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James Robinson 1864–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1864

Birth Location: Ballynahinch Down, Ireland

Death Date: 25 Dec 1938

Death Location: Timaru, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: George ROBINSON

Mother: Elizabeth Wightman

Spouse(s): Alice Byron

Children(s): Leonora Robinson, Ivy (Bennett), Allan Robinson, Annie Robinson, Sarah Pester, Mary Robinson, Ann Robinson, Ada Pester

In 1864, James Robinson entered the world in Ballynahinch Down, Ireland, born to George William Robinson And Elizabeth A Wightman. James Robinson married Alice Elizabeth Byron, and had children including Ada Rhoda Pester, Allan George Robinson, Ann Robinson, Annie Elizabeth Robinson, Ivy Harriet Robinson Bennett, Leonora Gertrude Robinson, Mary Robinson, Sarah Jane Pester. James Robinson passed away in 1938 in Timaru, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1864, James Robinson entered the world in Ballynahinch Down, Ireland, born to George William Robinson And Elizabeth A Wightman.
  • James Robinson married Alice Elizabeth Byron, and had children including Ada Rhoda Pester, Allan George Robinson, Ann Robinson, Annie Elizabeth Robinson, Ivy Harriet Robinson Bennett, Leonora Gertrude Robinson, Mary Robinson, Sarah Jane Pester.
  • James Robinson passed away in 1938 in Timaru, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Robinson's Ancestors

Self
James Robinson
1864–1938
Birth Place: Ballynahinch Down, Ireland
Parents
George William ROBINSON
1815–1899
DOWN, IRELAND
Elizabeth (A) Wightman
1837–1879
Ireland
Grandparents
JAMES ROBINSON
1815–1882
Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England
Anne Ringland
1790–1866
Sexhoro, Yorkshire, England
Janet (W) Niven
1798–
Appin, argyleshire
Great-Grandparents
JOHN *
1785–
Mary *
1790–1866
James Ringland
1762–1816
Margaret Cleland
1764–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Robinson
1763–1790
Jane Milligan
1766–1841
James Berry
1757–1819
Hans Ringland
1731–
Sarah Unknown
1732–

James Robinson's Descendants

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James Robinson (15 September 1864–25 Dec 1938) m. Alice (Elizabeth) Byron (1866–11 May 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

James Robinson's Timeline

2 Records

1864
15 September 1864
Birth of James Robinson in Ballynahinch Down, Ireland
Ballynahinch Down, Ireland
1938
25 Dec 1938
Age 74
Death of James Robinson in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1864
    Event Place: Ballynahinch Down, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms
    [2] Ireland, CIVIL Registration Births Index
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [4] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1938
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Timaru, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

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