Tabanus: From http://www.wirestrungharp.com/harps...:"Lastly, the papers belonging to Colonel James Alexander Robertson which were among the records of the Edinburgh solicitors, Skene, Edwards and Garson, WS. which were deposited at the National Archives of Scotland have only recently been catalogued. They include a list of the Lude Charters and Writs compiled by James Robertson, probably as part of the work for his publication Comitatus de Atholia: the earldom of Atholl, (1860). The list was brought right up to date with his various military ranks until he left the army in 1857. It would seem that at the time of his father, General Robertson's death, James was at school in England where his father had been the area military commander. Shortly afterwards he commenced his own military career with a posting to Australia. Most of these records though relate to James Robertson's personal military career and subsequent retirement when he was at the time commanding a regiment in India. They include his diaries tightly written in a very small hand, very difficult to read and which over his final days lodging at 118 Princes Street in Edinburgh suggest <a rather sad end with his main entertainment participating in a chess club.>"
From http://www.electricscotland.com/web...:
"Colonel James Alexander Robertson, <sometime of the 82nd Regiment>, died in 1874. He was a son of General William Robertson of Lude, and was the last representative of that ancient family. He was the author of Comitatus de Atholia, the Earldom of Atholl (privately printed, 1860); Concise Historical Proofs respecting the Gael of Alban (1865), and The Gaelic Topography of Scotland (1869)."
From Staunton 1852, "The Chess Tournament":
"Robertson, Major, <82nd Regiment>" (in subsription list) and
"In the mean time, the provincial matches had also been decided. The second of June was the day appointed for the gathering of tbe combatants in these contests, but [---] of amateurs had entered their names and paid their subscriptions, very few appeared in the list on the day of meeting. The paucity of their number is chiefly owing to the idea which seemed to possess every one, that a whole legion of competitors would be arrayed for these combats. Dreading the delay which they apprehended would be the consequence of such a host of players entering, most of the provincial amateurs who had enrolled themselves, were absent at the appointed meeting; ten only made their appearance in due time. An eleventh arrived from Devonshire the next day, but all the matches were then made up. The ten in question, were
<Major Robertson, of the 82nd Reg. from Carmarthen>, Mr. Trelawny, M.P., of Cornwall. Messrs. Ranken and Brian, of Oxford University" [and 8 more].
82nd regiment, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_F...
In The New Army List for 1841 by H. G. Hart we find, under 82nd regiment:
"Jas. Alex. Robertson, Ensign. 6 Mar. 23, Lieut. 17 Sept. 25, Captain 8 June 32"
Player in BCF Congress at Dundee, Scotland 1867 (several sources): <Colonel Robertson, Edinburgh>.
He is not in this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_...
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