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Thanks so much Stan, I am so grateful for the help I have received from you and others. We are looking forward to coming to Sunderland later this year.
Have you any idea where Gibson Tce and Ropery Walk were/are?
I have a copy of an article from the Sunderland & Durham County Herald 9/7/1841 which refers to the firm of James Robinson and Sons and an Indenture of Assignment of all personal estate and effects to an Anthony Dodd Newton (Timber Merchant) and Scarth Robinson (Merchant Tailor) for the benefit of the creditors of James Robinson & Sons. Presumably this is a declaration of bankruptcy and essentially all their assets would have been taken? Obviously they later built most of their ships so the must have started afresh. Any comments? Was it common? How hard must it have been (no welfare state to provide support)?
Any help you can give will be very much appreciated.
Les
Andrew, Smailes,Southeron,Buckham,Gardin, Thompson, Rutter, Blake, Robinson, Morrow,Nixon,Westgarth, Brogden Beckwith, Slee Yorkshire, Durham, Cumberland/Westmorland.
Swanborough, Sims/Shipman, Amor in Wiltshire.
Sellar(s), McPherson from Aberdeen & Banff.
Brown, Fudge, Laintoll, Donohoe, Carmody, South Australia but also from UK and Ireland originally