Hi Janet: I don't know if we're linked or not but thought I'd drop you a line. My great-grandfather was Reginald Robinson. He and his brother John were born in Rotherham Union Workhouse between 1888 and 1892. Their mother was Elizabeth Robinson, but we're unsure as to the name of their father. Reginald's marriage certificate stated his father's name as John Robinson but so far we've not been able to confirm that. John Robinson Sr. (if that's who he was) and Elizabeth were involved in the potteries in Kimberworth. We've been unable to track Elizabeth's parentage because we can't find any info regarding her age, marriage, etc. By 1901 Reginald and John had been adopted into the family of Charles Maycock and Elizabeth (nee Jones)of the parish of St. Thomas in Kimberworth. Belinda Robinson London Ontario Canada > > From: "Janet Hopkins" <janetchopkins@hotmail.com> > Date: 2003/03/12 Wed AM 10:20:20 EST > To: ENG-ROTHERHAM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ROTH] Henry Robinson and Harriet Meaton or Heaton son James. glassmakers > > > Hello! I am a new lister, and this is my first post. > I am researching a James Carratt Robinson who was born in Rotherham in 1862, > in the subdistrict of Kimberworth, in Masbrough. I have the birth > certificate. > > He was the son of Henry Robinson, glassblower, and his wife Harriet. I am > unable to read Harriet's surname on this birth certificate, but it looks > like Meaton, Heaton, or Maton. James grew up to be a glassmaker, and moved > to County Durham, living in Gateshead, Durham. He married Frances Turner in > Newcastle on Tyne. They had 5 children. He was killed at the end of the Boer > War, reportedly the tallest man in the British Army at that time. > > On James' marriage cert, his father is listed as John Carrot Robinson, > instead of the Henry that is on the birth certificate. I noted that also > living in Gateshead was another glassmaker born in Rotherham, a possible > brother of my James, He was William Robinson with a son called Henry. > I would love to hear from anyone connected to these folks, > janetchopkins@hotmail.com > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > ==== ENG-ROTHERHAM Mailing List ==== > The listowner for ENG-ROTHERHAM is Tracy, born and bred in Rotherham. > To contact me off list please use this address: > tlh@party7.fsnet.co.uk > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >