Charity Elizabeth (Drew) Robinson (1898 - 1994)

Born 29 Oct 1898 in Exeter, Devon, England

Wife of Guy Robinson — married Sep 1921 in Exeter, Devon, England

Died 10 Jun 1994 at age 95 in Bromley, Kent, England

Biography

Charity (Drew) Robinson was born in Exeter, Devon, England.

Charity Elizabeth Drew was born on 29 Oct 1898 in Exeter, Devon, England to parents Henry Alban Drew and Bertha Elizabeth King. Her birth was registered in the October quarter of 1898 in the Exeter Registration District. ^[1] The specific birth date of 29 October 1898 was given in her Death Index record and in an Arrivals record from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Her birth place was confirmed as Exeter, Devon, England with her parents as Father: Henry A Drew (37), a Land Agent and Auctioneer, and Mother: Bertha E Drew (37) in the 1901 England Census when her age was given as 2 Years and the family, including 2 elder siblings, was residing at Hillsborough Lodge in Exeter. There was also a Boarder, a Governess, and 2 Domestic Servants. ^[2]

By the time of the 1911 England Census, they had moved to 5 Pennsylvania Park, Exeter, Devon, when Charity Elizabeth Drew (12) had a younger sibling and was at School. There were again 2 Domestic Servants. ^[3]

Charity E Drew married Guy Robinson in the July quarter of 1921 in Exeter, Devon, England. ^{[4] [5]}

Two years later their son David Drew Robinson was born in the July quarter of 1923 with his birth registered in the Bristol district^[6].

In 1950 Charity E Robinson was on the Fife, Scotland, Electoral Register at Millfield House, Glenlyon Road, Fife, Scotland, together with Guy Robinson and Mary D Robinson.

On 17 March 1960, Charity E Robinson (born 28 October 1898) and husband Guy Robinson (born 22 February 1892) arrived in the Port of London from Las Palmas on the Canary Islands on the S.S. "Argentina". They gave their address in the United Kingdom as Ashdene Willand, Devon. Guy was retired and Charity a housewife.

Charity Elizabeth Robinson's death, aged 95 years was registered in the Bromley registration district of County Kent in June 1994. The specific date is given in her Probate record as 10 June 1994, the location as Flat 11, Kendall Lodge, Widmore Rd, Bromley, with probate granted on 30 September 1994 at Bristol. Not exceeding 125,000 Pounds Sterling. ^[7]

She was buried together with her husband and son at Largo Cemetery, Fife, Scotland^[8].

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FWC-F9D : 1 October 2014), Charity Elizabeth Drew, 1898; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Exeter, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSWJ-K9H : 21 May 2019), Charity E Drew in household of Henry A Drew, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Exeter subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW93-TZ3 : 3 July 2019), Charity Eizabeth Drew in household of Henry Alban Drew, Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC2-YV2H : 18 April 2019), Charity Elizabeth Drew in entry for Guy Robinson, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom, 11 Aug 1921, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZK-Q3WV : 9 October 2014), Charity E Drew and null, 1921; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1921, quarter 3, vol. 5B, p. 166, Exeter, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=8782&h=36144362&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60526
7. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ8-HYDN : 26 October 2021), Charity Elizabeth Robinson, 1994.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #166738750 Date of death on gravestone

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