1746-????
Married (1770)
1745-????
The family of John Robinson and Elizabeth Simpson are shown below.
The Family of John Robinson & Elizabeth Simpson
John Robinson is a shoemaker according to the birth entries for Hampsthwaite. The entries for Isabel and William are suspect in that the birth entries only refer to John as father with occupation weaver, whereas the other children’s birth entries quote John and Elizabeth with John’s occupation as shoemaker.
Based on IGI estimate of the birth date (1745) of John, his father is probably William Robinson born 1712. William Robinson was married to Sarah Leedham and they had the family shown below.
The Family of William Robinson & Sarah Leedham
William Robinson was probably the son of Francis Robinson who had the family shown below.
The Family of Francis Robinson
Robert was born at Birstwith and Hannah at Bishopside according to the 1861 census.
The Family of Robert Robinson & Hannah Clark
Robert and Hannah are at Swarcliffe Top in 1841 with their children Elizabeth, Maria, Walter, Mary and Simpson.
It is felt that Robert Robinson may have had some status in his time. He has grandchildren and great grandchildren named Robinson. Further, there is a Robert Robinson in Hew Green in 1848 who is registered to vote in the Poll for a Knight of the Shire held on December 14th and 15th 1848.
Simpson Robinson had moved to Swarcliffe Top by 1871 and had a family, as shown below.
The Family of Simpson Robinson
