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Children:
He died
In [Q4] 1905, Alice married
either James Thomas Highley
or John Thomas Highley
in Todmorden.
Alice was living at 9 Maitland Road, Walsden [1917]
He was
a partner in Horsfall & Robinson /
a cotton spinner & manufacturer employing 289 persons [1861] /
a farmer of 90 acres employing 3 labourers [1861] /
a local Methodist preacher [1861].
He married Mary [1801-18??] from Wadsworth.
Children:
The family lived at Bankfoot, Heptonstall [1841, 1851, 1861].
His business partner William Horsfall also lived at Bankfoot
[1841, 1851, 1861]
Born in Northowram.
He was
a worsted spinner [1871] /
a flag facer (stone) [1881] /
a delver of Stump Cross [1883] /
a flag facer at quarry [1891] /
a stone hewer and inn keeper of the Bay Horse, Halifax [1901] /
landlord of the Bay Horse, Halifax [1903, 1905] /
a stone mason [1911].
In 1883, he married Ann Mitchell [1864-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a beerseller's assistant [1901]
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were Ann's brothers
George Mitchell [aged 31] (brickmaker),
Lewis Mitchell [aged 23] (labourer in brickworks),
and
Ernest Mitchell [aged 20] (labourer)
On 28th December 1863, he married (1) Emma Shaw [1843-1870] at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick.
Children:
Emma died in 1870.
In [Q4] 1883, he married (2) Mary in Halifax
They lived at 2 Back Victoria Road, Halifax.
Albert died in 1898.
Mary died in the Poor Law Hospital, Halifax [1921].
George Fearnley, Mary & Albert were buried at
St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount [1 4]
He married Francis Mary Whitaker of the Halifax brewing family.
Children:
He was
a mechanic [1861, 1871] /
a machine maker spinning [1881] /
a millwright [1891] /
a machine maker [1901] /
an engineer millwright [1911].
On 10th December 1868, he set up in business as an engineer,
millwright and machine maker at Victoria Iron Works, Brighouse.
His son joined the business
On 3rd May 1863, he married Sarah Sykes [1843-1927] at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
Children:
The family lived at
He died at Rose Villa [8th December 1913].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,488 15/1d.
Probate was granted to
Herbert Gladstone Roberts (assistant town clerk) and Harry
Girdler (cashier)
He worked for Levi Harwood & Company Limited.
On 29th April 1907, he married Mary Louisa Bullett [1881-1943]
at St John the Evangelist, West Vale.
They had no children.
They lived at 10 Hobb Lane, Luddenden [1907].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th (T. F.) Battalion D Company
York & Lancaster Regiment.
He was killed in action by a sniper [9th October 1917].
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [125-128],
on a memorial in
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mytholmroyd and
Scout Road Wesleyan Chapel, Mytholmroyd
and in the book Royd Regeneration.
In [Q1] 1920, Mary Louisa married James A. Drake in Halifax.
They lived at 7 Mill Hill, Brearley, Luddendenfoot
Around 1882, he was involved in an affiliation case with a girl who
lived at the house of Ainley Whiteley.
The case broke down, and Whiteley began to
harass Robinson.
In 1884, Whiteley was charged with assaulting Robinson
who was looking in a shop window in Brighouse on 12th January 1884.
Robinson was seized and dragged for 20 yards down the street
He was an organ-builder.
For 50 years, he was organist at St Anne's in the Grove Church, Southowram
He was a wool comber (worsted manufacturer) [1911].
In [Q4] 1884, he married Sarah Ann Marshall [1868-19??] at Sculcoates.
Children:
The family lived at 22 Thorney Lane, Midgley [1911]
Born in Hull.
He worked for J. Murgatroyd & Son at Oats Royd Mills, Luddenden.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
[August 1917], then
served as a Private
with the 11th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died [12th April 1918].
He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [4],
on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial,
and on Ebenezer United Methodist Memorial, Luddenden Dean.
His cousin Thomas Brown also died in the War
They were at 43 Briggate, Brighouse [1947]
Recorded in 1896, when
he was involved in the probate of Mrs Charlotte Hannah Gaukroger's will
He was
a stationary engine tenter [1891].
In [Q1] 1884, he married Julia Ann Thompson [1860-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Bright Street, Halifax [1891]
Son of Abram Robinson.
He was
a stone hewer [1901] /
publican at the Malt Shovel, Halifax [1911] /
a player with Halifax RLFC [for over 20 years] & won caps for England and for Great Britain while at Halifax /
6 ft 2 in tall /
known as The Octopus on account of his long reach.
On 7th August 1909, he married Ann Isabel Goldthorpe [1882-19??] at St Andrew's Church, Stainland.
Children:
The family lived at 45 Sutcliffe Street, New Pellon, Halifax [1917].
Living with them [in 1911] was Ann's sister Ethel
Goldthorp [b 1894] (public house servant).
During World War I,
he enlisted at Halifax [December 1915],
served as a Bombardier
with the Royal Garrison Artillery.
He went to France [August 1916].
He was Appointed acting Bombardier [January 1917], promoted to
Bombardier [July 1917], and appointed Corporal [April 1918].
He was awarded the Military Medal
in France [November 1917] for
He survived the War
and was demobbed in September 1919.
In 1924, he underwent an operation for an internal complaint.
He recovered and resumed his duties at Thrum Hall.
He died in Halifax [8th December 1924] (aged 40)
He was one of the trustees of the Chapel Fold Meeting House, Halifax, and a founder member of Square Independent Chapel, Halifax.
He was buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
On 4th July 1813, he married Ann daughter of Abraham Patchett.
Children:
Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [1st January 1837]
Born in Brighouse.
He was a general practitioner [1851].
He married Mary.
Children:
The family lived at South Edge House, Hipperholme [1826, 1830]
In York, he taught the cork cutting trade to his nephew, John Robinson
He married Elizabeth Smithies.
Elizabeth died 3rd March 1920 (aged 70).
Daniel died 30th January 1937 (aged 80).
The couple are remembered at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He was a reservist.
He lived at 30 Bright Street, Halifax.
During the South African Wars,
he was called-up [December 1899], and
served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died in the South African Wars.
He is remembered on the Halifax Parish Church South African War Memorial,
and on West View Park War Memorial
He gave evidence against several local people which led to their
being tried for witchcraft.
Both he and his father were later accused of perjury
He was incumbent of Hepworth, Holmfirth for 11 years.
At that time, he forged licences and performed illegal marriage
ceremonies.
In 1688, he and his son, Ben, were found to be coyning
at Bank End, their house outside the town.
After the trial, he was hanged at York on 31st March 1691,
but Ben was acquitted and subsequently went to work at the
Royal Mint
In his will, he left land to his cousin, Jeremy Brigg
of Field House, Sowerby
Born in Greetland.
He was
a thick wire drawer (unemployed) [1911].
In [Q4] 1892, he married Elizabeth in Halifax.
They lived at
Living with them in 1911 were Elizabeth's 2 children from her
first marriage
On 10th December 1892, he married Emily Bateman [1865-1920]
at St Mary's Church, Gomersal.
Children:
The family lived at 20 Market Street, Halifax [1917]
She married (1) Samuel Milne.
After Samuel's death, she married (2) Timothy Stansfeld.
In December 1829, she restored the Monument to Rev Dr George Legh
in Halifax Parish Church.
She died at New Cross, Surrey / Kent
Born in Portugal.
She married William Henry Frazer [1875-1939] of Dunacleggan,
Queen's County, Eire.
He was born in Ireland.
Children:
Ellen Mary died in England.
William Henry died in Portugal
Son of Jonas Robinson.
He was a master worsted spinner [1871].
Worsted manufacturer with a business at Lee Mills, which were owned
by John Crossley.
He had to move when Crossley needed the premises for his own
expansion.
He had business at Blackwood Mill, Halifax.
He was partner in Ingham & Robinson.
He was Alderman for Halifax Pellon Ward [1894].
He was
Mayor of Halifax [1904-1905].
He gave West View Park to the town
He married Ellen [1841-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
Children:
The family lived at Clay Pits, Halifax.
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
In [Q3] 1912, he (possibly) married Gertrude M. Field in Halifax.
Children:
In 1924, he was charged with the manslaughter of Alexander Brown
Laidlaw, a tramp from Peebles, whom Robinson had knocked
down and killed by his motor car.
See
John Henry Stott
Born in Southowram.
Baptised at St Anne's Church, Southowram [25th March 1894].
He was
educated at Heath Grammar School.
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with B Battery
102nd Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed in action [23rd May 1917] (aged 23).
He was buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium [A 6],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Heath Grammar School,
on Southowram War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Anne's Church, Southowram
She married William Prescott.
The couple died within 2 weeks of each other, and were buried in the
Holdsworth Chapel
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a half-time mill hand & scholar [1871] /
a railway stoker [1881] /
an engine driver [1891] /
a locomotive driver [1893] /
butcher and landlord of the Bowling Green, Halifax [1894] /
motor man (tramway) and beerhouse keeper at 4 Ann Street, Halifax (possibly) the London Tavern, Halifax [1901] /
a fireman [1911].
His wife Emily Charlotte was also shown as publican
at 4 Ann Street, Halifax [1901].
In 1893, he married Emily Charlotte, widow of William Henry Rushworth, at Bradford Cathedral.
The family lived at
The couple were buried at Bethesda Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bank Top
He married Sarah Maude Wilkinson [1858-1942].
Children:
Fred died at the pub [11th October 1910].
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
[2 10/O].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £57 14/6d.
Administration was granted to his widow Sarah Maude.
Sarah Maude took over at the New Inn, and was still
there in 1915
He was a joiner [1882].
On 22nd January 1882, he married Sarah Jane Hollas in Halifax.
They had no children
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 4th Battalion
Seaforth Highlanders.
He died 8th December 1916 (aged 21).
He was buried at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France [II H 16]
In her journals [17th March 1818], Anne Lister records a visit to
the property prior to the Robinsons moving into Lower Brea.
She found it
He was making wire at a mill at Mytholm Mill [1819]
In [Q2] 1857, he (possibly) married Ann Marchant in Halifax.
Children:
Infant daughter Kate died 9th December 1857 (aged 4 months).
She was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 3303]
with her Marchant grandparents
He emigrated to America and settle in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
He was a witness to the
Johnstown Flood
of 31st May 1889, and on 12th June 1889, he wrote a letter to his
family in Brighouse
Question:
Does anyone know anything about his family and/or his life?
He was
a woollen fancy weaver [1841] /
a fancy manufacturer employing 20 men 3 women 5 boys and 2 girls [1851] /
a fancy woollen manufacturer employing 81 hands [1861] /
landlord of the Queen Hotel, Ripponden [1871, 1874].
On 14th August 1834, he married Edna Diggles [1813-1873] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
He died at the Queen Hotel [2nd July 1875].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £200.
Probate was granted to his daughter Ellen and
Charles Webster Shaw of Inkerman House.
After his death, his son-in-law Henry Standeven took over at
the Queen Hotel
Born in Wakefield.
He and his brother, William, started working in a cork factory in London.
In 1854, the brothers were in Morocco with William Milligan.
They then went to Portalegre, Portugal.
He and his brothers, John, and
William, established Robinson Brothers Cork Growers in Halifax.
He and his family moved to Portugal.
He married Sarah Ann Wheelhouse at Barton-on-Irwell [1851].
Children:
He lived at 3 Ovenden Terrace, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 21st September 1916 (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died in Belgium [19th December 1915].
He was buried at Talana Farm Cemetery, Belgium [IV H 10].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial
Son of Enoch Robinson.
Councillor for Halifax Pellon Ward [1894].
He lived at Ingfield, Baildon [1933].
He was buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He married Elizabeth [b 1839].
Children:
Son of George Robinson.
Born in Portugal [17th September 1857].
Partner in cork manufacturer Robinson Brothers.
He transformed the company's factory in Portugal into a thriving
business.
He introduced a trade union, the first in the cork industry, and
other benefits for the workers, including a day-care centre for the
workers' children.
In 1899, he established a fire service in Portalegre, and in 1903,
the Corps of Firemen.
He also had a woollen mill which was managed by Mr Kaye of
Huddersfield.
He married Fanny Isabella Milner [1857-1945] at Doncaster
[1881].
Children:
He and his wife both died in Portugal
Children:
He was educated at St Peter's College
before becoming
Curate at Elland [1845, 1847]
He married Unknown.
Children:
Both he and his son were later accused of perjury
Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [10th July 1785]
In 1903, he married Ada Marshall, (possibly) daughter of
Abraham Marshall, in Halifax.
Children:
Living with them in 1911 was nurse maid Elsie May Walker
[aged 14]
(Possibly) born in Todmorden.
He was employed at Robinwood Mill, Todmorden.
He married Annie.
They lived at Burnley. Children:
During World War II,
he enlisted [1940], and
served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He was killed in action in Normandy [17th June 1944] (aged 29).
He was buried at Tilly-sur-Seulles War Cemetery, France [VI A 2].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Son of Elizabeth (née Bird) & Charles Robinson,
builder.
Born in Wetherden, Suffolk [15th June 1834].
He was an Evangelical.
He never married.
He was
educated at St John's College Cambridge [1860] /
ordained (deacon) at Manchester [1864] /
curate of St Paul's, Hulme, Lancashire [1864-1870] /
curate of St Luke's, Millwall, London [1870-1872] /
curate of Holy Trinity, Dover [1872-1876] /
ordained (priest) at Dover [1874].
before becoming
Curate at Halifax [1876-1879] /
Perpetual Curate at Luddenden [1881-1899].
He left to become rector of Monksilver, Somerset [1899].
He died at Monksilver [3rd May 1906]
He was educated at Oxford
before becoming
Senior Curate at Brighouse [1894-1901].
He left to become Vicar of St Paul's, Morley
He lived at 26 The Crescent, Hipperholme [1905]
He was
a tailor [1885] /
a postman [1885].
In 1885, he married Mary Calvert [1864-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Elland.
The family lived at
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/6th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 14th March 1917 (aged 19).
He was buried at Merville Communal Cemetery Extension, France [II A 49].
He is remembered on Todmorden War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church
On 4th August 1544, he married Mrs Isabel Dobson.
Children:
He was an early member of the Robinson family of Sowerby.
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church
He married Mary.
Children:
Son of William Robinson.
He married (1) Unknown.
He married (2) a widow, Grace Greenwood.
Children:
Around 1805, he left to start Small Clews Pottery in partnership
with John Catherall.
He traded as James Robinson & Company.
He went into the partnership Robinson & Wade
with W. Wade, who is almost certainly William Wade.
In 1806, he married Sarah Spencer [1786-18??] at Halifax Parish Church.
They lived at Harper Farm, Bradshaw Lane [1841] with neighbours
William Wade & family [1841, 1851].
It has been recorded that James married (2) Rachael Catherall, and after his death, Rachel carried on as partner
in Robinson & Wade, but this is unconfirmed.
James died around 1859
Ann was the daughter of Nathan Mitchell of Claremount.
Mary was the widow of George Fearnley
Mary Louisa was born in Worcester
Julia Ann was born in Halifax
Ann Isabel was born in Barnsley
his bravery in attending to the wounded on the 4th of October 1917
Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Smithies
Elizabeth was the widow of Abraham Knapton
Emily was born in Scholes
All the children were born in Portugal.
Sarah Jane was the daughter of William Hollas
in a sad, dirty, forlorn, pulled-to-pieces state.
The roof must be taken off & £200 laid out – besides a new barn
that will cost about £150.
We were 2½ hours looking about in spite of the cold &
boisterous wind & flying showers
Ann was the daughter of John Marchant
Edna came from Rastrick
Only 2 of the 7 children survived
Mary was born in Rishworth