1901 census - ROBINSON

[cathymcc]

Mary Lou

I will do that and get back to you - and I am keeping in mind that Florence may be a middle Christian name. 

cathy

[marylou]

Many many thanks for that.
As for her place of birth, well Mum always said it was Irthlingborough but I wonder ..........she could have easily got muddled I suppose but it did come to light that she had a niece who lived in Irthlingborough whose surname was Goosey.
George William Robinson who I've got as her father apparently was a witness at her marriage.......would that have happened, for a father to also be a witness ?

[cathymcc]

Mary Lou

Thank you for that - it gets more interesting because there is a Jack Sydney GOOSEY who was killed on 21/9/18 on the Irthlingborough War Memorial [his next of kin are not listed & neither is his age... but perhaps you can update the info on the site if you find it?]

And please do if you can [as it good to acknowledge these boys and their sacrifice and that of the families]

Your Mum may be closer to the truth of the history than imagined?

It is a bit unusual for a bride's father to be a witness - they usually just give bride away and the witnesses are friends of bride & groom...  But so it will be interesting to see?

cathy

[marylou]

I'll check that out cathy. Thanks.
She;s a puzzle our Florence and according to Mum if she were alive now she could tell me so much. If there was any scandal or gossip Florence knew it. It was her who told Mum that my gran (on Dad's side) was born out of wedlock. On checking it out she was right, along with three others born out of wedlock.

[cathymcc]

I will try to get up there on Monday [archives] it is quite interesting and I have a few bits & pieces on my list to look up too'


I could reccomend you look up the Bedfordshire Archives [which is on line] but I have had a quick look and dont think that would help you much.  Beds 1891 census is complete and online at ''free cen''...the only other website you ought to book mark is the ''the historical directories'' online.  They were sort of trade directories/phone books [before phones were common place]?

Well, I will get back to you

cathy

[marylou]

Thanks cathy. I've tried Bedfordshire archives and had no luck but haven't had a look at Freecen since I found out about George Robinson.............been spending all my time trying to link our Florence to the Gooseys. I'll give that a try.

[cathymcc]

Mary Lou,

Here is the marriage:

13th April 1933 in Knotting:

Groom: John Richard HALE, aged 21 of Knotting. Occupation tractor driver.  Father: John George HALE - he was a horse keeper

Bride:  Florence Eileen ROBINSON, aged 24 of Knotting. No occupation recorded. Father: George William ROBINSON - he was an engine driver

Witnesss [3 of them]:

George William ROBINSON
George Edward HALE
Edith Ellen HALE

So George William was an engine driver it seems - whether he was one in 1901 we dont know 

cathy

[marylou]

Many thanks cathy.
Would the fact that Florence was married in Bedfordshire mean she was born there or might she have been born in Northants ?  I'll check out Freecen and see if I can find George Robinson............I don't think northamptonshire is complete on there yet.

[cathymcc]

Mary Lou

No, but she was resident in the few weeks prior to the marriage [while the banns were being read] at least. The marriage does not tell you where they were born just where they were living at the time. 

Her birth is listed though on the free BMD:

Florence Eileen ROBINSON registered in second quarter of 1908 [4b 199]? the reference number is wrong it says 
but it is in Wellingborough district which covers Finedon 

cathy