Looking for Zachariah Robinson or Zechariah on his marriage cert. He had daughter Mary Robinson 1844 + son John Robinson 1843 but probably many others Zachariah married Mary Ann CHANCE in about 1838. They all seem to have lived in Worcestershire + Lincolnshire. Ring any bells? Help please.

I have been looking at your posts and you were looking for info re John Robinson and Alice Lawson. Have you found their marriage yet?

I have some further information if you are still interested.

- Liz

Hello Liz
Thanks for asking. Yes I found their marriage and got the certificate. I have not found any posts by the descendants of Zachariah an Mary as yet. If you have anything else for me I would be glad to see it.
Good luck and maybe hear from you again soon. Regards CK

Hi,

There doesn't seem to be much activity from the Robinson side of things - perhaps we are the only two looking at present!

Zachariah and Mary Ann (nee Chance) were married on 14-5-1838 in Halesowen, Worcestershire. He was the son of Benjamin and Sarah and Mary Ann was the daughter of John and Caroline - all from Worcestershire.

Do you know when and where John Robinson died? Alice died in China in 1918 but I can't find John after that.

Regards,
Liz

Hello Liz
Yes we have the same info.
John Robinson died in Tientsin China on 3rd April 1905.
He had been unwell for a while before that. He is buried in Tientsin in the same grave as Alice. That should be the other way around of course, as she survived him. I have a photo of the grave somewhere. I saw an obituary written by the Methodists, which gives an interesting insight into his career. Zachariah had 6 children that I know of. John and Alice had four daughters.
Can you tell me your relationship to John Robinson? John was one of my great-grandfathers.
Best Wishes CK

Hello again,

Thank you very much for the information about John Robinson. Your information has filled in a missing piece of the family jigsaw. He was one of my great-great grandfathers. I only have sketchy information about his career.

I have also found six children for Zachariah Robinson. According to census records, all of the sons, with the exception of John, stayed around Worcester/Staffordshire. The Robinson clan seems to have been fairly prolific in these areas for several centuries. As they tended to use similar names for their children over the generations it is difficult to sort out who is who - have you had any luck in this regard? The Chance family also goes back quite a way in Worcester and there is quite a bit of information about them through Ancestry.

Thanks again,
Liz

Liz
can you tell me which one of John Robinson's children is your great-grandparent? His daughter Florence was one of my grand-mothers. I have no information apart from names and dates of birth for the other sisters. I have looked for them without success. Pretty please.
Best Wishes CK

Hello again,

I am a descendent of Dora, the youngest daughter.

I have also been able to piece together when and where all the daughters were born and who they married. I am trying to find out what school the girls attended in England. My g-grandmother said that they all did some schooling back "home". On the 1891 Cambridgeshire census there is an Ethel and Florie Robinson boarding at Wisbech. The ages and place of birth correspond with my other information. Do you have anything on this?

- Liz

Liz
Brilliant to hear from someone closely related.
As this is fairly recent history can we communicate via e-mail? My address is christopher dot kennedy at ntlworld dot com
I have Alice and Blanche's birth certificates but I have not found my grandmother's yet. I have her DoB and PoB from my father of course. I could not find Ethel in China and only the photos confirmed that she existed. I did know a little about Alice I think. Please help me fill some gaps.
Best Wishes