Hannah Robinson (abt. 1852 - 1892)

Born about 1852 in Upper Canada

Wife of William Lansdell — married Nov 1873 in Vaughan Township, York, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1892 at about age 40 in Chinguacousy Township, Peel County, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Hannah Robinson is born in c1852 in Upper Canada. Her parents are George Robinson and Theresa Stafford, both born in England. At some point in the 1830s her parents had emigrated from England to the United States. They had then moved to Upper Canada.

In the 1861 census records, Hannah is nine years old, living with her family in a log house in Toronto Gore Township. Today, most of Toronto Gore is in the city of Brampton.

On November 3, 1873 Hannah marries William Lansdell (1850-1915) [2]. Two of Hannah’s sibling will also marry into the Lansdell family. Her older sister, Mary, will marry William Lansdell after her own death and her older brother, David, will marry William’s sister in 1874.

Hannah and William have nine children. The first eight are born in Vaughan Township. Vaughan is on the east side of Toronto Gore. The last child, Bertie, is born in Chinguacousy Township which is the township to the west of Toronto Gore.

• Theresa Ann Lansdell 1874-1928

• Alfred George Lansdell 1875-1894

• Robert John Lansdell 1877-1967 + (1920) Mabel Hannah Tuck 1896-1971

• David Henry Lansdell 1879-1954 + (1905) Janet Murray Marshall 1876-1942

• Arvilla Lansdell 1881-1957 + (1905) Leo William Russel 1880

• William Milton Lansdell 1883-?

• James Harvey Lansdell 1884-1941 + (1909) Jane Elizabeth Tuck c1889-?

• Mary Hannah Lansdell 1887-1890

• Bertie Elmer Lansdell 1889-1981 + Jean Isabel Wilson 1916-2014

The 1881 census records show Hannah and William with four children on their farm in Vaughan Township [3]. In about 1888 they move to a new farm in Chinguacousy. The farm, in today’s geography, is in what is now the City of Brampton – just south of Mayfield Road between Chinguacousy Road and McLaughlin Road. The 1891 census records shows Hannah and William on their farm in Chinguacousy with eight children [4].

Hannah dies on April 27, 1892 at the age of 39 [5].

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Sources

[1] 1861 census, Canada West, Peel, The Gore of Toronto, pg 10, lines #35-44: George Robinson (64), farmer; Theriza (54); Robert (29), labourer; Mary (22); Elizabeth (20); Maria (18); George (17), labourer; [?Aron] (24); David (12); Hannah (9). George & Theriza were born in England. The first child, Robert, was born in the United States; all the other children were born in Upper Canada. The family’s religion is Primitive Methodist. The family lives in a one-story log house.

[2] familysearch: Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927 William Lansdell (22) married Hannah Robinson (21) on November 3, 1873 in Vaughan Township, Ontario. William is a farmer from the Gore of Toronto Township. His parents are Alfred & Ann Lansdell. Hannah was born in Whitechurch and her parents were George & Theriza. The witnesses were John Lansdell and Mary Robinson, both of the Gore of Toronto. The religion of both the bride and the groom was Primitive Methodist.

[3] 1881 census, Ontario, 135 West York, Vaughan Township, pg 34, family #159: William Lansdell [hand writing on record is not legible] (29), farmer; Hannah (28); Theresa (7); Alfred (5); Robert (3); David (1). The family is labelled “English” and their religion is Primitive Methodist.

[4] 1891 census, Ontario, 106 Peel, ? Ching [Chinguacousy], pg 4: Wm Lansdll [Lansdell] (39), farmer; Hannah (37); Thersa (17); Alfred (15); Robert (13); David (11); Arvilla (9); William (7); Harvey (6); Bertie (2). All family members were born in Ontario. William and Hannah’s parents were all born in England. The family’s religion is Meth [Methodist].

[5] familysearch: Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947 Hannah Lansdell died on April 27, 1892 in Chinguacousy Township, Peel County, Ontario. She was 39 years and six months old. She was born in Ontario and she was a farmer’s wife.

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