Robinson family (Redhill/Reigate)

[Reigate1999]

Hi all,

I am currently researching the ancestors of my great-grandmother, born Edith Jane Robinson in Redhill in 1910 and known throughout her life as Ginny. She married my great-grandfather George Albert Adams in Redhill in 1932, had a son (my late grandfather) and died in Redhill in 1973. I am quite new to researching my family history and would be very grateful for any further advice or information.

The marriage certificate of Edith Jane Robinson and George Albert Adams lists her father as George Henry Robinson, a 'boot repairer'. I have found a George H Robinson who died in early 1929 in Reigate at the age of 48 (suggesting a birth year of c.1881), and I think this may be him, but other than this I know nothing about him.

Edith's mother's was called Jane and married again in late 1929 in Reigate to George Constable. According to Jane's death certificate, she was 65 at the time of her death on 11 Nov 1953, suggesting a birth year of c.1888. Her maiden surname is listed as Robinson, but I would think her birth surname was something else, as Robinson was the name of her first husband.

If I could find a record of George and Jane's marriage (likely approx. 1906/1907) then I would hopefully have more clues to their ancestry.

George and Jane's first daughter Ellen Eliza Robinson (known as Bridget) was born on 16 Aug 1908 and they are listed as living at 21 Grove Road, Redhill at the time of her baptism. Edith Jane Robinson (Ginny) was born on 14 Nov 1910. The 1911 census has a Mr & Mrs Robinson, no first names unfortunately, born c.1881 and c.1888 respectively, at 12 Grove Road, Redhill, with their two daughters Nellie, born c.1908 and Jane, born c.1910. I wonder if this could be them.

As far as I know, George and Jane Robinson had five daughters: Bridget, Ginny, Lil, Win and Joan. The youngest daughter Joan is said to have been disowned after becoming pregnant by an American or Canadian soldier and giving birth to a son, this is something else I would like to find out about if possible but have not started to look into in any depth.

There is also a story in my family that the either the Robinson and/or Adams family may have had Traveller roots. I am wondering if this could be impacting on the apparent lack of records I am faced with for the Robinson family.

Many thanks in advance,
Jacob

[CaroleW]

Edith's birth reg is on freebmd.  Using GRO online shows her mothers maiden name was Hall

www.freebmd.org.uk
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

George Robinson & Jane Hall married Sept qtr 1908  Reigate    2a 419

[CaroleW]

Lilian M was b 1918 & Winifred G in 1921.  Joan E in 1925

Nothing for Bridget

If you look at the 1911 image you found - it's signed by George Robinson

[avm228]

Ellen Eliza Robinson, mother’s maiden name Hall, Dec qtr 1908 Reigate (aka Nellie, later Bridget)

[avm228]

George Robinson may have been very local indeed. In 1891 the family of Abraham G Robinson and wife Ellen, in Grove Rd, Redhill, includes a 10 yr old son George, whose birthplace is given as Stoke d’Abernon, Surrey.

[avm228]

Then if you go back to 1881, you find Abraham Geo. Robinson and Ellen in Reigate with baby George Henry Robinson, 8mo, born Stoke, Surrey.

BUT he was baptised under a different surname, at Stoke d’Abernon:

Baptised 12 Sep 1880

George Henry FAULKNER, born 12 July 1880, son of Abraham George (labourer) & Ellen, of Oxshott.

[avm228]

The parents were married 20 Sep 1879 at Stoke d’Abernon - registration details below:

Abraham George Robinson
Ellen Faulkner

Sep qtr 1879 Epsom 2a 33

[avm228]

Abraham George & Eliza Robinson were living at 18 Grove Rd when they had two children baptised at St Matthew’s, Redhill on 27 July 1890 - Abraham John and Edith Eliza.

[Reigate1999]

Thank you both, very much. I have now been able to find Jane’s parents and maternal grandparents!