Project News
I'm sorry to inform the Robson DNA project members that Thomas Alan William (TAW) Robson, member no. 90103, died suddenly on 20 June, 2008 in White Rock, British Columbia.
I also have learned the sad news that Ralph John Robson, our member no. 77798, died at St. Joseph's Convent, Bognor Regis, West Sussex on 9 April 2008. You may or may not be aware that Ralph wrote and published a book entitled, The Rise and Fall of the English Highland Clans, Tudor Responses to a Mideaval Problem. It is an excellent, scholarly read about the history of the border reivers.
Here is the original announcement of the Robson Encyclopaedia Project on the Centre for Life website: ROBSONS SOUGHT FOR CLAN RESEARCH, November 16, 2006, Call goes out to Robson clan
Centre for Life Undertakes DNA Testing To Trace Reiver Clan Members
Here are some articles in Newcastle-upon-Tyne newspapers discussing the Centre for Life Robson Encyclopaedia Project:
Reiver genes, Nov 18 2006, By The Evening Chronicle
Robson gene, Nov 18 2006, By The Journal
Together forever, Nov 19 2006, By Ian Robson, The Sunday Sun
Robson tribe comes to gape at DNA technology, Nov 27 2006, By Paul Bradley, The Journal
Hello Mr Robson, I think we're related!, Nov 27 2006, By Craig Hope, The Evening Chronicle
'Border Reiver' families to spill their blood for genetics research, 28.11.2006, Melanie Reed, Source: alphagalileo
Reivers ready to spill their blood again, Nov 29 2006, By Tony Henderson, The Journal
Robsons rally to help out; 06 December 2006, Morpeth Today
Test keeps it in the family, Dec 10 2006, By Ian Robson, The Sunday Sun
Grudge match under scrutiny, Jan 7 2007, By Ian Robson, The Sunday Sun
History detective on trail of Robson clan, 29 March 2007, Morpeth Herald
Mr Robson was the grandad of them all, Jun 8 2007, By Audrey Forbes, The Journal
The swizz family Robsons, Jun 10 2007, By Ian Robson, The Sunday Sun
Robson Encyclopaedia by the Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, commissioned by the Centre for Life, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Border Reivers DNA Research, Posted by Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D. 11 June 2007
Robson Encyclopaedia, Centre for Life, News from Life, November 1, 2007