Robeson tartan

[hobbzey]

Hello all! If I could ever so politely ask for a bit of your time
maybe you could help me discover a bit of my heritage...

My last name is Robeson, I'm 27, live in the USA and don't
really have the kind of family that keeps geneology stuff,
and untill yesterday I didn't even know my name was scottish
or what a tartan even was!

Anywho, now I think I'd like to find out what my tartan is,
if any of you know it would be much appreciated.
And if we can ID it, is there a website where I can purchase
a kilt, scarf, etc...?

Thanks For your time!

[Chas]

Hello hobbzey,

Bad news, I'm afraid. In the Scottish Register of Tartans there is no tartan listed under the name of Robeson. There are some 'Robb's and a Robbins and a vast number of Robertsons and some Robiesons (but they were designed by a man called Robieson, for his family), but no Robeson. Sorry.

Do you have any reason to believe that your name is Scottish? Not everybody's is and not everybody has a tartan.

In the normal course of events, a person would follow their father's line. But if your father has no Scottish history, then follow your mother's line.

The next thing to remember is that until quite recently, spelling was an adventure, not a science. Fathers and sons and brothers often spelt their names differently.

My advice would be to draw up a family tree and look for the Scottish connections. Also, there are no 'Kilt Police', so you can wear any tartan you want. There are as well many 'universal' tartans that anyone can wear.

Buy a cheap 'Black Watch' kilt and start wearing it till you find your own.

Regards

Chas

[PEEDYC]

Quote from Chas "The next thing to remember is that until quite recently, spelling was an adventure, not a science. Fathers and sons and brothers often spelt their names differently"

I could not find my great grandfathers records as his name was spelled incorrectly by "record keepers" and I found that it was only the marriage bans that were recorded not the marriage probably due to laziness. It may be that at some time your name changed from Robson or even Robertson.

Good luck with your search. Try this link to get you started http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

[auld argonian]

Check this out:

http://www.donnachaidh.com/

Scan down and you'll see the surnames connected with Clan Donnachaidh...anything look familiar?

Best

AA

[Lyle1]

SCOTS KITH & KIN has a listing for the name, "Robison" and the variant, "Robson."

The earliest recorded use in Scotland is in Tweed in the 15th century. Affiliation is listed for both Clan Gunn and Clan Robertson.

If you know what part of Scotland your ancestors lived in, you could narrow down the clan association.

A lot of companies that sell kilts and other Scottish themed merchandise advertise on this forum; check them out.

[Mike_Oettle]

Hi, Hobbzey, and welcome to X Marks from the bottom end of Africa.
It seems more likely that you have a Scottish connection than I do with my surname (my mother’s maternal grandfather was a Scot, though).
So I am sure you will find at least one Scottish tartan that would be appropriate for you to wear, if not half a dozen.
But remember also that there are a great many district tartans for North America (I presume you are from that part of the world).
There are national tartans for both Canada and the US, state and provincial tartans, and any number of tartans for smaller districts than that.
There is probably one that covers the place where you live – go for that one (or there may be more than one).
I am at a disadvantage here, because the only district tartan designed and registered for South Africa has no official status here. I have designed quite a few more, but none of them have been registered.
But most of all: enjoy wearing the kilt!
Regards,
Mike

[creagdhubh]

Check this out:

http://www.donnachaidh.com/

Scan down and you'll see the surnames connected with Clan Donnachaidh...anything look familiar?

Best

AA

Hello mate,

Precisely Auld Argonian. My wife is a Robertson, her family hails form southern Perthshire, the towns of Dunkeld and Pitlochry, and Loch Rannoch. The surnames of Robeson/Robson are indeed associated surnames with the Robertsons of Struan. The surname of Robeson/Robson is recorded in The Surnames of Scotland, by George F. Black.

Below are links to the tartans of the Clann Donnachaidh, courtesy of Lochcarron, Scotland, and an interesting, yet rather brief interview with the current Chief of the Clann Donnachaidh during the July 2009 Gathering in Edinburgh.

Enjoy your newly found heritage lad, and I encourage you to dig deeper (as I did, beginning quite extensively as a high school freshman back in 1995) and see how far, and perhaps where, the trail will lead you. I promise you my friend, the reward of your diligent work is well worth it in the end.

http://www.lochcarron.com/tartanstro...rtson_red.html
http://www.lochcarron.com/tartanstro...n_hunting.html
http://scotland.stv.tv/the-gathering...the-gathering/

Kyle Macpherson


Yours aye,