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* Roberton, Scottish Borders, Scotland *
Roberton, South Lanarkshire Roberton is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Origins The origins of the town of Roberton are intertwined with those of the Robertons of that Ilk, Earnock, Bedlay Castle, Bedlay, and Lauchope. #Reference-idBlack1965, Black 1965 describ ...
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James Roberton James Roberton, Lord Bedlay (c. 1590 – May 1664) was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was born to Archibald Roberton of Stainhall, youngest son of John Roberton 9th Laird of Earnock, and Elizabeth Baillie, daughter of Robert Baillie of Jervi ...
, Lord Bedlay, Scottish advocate and judge *
James Roberton James Roberton, Lord Bedlay (c. 1590 – May 1664) was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was born to Archibald Roberton of Stainhall, youngest son of John Roberton 9th Laird of Earnock, and Elizabeth Baillie, daughter of Robert Baillie of Jervi ...
(1896–1996), New Zealand soldier, doctor and genealogist * Dr Ernest Roberton, one of the founders of the Diocesan school for girls, Auckland *
John Roberton (1776) John Roberton (1776 – 1840) was a Scottish physician and social reformer. A radical and fringe figure in the medical profession, he is best remembered for advocating the founding of a ''medical police'' to promote health and social welfar ...
(1776–1840), Physician and social reformer * John Roberton (1797) (1797–1876), Obstetrician and social reformer *
Hugh S. Roberton Sir Hugh Stevenson Roberton (23 February 18747 October 1952) was a Scottish composer and Britain's leading choral-master. Roberton was born in Glasgow, where, in 1906, he founded the Glasgow Orpheus Choir. For five years before that it was the T ...
(1874–1952), Scottish composer and founder of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir; *
Hugh Roberton Hugh Stevenson Roberton (18 December 1900 – 13 March 1987) was an Australian politician. A member of the Country Party, he served as Minister for Social Services in the Menzies government from 1956 to 1965. He later served as Ambassador ...
(1900–1987), Hugh's son, Australian MP and foundation member for the National Party of Australia *
Dylan Roberton Dylan Roberton (born 21 June 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with the 49th selection in the 2009 AFL National Draft ...
(born 1991), AFL player * Elizabeth Roberton, a European settler on
Motuarohia Island Motuarohia Island (Roberton Island) is a small island in the Bay of Islands of New Zealand, located about northeast of Russell. The island stretches for east-west, with the south coast offering two bays backed by sandy beaches. The north co ...
whose murder was the subject of the trial of Wiremu Kingi Maketu *
Thomas Beattie Roberton Thomas Beattie Roberton (1879 – 1936) was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist.
(1879–1936), Scottish born Canadian journalist {{disambiguation, geo, surname