A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Robertson, James
ROBERTSON. (Lieutenant, 1815. f-p., 13; h-p., 31.)
James Robertson was born 7 Feb. 1780.
This officer entered the Navy, 1 May, 1803, as A.B., on board the Lapwing 28, Capt. Alex. Skene, on the Halifax station, where he continued employed, principally in the capacity of Master’s Mate, in the Leander 50, Capts. Skene and John Talbot, Cleopatra 32, Capts. John Nairne, John Wright, and Wm. Love, Driver 18, Capts. W. Love and Chas. Claridge, Bermuda 18, Capt. Wm. Henry Byam, and Atalante 18, Capt. Fred. Hickey, until Dec. 1809. He then served for nearly six years in the Mediterranean in the Undaunted 38, Capts. Thos. Jas. Maling, Geo. Chas. Mackenzie, Rich. Thomas, and Rowland Mainwaring, Euryalus 36, Capts. R. Mainwaring, Jeremiah Coghlan, and Chas. Napier, and Kite and Paulina sloops, both commanded by Capt. Mainwaring. He acted as Lieutenant in the Undaunted and Kite; and on leaving, in Nov. 1815, the Paulina (in which vessel he had been officiating as Acting-Master) was presented with a commission bearing date 17 of the preceding March. He has since been on half-pay.
Lieut. Robertson married, 23 Jan. 1817, Miss Ann Spence, a lady by whom he has issue five children.