Name Not Known

? (Possibly ROBERT)

The name of this man is not known. He was the husband of Kattrine Sinclair and the father of their only son Johne Robsoun. His wife was the heiress of one half of the lands of Leirquhy, which were located in Stromness Outertoun. He died before 27 May 1554, the date upon which his son John sold the land he had inherited from his mother to his brother uterine, William Mudie. Records of the Earldom of Orkney

Charter Published in the Records of the Earldom of Orkney

Kirkwall 27 May 1554: Disposition, John Robson to his brother William Mudy, of the half of Leirquoy in Stromness (Original in possession of the Venerable Archdeacon Craven, D.D.). Be it kend till all men be this present writ, me Johne Robsoun, son and ane of the lauchfull airis of umquhill Kattrine Sinclair my moder to have sauld, annaleit, and ofhent, and be the tenour of thir presentis sellis, annaleis, and ofhentis fra me my airis, executouris, and assignais, to [my] weilbelovit broder William Mudy, his airis and assignais, all and haill the ane half of Leirquhy hand in Wttertoime in Stromness in Orknay, with all rycht and roytht pertenand thairto, with housis, begynnis, toftis, croftis, and uthir pertenance quhatsumevir, for the soume of four poundis usuall money of Scotland, thankfullie giffin and payit to me the said Johne Robsoun be the handis of the said William in my gret mister and urgent necessity. [He discharges William Mudy of the price and warrants him in the land, 'asweill as ony siclik land is brukit within the lordschipe of Orknay,' along with ' all rycht titill of rycht roytht.'] In witnessing of the quhilk thing, becaus I the said Johne hed nocht ane proper seill of myne awine, I have procurat with instance the seill of ane venerabill man Maister Petir Huxtone subdane of Orknay to be hungyne to thir presentis chartour of alienatioun, at Kirkwall the twenty sevin day of Maii in the yeir of God m. v c fyfty four zeris, befoir thir witnes, venerabill and discrct men, Maister Petir Huxtone subdane forsaid ; Schir Johne Gifferd, chorist of the cathedral] kirk of Orknay ; Maister Johne Huxtone, scoill maister ; Alexander Cromarty ; Henry Chahnir ; Andro Scartane, with uthiris divers. (Signed) ' Petrus Houstoun, subdecanus Orchaden.' Records of the Earldom of Orkney

Note on Naming Conventions

According to old name conventions from Norway, Iceland and the previously Norwegian Orkneys, the son of Robert carries as his second i.e. family name Robert's son (genitive) i.e. in the old Orkney writing Robsoun. Very often the farm name or place occurs as the third name. Since about 1850-1930 it has become modern custom to keep the fathers second name for his childrens second name. For these reasons the father of Johne Robsoun carried the name Robert, second name unknown.