William Leonard Robinson

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Pedigree
ChartsAncestors of Harriet Hanson Robinson
Stede Bonnet to Harriet (Robinson) Pierce
Diana, Princess of Wales, and Harriet Hanson (Robinson) Pierce
Catherine, Dutchess of Cambridge and Harriet (Robinson) Pierce
King Edward IV to Mary Elizabeth Robinson
King Edward IV to Harriet Hanson (Robinson) Pierce
George Washington - Harriet Hanson (Robinson) Pierce
James Madison - Harriet Hanson (Robinson) Pierce
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. - Harriet Hanson (Robinson) Pierce
Barack Obama - Harriet Hanson (Robinson) Pierce
William Leonard Robinson, son of William Robinson and Elizabeth Manfield, was born at Thormanby, Easingwold, Yorkshire, England, 3 May 18311,2 and baptized there, 4 July 1831.3 He died at High Thirkleby, Yorkshire, England, 26 March 1902,4,5,2,1 and was buried at the Parish Cemetery, Thormanby, Yorkshire, England, 29 March 1902.6,2

William married (1) Rebecca Masterman, daughter of Henry Masterman and Esther (…), at Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, 7 June 1859;7,8,2 he married (2) Matilda Caroline Higginson, daughter of Reverend John Higginson and Mary Maria Hester Wynyard, at Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, 30 April 1864.9,5,1,10

Family 1

Rebecca Masterman b. 18 Jul 1825, d. 6 Jul 1862

Family 2

Matilda Caroline Higginson b. 27 Aug 1841, d. 1 Apr 1909
Children
  • Frederick William Robinson11,1 b. 28 Jan 1865, d. 11 Dec 1925
  • Leonard Charles Robinson1,12 b. 30 Jan 1866, d. 10 Mar 1943
  • Montague Wynyard Robinson1,13 b. 26 Jan 1867, d. 26 Oct 1897
  • Edward Alfred Robinson13,1 b. 3 Feb 1868, d. 5 Feb 1920
  • Mary Elizabeth Robinson+14,13,1,10 b. 11 Mar 1869, d. 8 Jul 1955
  • George Clinton Robinson1,15 b. 15 Feb 1870, d. 20 Sep 1870
  • Emily Louisa Robinson1,16 b. 10 Feb 1871, d. 10 Feb 1943
  • Catherine Lucy Robinson16,1 b. 24 Feb 1872, d. 22 Feb 1885
  • Nona Caroline Robinson1,17 b. 3 Apr 1873, d. 5 Nov 1953
  • Percival John Robinson1,18 b. 20 May 1874, d. 3 May 1886
  • Margaret Manfield Robinson18,1 b. 10 May 1875, d. 26 Feb 1937
  • Helen Maud Robinson1,19 b. 3 Nov 1877, d. 7 Jul 1959
This person was last edited on13 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S270] Family Record of the Robinson Family of Thormanby England, Family register hand copied from a Bible, Gregory Cooke, Clarkdale, Arizona.
  2. [S1020] William Leonard Robinson Gravestone at Thormanby churchyard, Thormanby Cemetery, Thormanby, Yorkshire, England; Photographed by Donald F. Cooke, June 1985.
  3. [S756] Thormanby, Yorkshire, England, Parish Registers of Thormanby, 1658-1993, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:7, FHL microfilm 2103950, items 8 & 9, further cited as Thormanby Parish Registers.
  4. [S1352] General Registry Office, Southport, England, death certificate for William Leonard Robinson, 1902, 9d/295, Thirsk/Sutton registration district, further cited as GRO Deaths.
  5. [S1962] William Leonard Robinson Family Bible RecordsCassell's Illustrated Family Bible (London and New York: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, unknown publish date); held by Gregory Cooke, 2023.
  6. [S756] Thormanby Parish Registers, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:27; FHL #2103950, items 8 & 9.
  7. [S1350] General Registry Office, Southport, England, marriage certificate for William Leonard Robinson and Rebecca Masterman, 1859, 09d/527, Thirsk registration district, further cited as GRO Marriages.
  8. [S268] Yorkshire, England, Thormanby, Yorkshire Census, 1861; FHL microfilm/fiche 543164.
  9. [S1350] GRO Marriages, William Leonard Robinson and Matilda Caroline Higginson, 1864, 03a/30, Uxbridge.
  10. [S1673] Gregory Don Cooke, "Historic Ancestors: Major Stede Bonnet, Pirate of the Caribbean," The Genealogist 25 (Spring 2011): 31-33, at 33, further cited as Cooke, "Major Stede Bonnet."
  11. [S756] Thormanby Parish Registers, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:30; FHL #2103950, items 8 & 9.
  12. [S756] Thormanby Parish Registers, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:31; FHL #2103950, items 8 & 9.
  13. [S756] Thormanby Parish Registers, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:32; FHL #2103950, items 8 & 9.
  14. [S1351] General Registry Office, Southport, England, birth certificate for Mary Elizabeth Robinson, 1869, 9d/341, Easingwold/Coxwold registration district, further cited as GRO Births.
  15. [S756] Thormanby Parish Registers, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:33; FHL #2103950, items 8 & 9.
  16. [S756] Thormanby Parish Registers, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:34; FHL #2103950, items 8 & 9.
  17. [S756] Thormanby Parish Registers, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:35; FHL #2103950, items 8 & 9.
  18. [S756] Thormanby Parish Registers, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:36; FHL #2103950, items 8 & 9.
  19. [S756] Thormanby Parish Registers, Baptisms & Burials, 1813-1991:37; FHL #2103950, items 8 & 9.