'Robinson03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Robinson of Edgeley, Robinson of Rokeby (Rokesby), Montagu Lords Rokeby

                               
William Robinson of London, later of Rokeby in Yorkshire (a 1610, d 1643)
m. Mary Hall (dau of Thomas Hall of Thornton)
1. Thomas Robinson of Gray's Inn (dvp, Colonel)
  m. Frances Smelt (dau of Leonard Smelt of Kirkby Fleetham)
  A. William Robinson of Rokeby or Rokesby (b c1625, a 08.1665)
  m. Mary Layton (dau/coheir of Francis Layton of Rawden)
  i. Thomas Robinson 'of Holmby' (d 1719)
  m. Grace Stapylton (dau of Sir Henry Stapylton, Bart of Myton)
a. William Robinson of Rokeby & Merton Abbey (b 1675, d 1719-20)
  m. Anne Walters (d 1730, dau/heir of Robert Walters of Cundale or Cundall)
  (1) Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Bart of Rokeby (dsp 1777)
  m1/2. Elizabeth Howard (d 10.04.1739, dau of Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle)
  m2/1. ??
  (2) Sir William Robinson, 2nd Bart of Rokeby (d unm 18.09.1785)
  (3) Richard Robinson, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland, 1st Baron Rokeby of Armagh (b c1708, d unm 10.10.1794, 6th son)
By special remainder, the barony passed to his cousin (## below).
  (4) Anne Robinson
  m1. Robert Knight
  m2. James Cresset
  (5) Grace Robinson
  m. William Freind or Friend (Dean of Canterbury, son/heir of Rev. Robert Friend of Westminster)
The following comes from BP1870 (Robinson (of Rokeby Hall in co. Louth)).
  (A) Robert Freind (b 1740, d 20.01.1780)
  (B) William Maximilian Freind (d 11.06.1804, rector of Chinnor)
  m. (25.02.1778) Deborah Walker (d 13.06.1781, dau/heir of Thomas Walker of Woodstock)
  (i) William Maximilian Freind (d 20.01.1795)
(ii) Deborah Susannah Freind (d 24.03.1810)
  m. (26.05.1802) Henry Jeffrey (Flower), 4th Viscount Ashbrook
  (C) Sir John Freind, later Robinson, 1st Bart 'of Rokeby Park' (d 16.04.1832, archdeacon of Armagh)
  m. (1786) Mary Anne Spencer (d 19.01.1834, dau of James Spencer of Rathangan)
  (i) Sir Richard Robinson, 2nd Bart 'of Rokeby Hall' (b 04.03.1787, d 02.10.1847) had issue
  m. (25.02.1813) Helean Eleanor Moore (d 23.09.1859, dau of Stephen, 2nd Earl of Mount Cashell)
  (ii) William Robinson (b 1793, d 1834, rector of Bovevagh in co. Derry) had issue
  m. (21.05.1824) Susannah Sophia Flower (dau of Henry Jeffrey, 4th Viscount Ashbrook, m2. William Wilson Campbell)
(iii) Robert Spencer Robinson (b 06.01.1809, Vice Admiral RN, 6th son)
  m. (05.1841) Clementina Louis (dau of Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart)
  (iv) Jane Robinson (d 31.08.1860)
  m1. (02.08.1825) George Powney (d 1827)
  m2. (20.02.1844) Henry Every (dvp 1853, son/heir of Sir Henry Every, Bart of Egginton)
  (v) Louisa Robinson (d 12.1849)
  m. (1821) Rev. William Knox (son of William, Bishop of Derry)
  (vi) Charlotte Robinson (d 14.09.1863)
  m. (10.06.1842) George R. Walker of Heathfield House
  (vii) Henrietta Robinson
  m. (1843) Sir H.G. McLeod, Governor of Trinidad (d 24.08.1847, Colonel, son of General Sir John by Emily, dau of William Henry, 4th Marquis of Lothian)
  (viii) Caroline Robinson
  m. (02.03.1822) John James (Pomeroy), 5th Viscount Harberton
  (ix) Frances (Fanny) Robinson
  m. (07.06.1828) Henry (Flower), 5th Viscount Ashbrook
  (x) Sophia Robinson
  m. (04.05.1835) Hon. Rev. Thomas Cavendish (d 26.03.1859, of family of Waterpark)
  (xi) Selina Robinson
  m. (1834) Rev. Sewell Hamilton
  (xii) Isabella Robinson (d 1848)
  m. (1839) Rev. Edmund Holland of Benhall Lodge
  (xiii)+ other issue - John (d unm), Henry James (d 1836), Charles (d 06.1815), Grace Alicia (d unm), Emily (d unm), Mary Anne (d unm 1841)
  (D) Grace Freind (d 1809)
  m. (1765) _ Campbell (d 1812, Lt. General)
  (6)+ other issue including Henry (d Carthagena 1741, Major), Sir Septimus (d unm 1765, gentleman usher of the Black Rod)
  B. Matthew Robinson of Burneston, co. Durham
  C. Sir Leonard Robinson (d 1696, Chamberlain of London)
  m. Deborah Collet (dau of Sir James Collet)
  i. Thomas Robinson (d 1700)
a. Matthew Robinson of Edgeley, Yorkshire (d 1778)
  m. Elizabeth Drake (dau of Robert Drake of Cambridge by Sarah, granddau of Thomas Morris of Mountmorris aka Monks Horton)
  (1) Matthew Robinson of Edgeley, later Robinson-Morris, 2nd Lord Rokeby (bpt 12.04.1713, d unm 30.11.1800)
  By special remainder, Matthew inherited the barony of his cousin (## above).
  (2) Morris Robinson of Edgeley & West Layton (b 1694, d 17.10.1777)
  m. Jane Greenland (dau of John Greenland of Lovelace)
  (A) Morris Robinson, 3rd Lord Rokeby (b 14.07.1757, d unm 05.1829)
(B) Matthew Robinson, later Montague or Montagu of Montagu House, 4th Lord Rokeby (b 23.11.1762, d 01.09.1831)
  Matthew inherited Montagu House from his paternal aunt Elizabeth, Mrs. Montagu (below).
  m. (09.07.1785) Elizabeth Charlton (d 07.03.1817, dau /heir of Francis Charlton)
  (i) Edward Montagu, 5th Lord Rokeby (b 06.07.1787, d unm 07.04.1847)
  (ii) John Montagu (d 12.12.1848, Lt. Colonel)
  (iii) Henry Montagu, 6th Lord Rokeby (b 02.02.1798, d 25.05.1883, General) had issue (spms)
  m. (18.12.1826) Magdalen Huxley (d 07.12.1868, dau of Lt. Col. Thomas Huxley (by Mary, dau of Robert Dallas of Kensington), widow of Frederick Croft)
  (iv) Spencer Dudley Montagu (b 11.04.1807) had issue (1 dau)
m1. (15.12.1842) Anna Louisa Flint (d 17.10.1865, dau of Sir C.W. Flint, widow of Joseph Jekyll of Wargrave Hill)
  m2. (01.01.1868, sp?) Henrietta Elizabeth Harriet Pemberton (dau of Christopher Robert Pemberton of Newton)
  (v) Elizabeth Montagu
  m. Charles Oldfield Bowles of North Aston (d 1862)
  (vi) Catherine Montagu (d 06.04.1865)
  m. (1831) _ Golbourn (d 24.08.1868, Serjeant)
  (vii) Jane Montagu (d 01.02.1857)
  m. (20.12.1811) Henry Goulbourn (MP)
  (viii) Mary Montagu
  m. (24.05.1820) (Robert) Ellison (d 1843, Lt. Colonel)
  (ix) Eleanor Montagu (d 1847)
  m. (1822) John Nicholas Fazakerley (d 1852)
  (x) Caroline Montagu (d 10.11.1867)
  m. (07.06.1843) William Godolphin Osborne (brother of Duke of Leeds)
(xi) Emily Montagu (d 24.11.1832)
  (3) William Robinson (rector of Burfield & Denton, 4th son)
  m. Mary Richardson (dau of Adam Richardson of Kensington)
  (A) Matthew Robinson (dsp 1827, cleric)
  m. Mary Anne Parsons
  (B) Sarah Elizabeth Robinson (d 1834)
  m. Samuel Truman
  (i)+ issue - Matthew, Mary
  (C) Mary Robinson (d 27.11.1844)
  m. Sir Samuel Egerton-Brydges, Bart
  (4) Charles Robinson (recorder of Canterbury, 6th son)
  m. Mary Greenland (dau of John Greenland, widow of R. Dukes)
(A) Sarah Robinson
  m. (15.08.1780) William Hougham of Kent
  (5) Elizabeth Robinson of Montagu House (dsp)
  m. Edward Montagu (d 12.05.1775, grandson of 1st Earl of Sandwich)
  (6)+ other issue - Robert (d unm), John
  D. Mary Robinson
  m. Christopher Blenco of Blenco
  E. Frances Robinson (b 1626-7, d 19.07.1661)
  m. (20.07.1647) George Gray of Sudwick (Grey of Southwick)
2. John Robinson (vicar of Burneston) had issue
3. Catherine Robinson
  m1. Perceval Philips of Wensley
  m2. Richard Smith of Cottingham

Main source(s): BP1870 (Rokeby) with some support/input from Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1665, 'Robinson of Rokesby', p34), TCP (Rokeby) and input as reported above
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