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William ROBSON 1760–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Flamborough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 04 JUN 1844

Death Location: Flamborough, East Yorkshire

Father: William Robson

Mother: Annie Mundell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth COCKCROFT

Children(s): Alice Robson, Elizabeth ROBSON, Sarah ROBSON, Richard ROBSON, John ROBSON, James ROBSON, Esther ROBSON, Thomas ROBSON, William Robson, Robert Robson, Robert Robson, John Robson

The story of William ROBSON began in 1760 in Flamborough, Yorkshire, England. William ROBSON married Elizabeth Cockcroft, and had children including Alice Robson, Elizabeth Robson, Esther Robson, James Robson, John Robson, Richard Robson, Robert Cockroft Robson, Robert Robson, Sarah Robson, Thomas Robson, William Robson. William ROBSON passed away in 1844 in Flamborough, East Yorkshire.

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Biography

  • The story of William ROBSON began in 1760 in Flamborough, Yorkshire, England.
  • William ROBSON married Elizabeth Cockcroft, and had children including Alice Robson, Elizabeth Robson, Esther Robson, James Robson, John Robson, Richard Robson, Robert Cockroft Robson, Robert Robson, Sarah Robson, Thomas Robson, William Robson.
  • William ROBSON passed away in 1844 in Flamborough, East Yorkshire.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William ROBSON's Ancestors

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William ROBSON
1760–1844
Birth Place: Flamborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Robson
1728–1823
Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Annie Mundell
1730–1823
Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William ROBSON's Descendants

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William ROBSON (1760–04 JUN 1844) m. Elizabeth COCKCROFT (1761–25 APR 1846)
  1. 1. Alice Robson 1806–1841 m. George Bayes 1800–1877
    1. 1. Jane Bayes 1834–1879 m. James Dellar 1835–1876 m. Robert Emmerson 1826–1904
      1. 1. Alice Bayes 1856–1915 m. Richard Potts 1853–1929
        1. 1. Jane (Gray) Gray 1886–1972 m. HUBERT GRAY 1883–1944
        2. 2. Herbert (Richard) Potts 1881–1965 m. Edith Neal 1883–1946
        3. 3. George (Henry) Potts 1878–1974 m. Fanny (Agnes) Watson 1880–1950
        4. 4. Arthur (William) Potts 1883–1962
        5. 5. Edwin (Francis) Potts 1889–1891
        6. 6. Harold (Clarence) Potts 1892–1952 m. Edith (Helen) Dunn 1901–1972
        7. 7. Alice (Margaret) Potts 1895–1976 m. WIlliam (Henry) Holtby 1887–1937
        8. 8. Cyril (Francis) Potts 1900–1966 m. Flora (Marian) Robson 1901–1995
        9. 9. Jonathan Potts 1891–1891
        10. 10. John Potts 1885–1885
        11. 11. Cyril (Francis) Potts 1901–1900
      2. 2. Jane (Elizabeth) Emmerson 1868–1873
      3. 3. Sarah (A) Emmerson 1850–
      4. 4. William Emmerson 1853–
    2. 2. Esther Bayes 1830–1898
    3. 3. elizabeth Bayes 1830–1917
  2. 2. Elizabeth ROBSON 1799–1871
  3. 3. Sarah ROBSON 1784–
  4. 4. Richard ROBSON 1786–1851
  5. 5. John ROBSON 1790–1813
  6. 6. James ROBSON 1792–1858
  7. 7. Esther ROBSON 1795–1874
  8. 8. Thomas ROBSON 1799–1886
  9. 9. William Robson 1782–1861
  10. 10. Robert Robson 1788–1813
  11. 11. Robert (Cockroft) Robson 1788–1871
  12. 12. John Robson 1788–1813

William ROBSON's Timeline

5 Records

1760
1760
Birth of William ROBSON in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
1760
1760
Birth of William ROBSON in Flamborough, Yorkshire, England
Flamborough, Yorkshire, England
1774
24 Jul 1774
Age 14
William ROBSON was baptized in Gretton, Northamptonshire, England
Gretton, Northamptonshire, England
1841
1841
Age 81
William ROBSON resided here in Flamborough, Yorkshire, England
Flamborough, Yorkshire, England
1844
04 JUN 1844
Age 84
Death of William ROBSON in Flamborough, East Yorkshire
Flamborough, East Yorkshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1214; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Flamborough; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 9; Page: 11; Line: 9; GSU roll: 464217

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Flamborough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1774
    Event Place: Gretton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Flamborough, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1214; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Flamborough; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 9; Page: 11; Line: 9; GSU roll: 464217

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Flamborough, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 JUN 1844
    Event Place: Flamborough, East Yorkshire

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