Robert Levely Robinson (abt. 1796 - 1884)

Born about 25 Feb 1796 in Haddenham, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England

Husband of Alice (Dring) Robinson — married 12 Oct 1820 in Streatham, London, England

Husband of Ann (Hammond) Robinson — married 1830 in St Mary, Whitechapel, England

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1884 at about age 87 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand

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Biography

Note: His middle name is sometimes spelled Levely, sometimes Leavely.

When Robert Levely Robinson was born on February 25, 1796, his father Richard Levely Robinson was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Morris, was 38. ^[1] He was christened at age 8 on July 8, 1804^[2]

His father Richard was one of six children -

William (Feb 26, 1742)

Annis (Dec 25, 1743)

Martha (May 1749)

Alice (June 1751-Feb 9 1761))

Richard Levely (Oct 1755-Oct 1839)

Jane (?-Sept 1760) infant mortality

He married Alice Dring in Streatham Oct 12, 1820.

Their children were

John (Nov 4, 1821- 1841)

Richard (May 1 1824 - Jan 31 1906)

Alice (1825, infant mortality)

After her decease September 27 1825. he married Ann Hammond on May 2 1830.

Their children were

Robert (1832-1888)

William (1834-1841)

Thomas Henry (1837-1910)

Joseph Samuel (1840-1895)

Elizabeth (1842-1930)

John and Ann emigrated to New Zealand on the barque Lady Nugent as New Zealand Company assisted emigrants; arriving in Wellington on 17 March 1841. In the same year, sons John (19) and William (7) died.

Their first New Zealand born child Elizabeth was born in 1842 when the family was living in Karori. Their first house was built from clay, but was later replaced with a timber construction, using timber sawn in a pit.

The family lived in the Hutt Valley, Karori, and Otaki. Her father, Robert Robinson, was in charge of the Maori mission at Otaki under Bishop Williams.

John died at his daughter Elizabeth’s home in Tauherenikau in the Wairarapa near Greytown, on the 17th of January 1884. He was 87 years old. ^[3]

He is buried in Greytown cemetery, with other members of his family. ^[4]

Inscription:

Sacred To The Memory Of Robert ROBINSON Died Jan 17, 1884. Aged 87 and Ann ROBINSON Died May 24, 1873. Aged 73 Also their son Robert ROBINSON Died May 28, 1888. Aged 57 and his wife Susan ROBINSON Died Feb 26, 1892, Aged 60

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008.
3. ↑ DEATH. Robinson. —At the residence of Mr John Hollard, Moroa, Robert Robinson, aged 88 years. Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVII, Issue 1508, 18 January 1884, Page 2
4. ↑ Robert Leavely Robinson BIRTH 25 Feb 1796 Haddenham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England DEATH 17 Jan 1884 (aged 87) South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand BURIAL Greytown Cemetery Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand PLOT Area X, Row 33 Find A Grave: Memorial #104917004

• The Robinson Story - Ancestors and Descendants of Richard Robinson and his wife Ann Colllier (1991) ISBN 0-473-01172-7
• Robert Levely Robinson

England Births and Christenings

Name Robert Levely Robinson

Gender Male

Christening Date 1804

Christening Place HADDENHAM, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND

Birth Date 1796

Father's Name Richard Robinson

Mother's Name Elizabeth

• Family Search Baptism Robert Levely Robinson

Ancestry Family Trees Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 Web: International, Find A Grave Index

• Ancestry.com Robert Levely Robinson

Additional Data

London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 for Robert Leavely Robinson

Tower Hamlets St Mary, Whitechapel 1830

Marriage of Robert Leavely Robinson (widower) to Ann Jeffs (widow) in May 2, 1830 in the presence of ? and Mary Ann Kendall

Ancestry Sources which presumably relate to another Robert Robinson!

• 1851 England Census
• 1861 England Census
• 1871 England Census

1851 England Census

Robert Robinson Head 55 1796 Male Potter Hanworth, Lincolnshire, England farm labourer

Ann Robinson Wife 43 1808 Female Dunston, Lincolnshire, England

Richard Robinson Son 13 1838 Male Hanworth, Lincolnshire, England farm labourer

Albert Robinson Son 9 1842 Male Hanworth, Lincolnshire, England scholar

1861 England Census

Robert Robinson Head 65 1796 Male Potter Hanworth Lincolnshire England Ag Lab

Ann Robinson Wife 53 1808 Female Dunston Lincolnshire England

1871 England Census

Robert Robinson Head 75 1796 Male Potter Hanworth Lincolnshire England Ag labourer

Ann Robinson Wife 63 1808 Female Dunston Lincolnshire England Lab wife