Colonel David Robertson

Biographical Summary

Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart (until 1799 Robertson), David Robertson. Ref: 1025. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Lieutenant Colonel.
• Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
• Profession: Soldier.
• Appointments Held: Raised the first Malay Regiment in Ceylon, becoming Lieutenant-Colonel and Deputy Adjutant-General of Ceylon.
• Marital Status: Married (1799) Margaret Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart.
• Mother: Mary Nisbet.
• Father: William Robertson FRSE 1721-93.
• Siblings: William Robertson, Lord Robertson FRSE 1753-1835.
• References: DNB 48, 1896, 424-30 (entry for William Robertson); Anderson 3, 348; Shapin 301.
• Memberships: Highland Society(1805).
• Date of Election: 25/01/1802.
• Proposers: John Playfair, Alexander Dirom, James Russell, (Minute 02/11/1801 NLS Acc10,000/4)).
• Notes: Born 1764, died c1847.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 572

Notes

• SURNAME: Colonel Robertson assumed the name of Macdonald in addition to his own when his wife succeeded to Kinlochmoidart.