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« on: Wednesday 25 August 10 21:22 BST (UK) »
Thanks for the responses peoples.
Well, I was given the impression that Charles Robinson/Robertson was from northern Europe, and this "family story" just won't go away. So I don't really believe that he was born in Waterford City, although it is possible. I know there was a large influx of Jews from Germany/Netherlands and Poland etc, around this time, and it is possible that the name Robertson fits in with this, but until I can prove any of this, ... who knows!?
I now have worked through Lizzie and her siblings, and found bmds for most of them, but still can't find marriage for Mary, Charles wife, so don't know her maiden name, so I agree, Shane - I will order a birth cert for Blondina (I would feel obligated to use tons of peroxide if I had a name like that!), and see what happens.
I believe that Mary Robinson died in 1907, hence the reason I can't find her on the 1911, but Charles lived until 1929, so I wonder where he disappeared to?
Anyway, thanks for the tips - and I will visit the Waterford City Library when I am there. Any more ideas will, as always, be gratefully received.
Thanks again
Alex