Robinson
The first Robinson in the village census is Ralph in 1851:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
ROBINSON Ralph | Head, Married | 71 | Farmer 1200 Acres employing 4 men and 6 women | Aysgarth Parish |
BLAKE Thomas | Servant, Unmarried | 27 | Farm Labourer | West Witton |
BELL Matthew | Servant, Unmarried | 24 | Shepherd | Aysgarth |
HORN Mary | Servant, Unmarried | 46 | House Servant | Castle Bolton |
ATKINSON Alice | Servant, Unmarried | 17 | House Servant | Aysgarth Parish |
MORPETH James | Servant, Unmarried | 16 | Farm Labourer | WES |
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Ralph was baptized 18 July 1779 in Aysgarth, son of William of Edgley.
A large Robinson family is at Low Bolton:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
ROBINSON Nicholas | Head | 35 | Farmer employing 2 men, 3 women | Redmire |
ROBINSON Mary | Wife | 28 | | Low Bolton |
ROBINSON Jane E. | Daughter | 6 | Scholar | Downholme |
ROBINSON Margaret M. | Daughter | 3 | | Downholme |
ROBINSON William H. | Son | 6m | | Low Bolton |
HESLOP John | Father in Law, Widower | 69 | Formerly Farmer, Joint | Castle Bolton |
HESLOP Jeremiah | Uncle, Unmarried | 64 | Formerly Farmer, Joint | Castle Bolton |
LAMBERT Elizabeth | Servant, Unmarried | 17 | House Servant | Askrigg |
STOCKDALE Mary | Servant | 14 | House Servant | Redmire |
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Nicholas was baptized in Redmire, 21 January 1816, son of William and
Elizabeth (nee Lunn). He married Mary Heslop, 10 February 1843 in
Wensley, Mary being the daughter of John Heslop and Margaret (nee
Lambert) baptized in Castle Bolton 30 June 1822. Their children are:
- Jane Elizabeth: baptized 12 June 1844 (Downholme)
- Margaret Mary: baptized 9 February 1848 (Downholme)
- William Henry: baptized 24 November 1850 (Castle Bolton)
A stray Robinson is in service at Castle Bank:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
HUTCHINSON Anthony | Head, Widower | 68 | Farmer 3320 Acres employing 5 men, 1 boy | Reeth |
HUTCHINSON Robert | Son, Unmarried | 41 | | Reeth |
DINSDALE Thomas | Servant, Married | 36 | Shepherd | Butersett |
ROBINSON Dianah | Servant, Unmarried | 36 | Housekeeper | Hunton |
ALDERSON Ann | Servant, Unmarried | 20 | Dairymaid | Reeth |
WILKINSON John | Servant, Unmarried | 18 | Ploughman | Birmingham, Yks (?) |
BURNETT John | Servant, Unmarried | 29 | Shepherd | Preston |
METCALF Thomas | Servant, Unmarried | 14 | Groom | Downholme |
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Nothing is known of Dianah.
Nicholas is still farming at Low Bolton:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
ROBINSON Nicholas | Head | 45 | Farmer 130 Acres | Redmire |
ROBINSON Mary | Wife | 38 | | Castle Bolton |
ROBINSON Margaret M. | Daughter | 13 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
ROBINSON Henry | Son | 10 | Scholar | Downholme |
ROBINSON John Lion | Son | 7 | Scholar | Castle Bolton |
BELL Edward | Servant, Unmarried | 26 | Farm Servant | Walden |
HARKER Sarah | Servant | 13 | Dairymaid | Thwaite |
WILKINSON Thomas | Servant | 15 | Carter | Nappa Scar |
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Another son has been born to Nicholas and Mary, John Lunn Robinson,
baptized 18 December 1853. Note that William Henry appears to be
going by his middle name.
The only Robinson in 1871 and 1881 is Dinah, still at Castle Bank:
Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
HUTCHINSON Robert | Head, Unmarried | 50 | Farmer 500 Acres employing 18 Labourers | Reeth |
ROBINSON Dinah | Servant, Unmarried | 48 | Housekeeper | Hunton |
SHERLOCK Mark | Nephew, Unmarried | 24 | | Raby Park |
(Blank) George | Servant, Unmarried | 22 | Farm Servant | Patrick Brompton |
HODGSON Isaac | Servant, Unmarried | 15 | Farm Servant | Bellerby |
BLACKBURN Sarah | Servant, Unmarried | 21 | Servant | Downholme |
DINSDALE William | Servant, Married | 31 | Shepherd | Raydale |
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Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
HUTCHINSON Robert | Head, Unmarried | 61 | Occupier of a Farm of 3,250 Acres | Reeth |
ROBINSON Dinah | Housekeeper, Unmarried | 56 | Domestic Servant | Hunton |
ELGIE Cisley | Housemaid, Unmarried | 21 | Domestic Servant | Bedale |
DINSDALE William | Shepherd, Married | 39 | Domestic Servant | Bainbridge |
METCALF Edward | Shepherd, Married | 29 | Domestic Servant | Hawes |
REEAS Alfred | Ploughman, Unmarried | 21 | Domestic Servant | Nirthend, ESS |
HORNER Joseph | Cowman, Unmarried | 19 | Domestic Servant | Bolton, LAN |
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Name | Relationship | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
THOMPSON Henry | Head, Married | 76 | Farmer | Bellerby |
THOMPSON Ann | Wife, Married | 69 | | Redmire |
ROBINSON Christopher | Son in Law, Married | 37 | Farmer | Preston |
ROBINSON Elizabeth | Daughter, Married | 36 | | Redmire |
ROBINSON Annie M. | Granddaughter | 14 | | West Witton |
ROBINSON Eva | Granddaughter | 9 | Scholar | West Witton |
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Christopher Robinson was the son of Thomas Robinson and Ann, nee
Willis.
He married Elizabeth Thompson, the daughter of Henry Thompson (above)
by his 2nd wife, Mary Fawcett (the above Ann Thompson is his 4th
wife). Elizabeth was baptized 4 June 1854 in Redmire. The baptisms
of the children aren't known. Note that there is another younger
child, Thomas, on the 1881 census of West Witton, aged 10 months. A
subsequent child of this couple, Cecilia Robinson (named after
Christopher's paternal grandmother, Cecilia Robinson, nee Bearpark),
was born in Castle Bolton 24 January 1892 and baptized at the Redmire
methodist chapel 14 February.
No Robinsons appear in the village in 1901.
©2005 David W.J. Stringer-Calvert