from clan Robertson. last name McRobbie

[@joeyduncan5804]

I am the long lost leader of this clan

[@marlinrobertson5464]

I am a Robertson and to my knowledge the only surviving Struan

[@NSG_UK]

Makes two of us

[@ezrarobborobertson280]

I have the kilts

[@guyrobertson2457]

Im a Robertson that lives all the way in Mexico

[@kielbasa.sausage]

Anybody suprised that a goddamn MACDOUGALL is talking bout clan donnchaidh, down with macdougalls and down with ogilvys!!!!

[@BigBallerDuck]

I'm a Robertson in Oregon, but the rest of the family is in Ohio

[@rovertrobert3180]

I'm the last Robertson male from a group that settled in churchville nova Scotia Canada in 1778. Also single ladies. Haha

[@korbinhand2670]

Im part of the family

[@chrisroberson4830]

My ancestors

[@ggbackwood5002]

robertson clan/name still strong and alive in cleveland ohio

[@rovertrobert3180]

how would I find out about my family before they came to Canada in 1778?

[@XxalightnerxX]

Check with your grandparents maybe? My grandmother knows a bit about my family and I found out that I'm a fifth great grandson of a Robertson.

[@rovertrobert3180]

I know the history right back to 1700's in scotland but want to go back further.

[@XxalightnerxX]

+Rovert Robert Yeah, that would be nice to know. the only thing to do probably is to gather everyone's family trees who's part of the robertson clan and put them altogether. but there has to be a more simpler thing that you could do.

[@TheGrandPapiGotSloppy]

Alan Lightner I'm a Robertson.

[@thomasbeckett1245]

I'm the descendant of thee Bonnie prince.... my children are cousins of King William.and George VII

[@coreymishler6337]

Jacob's well in Nablus, Palestine Saint Photini Samaritain woman chitchatting with Jesus in the West Bank, do you speak Arabic?