Nelson George Robinson

1808 - 1893  (84 years)

• Name	Nelson George Robinson  [1, 2]
  Birth	15 Oct 1808	Sunderland   [1, 2]
  	son of George Robinson & Mary Clarke (or Clerke). brothers Thomas Temple Robinson bn 09 May 1807; James Septimus Robinson bn 16 Jul 1811. [3] son of George Robinson of Hendon Lodge, Sunderland. [4] son of George Robinson of Sunderland and grandson of Cap. Clarke of the Discovery and succeeded Cap Cooke after he was killed at Sandwich Islands leaving 9 children in Canada [sic]. [5]
  Baptism	16 Oct 1809	Sunderland   [2]
  Marriage	Mar 1830	St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn   [4, 6]
  	Caroline Christopher,   b. 07 Feb 1808, Bloomsbury ,   d. 22 Oct 1848, Canada
  Occupation	Jun 1841	Manufacturer of hemp  [1]
  Residence	Jun 1841	East Bush, Inveresk   [1]
  Occupation	Jan 1861	Farmer & miller  [7]
  Residence	Jan 1861	Nepean, ON   [7]
  	with 2nd wife Grace, 37 b Scotland; Mary E, 29 b England; Henry D, 26 b Scotland; James S, 19 b Scotland; William T, 17 b Scotland; Edward, 13 b W Canada; Margaret, 9 b W Canada; Ellen, 7 b W Canada; John, 5 b W Canada, Charles, 3 b W Canada; Albert, 1 b W Canada.
  Occupation	Apr 1881	Farmer  [8]
  Residence	Apr 1881	Nepean, ON   [8]
  	with children Albert, Sarah & Grace.
  Death	1893	Canada?   [9]
  Notes	The family came to Canada in about 1843 - Nelson George Robinson, his wife and a number of the children. They left Fisherrow, Scotland where Nelson manufactured herring nets. He arrived through Quebec City and settled in Ottawa (Brittania area). He was a prominent businessman, owning a mill, being involved in setting up part of the railway system as well as being Reeve of the City of Nepean (part of Ottawa) in the early 1860's. [10] Remarried after death of Caroline Christopher in 1848, to Grace, b Scotland abt 1823. [1861 Canada Census]
  Person ID	I2276	Tatham | Christopher branch | Spouse
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2013

  
  

  Family	Caroline Christopher,   b. 07 Feb 1808, Bloomsbury ,   d. 22 Oct 1848, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1830	St George the Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn   [4, 6]
  Children	1. Nelson George Robinson,   b. 04 Feb 1831, Bishopwearmouth ,   d. Canada?   2. Mary Elizabeth Robinson,   b. abt 1832, Bishopwearmouth ,   d. Canada? + 3. George Robinson,   b. 24 Apr 1833, Bishopwearmouth ,   d. 14 Mar 1915, Quebec City  (Age 81 years) + 4. Christopher Clerke Robinson,   b. abt 1835, Edinburgh ,   d. 09 Feb 1904, 33 Belmont Gardens, West Hartlepool  (Age ~ 69 years)   5. Henry G Robinson,   b. abt 1837, Scotland ,   d. Canada?   6. Frances Isabella Robinson,   b. 05 Jun 1838, Eastbush, Fisherrow, Musselburgh ,   d. 10 Mar 1921, 10 Grange Park, Ealing  (Age 82 years)   7. James S Robinson,   b. abt 1840, Scotland ,   d. Canada?   8. William Thomas Robinson,   b. abt 1844, Scotland   9. Edward Robinson,   b. abt 1848, Canada West ,   d. Canada?
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2013
  Family ID	F0544	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Nelson George Robinson (1808-1893)

  
  

• Sources

  [S01] Census, UK, 1841. age abt 30 [S06] Parish Registers, baptisms, Sunderland and various other parishes in Durham and Northumberland (IGI), 15 Oct 1809. [S22] IGI / BVRI. [S03] Family Members, DS. [S08] Family Trees & Websites, George Christopher, 31 Dec 1853. [S53] Marriage Licence, London Diocese, 12 Mar 1830. [S01] Census, Canada, 1861. age 53 b England [S01] Census, Canada, 1881. age 72 b England [S03] Family Members, LN. [S03] Family Members, BB.