Apologies in advance if this is a bit muddled. I'm more used to US records and am a relative beginner at researching in the UK.
I'm trying to find additional information about, and hopefully parents for, my ancestors Richard Robinson and Hannah Lackenby. They departed Liverpool in the ship Rising Sun, arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US in August 1822. According to the passenger list, their ages, children, and children's ages were as follows:
Richard 55
Hannah 40
Maria 13
John 11
Robert 9
William 7
George 4
Thomas 1
They settled in Dearborn County, Indiana by December 1822, where they had a couple of additional daughters (one of whom was my ancestress). Based on grave markers and/or obituaries, Richard was born 13 April 1764 in Yorkshire, while Hannah was born 22 June 1783 in Yorkshire (note that these dates are slightly inconsistent with the ages reported in the passenger list above). Hannah's maiden name is based on William's middle name (which is supposed to have been Lackenby), an obituary for George, and the death certificate of their youngest daughter Jane (born around 1826).
I have not been able to find a marriage record for a Richard Robinson and Hannah Lackenby in Yorkshire. I have attempted to find christening records for their children, and the following seem to be the best candidates:
John Robinson, son of Richard Robinson, 18 Oct 1810 in Egton, Yorkshire (the age stated on John's grave marker indicates that he was born 13 Oct 1810)
Robert Robinson, son of Richard & Hannah Robinson, 6 Oct 1812 in Lythe, Yorkshire (this record states that he was born on 20 Sep 1812 and that Richard was a farmer of Tranmire).
William Robinson, son of Richard and Hannah Robinson, 14 May 1815 in Roxby, Yorkshire
George Robinson, son of Richard and Hannah Robinson, 26 Jan 1818 in Danby with Castleton, Yorkshire (his grave marker says he was born 10 Jan 1818 in Yorkshire, and his obituary said he was born "near Castleton")
For Maria (or Mary) and Thomas, I'm less certain of which christening records likely belong to them, but entries from Guisborough and Kirby in Cleveland, respectively, may be most promising. But considering Robert Robinson's christening record which suggests that he was born in Tranmire (apparently a tiny hamlet), it's notable that the other locations referenced in the christening records seem to make a pretty neat circle around Tranmire.
Another clue: I have DNA matches who are descended from Isaac Leadley Tose (born 1819 in Whitby) and Maria Robinson (born 1824 in Sandsend or Lythe). These matches are shared matches with descendants of my Richard Robinson and Hannah Lackenby. Isaac and Maria were married in Whitby in 1853. Maria was the daughter of a Richard Robinson who was born in Lythe in the 1793-1799 timeframe (his ages as reported in the 1841 through 1871 censuses are a bit inconsistent). Presumably Maria’s father Richard Robinson is related to my Richard Robinson somehow—perhaps even a son via an earlier marriage—but I haven’t gotten very far in tracing the connection.
My questions:
1. Does it seem like I’m on the right track in linking christening records to Richard and Hannah’s children? I’m guessing that if they lived in Tranmire, they had their children christened at various churches in different directions from Tranmire (versus consistently going to the same church), but does that seem plausible?
2. There seems to be a fair bit of evidence that Hannah’s maiden name was Lackenby, but I’ve had difficulty finding a marriage record for Richard Robinson and Hannah Lackenby, or a christening record for Hannah Lackenby that seems like a good match. Any thoughts on how to track down their marriage or her parents?
3. Any thoughts on how to trace the connection between my Richard Robinson and Maria Robinson Tose’s father Richard, or otherwise identify the parents of my Richard?
