'Robinson02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Robinson of Kentwell Hall, Robinson of London, Robinson of Manchester, Robinson in Northamptonshire

                               
DBART1839 reported that "This family was originally seated in the north of England." Visitation reports that the following William "descended out of ye North".
William Robinson
1. John Robinson of Reading, Berkshire (a 1614, rector of Long Whatton)
  m. Lucy Webb (dau of John Webb, sister of William, Lord Mayor of London, m2. William Laud of Reading)
  A. William Robinson (rector of Long Watton, prebendary of Westminster, archdeacon of Nottingham)
m. Sara Bainbrig (dau of William Bainbrig of Lockington)
  i. Henry Robinson (b c1610, rector of Long Whatton)
  m. Ann Bainbrigge (dau of Thomas Bainbrigge by Ann, cousin)
  a.+ issue including John (b c1649, d 29.03.1704)
  ii. Sir John Robinson, Lord Mayor of London, 1st Bart (bpt 14.01.1614/15, d 02.1697-8, 3rd son)
  m. (12.1654) Anne Whitmore (d 01.1699, dau of Sir George Whitmore of Barnes (sb Balmes?), m2. William Shenton)
  a. Sir William Robinson (b 16.12.1655, dvp unm 14.02.1678-9)
  b. Sir John Robinson of Farming Woods (Northamptonshire), 2nd Bart (b 1660, d 1693)
  m. (1686) Mary Dudley (dau of Sir William Dudley, 1st Bart)
  (1) Mary Robinson (dsp 1711)
  m. (05.01.1708-9) David, 3rd/4th Earl of Wemyss
(2) Anne Robinson (d 14.11.1744)
  m. (1718) Richard Fitzpatrick, Lord Gowran
  c. Sir James Robinson, 3rd Bart (b 1669, d 28.08.1731)
  m. (c04.1699) Anne Jesson (d 1728, dau/coheir of Sir William Jesson of Newhouse by Penelope Villiers)
  (1) Sir John Robinson 'of Cranford', 4th Bart, Sheriff of Northamptonshire (b 1705, d 31.08.1765)
  m1. (05.05.1726) Mary Morgan (d 02.02.1733-4, dau/heir of John Morgan of Kinsthorpe by Triphena, dau/heir of Robert Sheffield, uncle of John, Duke of Buckingham)
  (A) Sir George Robinson, 5th Bart (b 1730, d 10.10.1815, 2nd son)
m. (02.12.1764) Dorothea Chester (d 27.01.1815, dau/heir of John Chester of London by Elizabeth, dau of Sir William Chester, Bart of Chicheley, by Penelope, dau of George Hewett of Stretton)
  (i) Sir George Robinson, 6th Bart (b 1765, d unm 23.11.1833, 2nd son)
  (ii) William Villiers Robinson (b 1765-6, d 14.01.1829, rector of Grafton Underwood & Irchester-cum-Wollaston, 3rd son)
  m. (10.12.1795) Anne Brooksbank (dau of Stamp Brooksbank by Anne Gataker)
  (a) Sir George Stamp Robinson, 7th Bart (b 29.08.1797, d 09.10.1873, rector of Cranford) had issue
  m. (24.05.1827) Emma Blencowe (d 20.01.1874, dau of Robert Willis Blencowe of Hayes)
  (b) Caroline Penelope Robinson (b 04.04.1809)
m. (29.10.1834) Herman Merivale (d 08.02.1874)
  (c) Emma Robinson (b 29.01.1812)
  m. (12.11.1834) William Duthy (d 1889, rector of Sudborough)
  (d)+ other issue - Henry William (b 03.08.1805, d unm 10.1855), Edward (b 14.11.1807, d 15.07.1824), Frances (b 04.06.1803, d 02.10.1823), Isabella Anne (b 11.06.1817, d 1834)
  (iii) Charles Robinson (d 08.05.1805, youngest son)
  m. (28.02.1805) Charlotte Pennyman (dau of Sir James Pennyman, Bart, m2. Capt. John George Boss)
  (iv) Frances Dorothea Robinson
  m. (07.05.1790) Charles Hoare ("the eminent banker")
  (v) Penelope Robinson
  m. (12.10.1789) Robert Willis Blencowe of Hayes
  (vi)+ other issue - John (d 14.08.1790), James Chester (d 25.07.1793), Henry (d 05.02.1783), Edward (d 05.09.1800, Lt. Colonel), Charles
  (B)+ other issue - John (d young), Anne
  m2. (07.06.1736) Elizabeth Perkins (dau of _ Perkins of Marston)
  (D)+ other issue - William, Elizabeth
  (2) George Robinson
  (3) William Robinson
  m. _ Ludby (d 24.10.1796)
  (A)+ issue - William (d 1768), son (d 1768)
  (4) Penelope Robinson
  m. Henry Hatsell (son of Sir Henry)
  d. daughter
  m. John Harvey of Ickwell
  e. daughter
  m. _ Barker of Isleworth
  f. Sarah Robinson
  m. John Gore of Gilston
  iii.+ other issue (a 1619) - William (b c1613), Thomas (b c1616), Elizabeth (b c1606), Sara (b c1612), Lucy (b c1617)
  B.+ oter issue - Henry (a 1638, rector of Long Whatton), daughter (bur 1632)

 

 

?? Robinson
1. Samuel Robinson of Manchester 'of Ardwick'
  m. Margaret Hibbert (dau of Robert Hibbert of Manchester)
  A. Thomas Robinson of Manchester 'of Woodlands' 'of Hazles' (d 1831)
  m. (13.10.1785) Sophia Caroline Oates (dau of George Oates of Leeds)
  i. Sophia Robinson
  m. Sir Benjamin Heywood of Manchester, 1st Bart
  ii.+ other issue (dsp) - Thomas Henry of Manchester (dvp unm 02.09.1821), Samuel, Robert
  B. Margaret Robinson (d 16.10.1824)
  m. (27.02.1783) John Philips of Heath House
  C.+ other issue (d unm) - Robert, Mary
2. John Robinson of Gorton
  m. Elizabeth Taylor (dau of Samuel Taylor of Moston?)
  A.+ issue - William, Johm, Martha, Elizabeth, Sara
3.+ other issue - Robert, Mary

 

 

(1) This section was first launched on 30.12.06 as a section of a Temporary page using BEB1841. It was moved here after review using TCB led to acceptance that there was little chance of our making a significant improvement to it in the near future and that it was 'good enough' to be promoted into the main database.
(2) BEB1841 identifies the arms of this family as "Vert., on a chevron between three bucks trippant or, three cinquefoils gu.". TCB identifies the following Thomas as son of _ Robinson of Westminster.
Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Bart of Kentwell Hall, Suffolk (b c1618, d 02.08.1683, bencher, prothonotary)
m. (1648) Jane Dew (b c1616, d 22.11.1665, dau of Lumley Dew of Bishop's Upton (Upton Bishop) by Amy, dau of Richard Williams of Chichester)
1. Sir Lumley Robinson, 2nd Bart of Kentwell Hall (b c1648, d 06.06.1684)
  m. (c07.1680) Anne Laurence (bur 13.12.1690, dau of John Laurence of Westminster, m2. Sir William Foulis, 4th Bart)
  A. Sir Thomas Robinson, 3rd Bart 'of Worlingham' (bpt 14.07.1681, dsp 21.04.1743)
  m. (30.05.1710) Elizabeth Hare (dau of Sir Thomas Hare, Bart of Stow Bardolph)
  B. Anne Robinson (bpt 05.10.1682, bur 29.04.1737)
  m. (06.12.1705) Sir Comport Fitch, Bart (b 18.10.1676, d 30.12.1720)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 02.04.09, reviewed 27.03.23 using Nichols) : DBART1839 ('Robinson of London'), BP1934 ('Robinson of London)' , 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John NichoÏs, vol 2, part 2, 1798, 'Pedigree of Robinson of Stretton ...', p583) with a little support from Visitation (Leicsetershire, 1619, 'Robinson')
(2) For middle section (uploaded 25.03.12) : FMG (vol 1, MS122, Robinson)
(3) For lower section (uploaded 29.02.24) : BEB1841 ('Robinson of Kentwell Hall in Long Melford'), TCB (vol 4, 'Robinson of Kentwell', p125)
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