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George William ROBINSON 1815–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: DOWN, IRELAND

Death Date: 1899

Death Location: Kaiapoi, New Zealand

Father: JAMES ROBINSON

Mother: Anne Ringland

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wightman

Children(s): James Robinson, Mary Robinson, Eliza Robinson, Isabella Robinson, Robina Robinson, Caroline Robinson, George Robinson

George William ROBINSON was born in 1815 in DOWN, IRELAND, the child of James Robinson And Anne Ringland. In 1890, George William ROBINSON resided in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand. George William ROBINSON married Elizabeth A Wightman, and had children including Caroline Robinson, Eliza Ann Robinson, George Wrightman Robinson, Isabella Robinson, James Robinson, Mary Jane Robinson, Robina Robinson. George William ROBINSON passed away in 1899 in Kaiapoi, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • George William ROBINSON was born in 1815 in DOWN, IRELAND, the child of James Robinson And Anne Ringland.
  • In 1890, George William ROBINSON resided in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • George William ROBINSON married Elizabeth A Wightman, and had children including Caroline Robinson, Eliza Ann Robinson, George Wrightman Robinson, Isabella Robinson, James Robinson, Mary Jane Robinson, Robina Robinson.
  • George William ROBINSON passed away in 1899 in Kaiapoi, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES ROBINSON
1815–1882
Birth Location: Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England
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Anne Ringland
1790–1866
Birth Location: Sexhoro, Yorkshire, England
AR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wightman
1837–1879
Birth Location: Ireland
EW

Children(s)

James Robinson
1864–1938
Birth Location: Ballynahinch Down, Ireland
JR
Mary Robinson
1852–
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
MR
Eliza Robinson
1872–1958
Birth Location: Lisnamaul, Downpatrick, Ireland
ER
Isabella Robinson
1855–1907
Birth Location: DOWN, IRELAND
IR
Robina Robinson
1857–1923
Birth Location: County Down, Nth Ireland
RR
Caroline Robinson
1868–1965
Birth Location: –
CR
George Robinson
1859–1940
Birth Location: –
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George ROBINSON's Ancestors

Self
George ROBINSON
1815–1899
Birth Place: DOWN, IRELAND
Parents
JAMES ROBINSON
1815–1882
Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England
Anne Ringland
1790–1866
Sexhoro, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
JOHN (ROBINSON) *
1785–
Hensall, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Berry) *
1790–1866
Beale, Yorkshire, England
James Ringland
1762–1816
County Down Northern Ireland
Margaret Cleland
1764–1816
County Down Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Robinson
1763–1790
Jane Milligan
1766–1841
James Berry
1757–1819
Hans Ringland
1731–
Sarah Unknown
1732–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Robinson
–1776
Isabell Potter
1720–
Mary Lewthwaite
–1779
James Berry
1737–1794

George ROBINSON's Descendants

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George (William) ROBINSON (1815–1899) m. Elizabeth (A) Wightman (1837–1879)
  1. 1. James Robinson 1864–1938 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Byron 1866–1943
    1. 1. Leonora (Gertrude) Robinson 1901–1983 m. Archibald (Eli) Smith 1898–1975
      1. 1. Lance (Robert) Smith 1943–2012
      2. 2. Byron (Thomas) Smith 1921–1982
      3. 3. Raymond (George) Smith 1923–1983 m. Barbara McLean 1901–2000
        1. 1. Howard (Raymond) Smith –2025
      4. 4. Noel (Winston) Smith 1933–1991 m. Doreen (Phyllis Matilda) Smith 1936–2008
    2. 2. Ivy (Harriet Robinson) (Bennett) 1890–1953
    3. 3. Allan (George) Robinson 1903–1974 m. Grace (Minnie) Robinson 1898–1988
    4. 4. Annie (Elizabeth) Robinson 1907–1972 m. William (Alfred) Ennis 1908–1975
    5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Pester 1884–1940 m. John (Thomas) Borman 1879–1944
      1. 1. Louis (William) Borman 1913–1994
      2. 2. Eric (Geoffrey Jackson) Borman 1914–1979
    6. 6. Mary Robinson 1898–1922
    7. 7. Ann Robinson 1896–
    8. 8. Ada (Rhoda) Pester 1886–1977 m. William (James Morgan) Wilson 1885–1972
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Robinson 1852–
  3. 3. Eliza (Ann) Robinson 1872–1958 m. John (William) Dell 1870–1943
    1. 1. Annie (Isabella) Dell 1901–1987
    2. 2. Caroline (Wightman) Dell 1906–1994
    3. 3. Charles (Frederick) Dell 1904–
    4. 4. Eileen (Elizabeth) Dell 1896–1977
    5. 5. Emma (Robina) Dell 1898–1978
    6. 6. George (William) Dell 1894–1960
    7. 7. Lilian (Kathleen) Dell 1917–2010
    8. 8. Margaret (Catherine) Dell 1902–1993
    9. 9. May (Lynnford) Dell 1913–1996
    10. 10. Olive (Doris) Dell 1915–2008
    11. 11. Walter (James) Dell 1911–1988
    12. 12. John (Leslie) Dell 1909–1986
  4. 4. Isabella Robinson 1855–1907 m. John Robinson 1855–1901
    1. 1. John Robinson 1879–
    2. 2. George Robinson 1887–
    3. 3. Marion Robinson 1874–
    4. 4. James Robinson 1875– m. Christina Trimble 1871–
      1. 1. James Robinson 1910–
  5. 5. Robina Robinson 1857–1923
  6. 6. Caroline Robinson 1868–1965 m. William (Henry) Nicholson 1870–1948
  7. 7. George (Wrightman) Robinson 1859–1940

George ROBINSON's Timeline

4 Records

1798
18 Feb 1798
George William ROBINSON was baptized in Inch, Down, Ireland
Inch, Down, Ireland
1815
1815
Birth of George William ROBINSON in DOWN, IRELAND
DOWN, IRELAND
1890
1890
Age 75
George William ROBINSON resided here in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
1899
1899
Age 84
Death of George William ROBINSON in Kaiapoi, New Zealand
Kaiapoi, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: DOWN, IRELAND
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1798
    Event Place: Inch, Down, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Kaiapoi, New Zealand
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