James ROBINSON

Abt 1803 - 1884  (~ 81 years)

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• Name	James ROBINSON
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Abt 1803	Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
  	38 in 1841 census
  Baptised	9 Oct 1803	All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	From 1829 to 1861	Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
  	Miller
  	"miller" (1829, 1831), "journeyman miller" (1833, 1836, 1838, 1842, 1843, 1845, 1851 PR entries) "labourer for corn merchant" (1851 census); "labourer for miller & merchant" (1861 census). In 1826 James was simply described as a labourer - whether for a miller or as an agricultural labourer is not clear. What is clear is that James' years as a mill work and as an agricultural labourer overlap, although there are more references to him working for a miller than as an ag lab; it may well be that he did seasonal work according to demand, labouring in the fields etc. when there wasn't work at the mill.
  Occupation	From 1838 to 1877	Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
  	Ag lab
  	From 1838 (child's birth cert), 1841 census, 1871 census, 1877 (wife's dth cert) and 1881 census
  Died	14 Jul 1884	Ford Street, Thetford, Norfolk, England
  	Cause: Apoplexy 5 days asphyxia (from dth cert.); burial register shows paralysis.
  	Having found James' burial this clearly seems to be the right death. The burial register shows his abode as Alms Houses (no. 5), Old Buckenham so it seems to be that he died away from home, either having been taken ill while in Thetford or being taken there to be looked after in his final illness. I tend to think he would have been unlikely to have been taken to Thetford after having a stroke, and that it may have occurred when he was in the town, unless it was not initially too severe and it looked like he might live (and need looking after) for a lot longer. The death was registered by Hannah Jarrold, present at the death, of Ford Street. It's possible Hannah was a grand-daughter of James' though I have found a Hannah Jarrold in the 1881 census in Thetford who clearly wasn't (born 1830). GRO ref: Robinson, James q3 1884 aged 80 Thetford RD 4b 271
  		Death certificate for James Robinson (b 1803)
  Buried	18 Jul 1884	All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
  	PR image shows James Robinson, abode Alms Houses (No. 5) Old Buckenham, aged 80 years, ceremony performed by Rd. [Richard] Yorke Curate. (PR image on FamilySearch) Details of headstone on transcription on FamilySearch: "Double headstone. James Robinson who died July 14th 1884. aged 80 years. Sarah wife of James Robinson who died January [sic] 24th aged 73 years." (no. 134 - is there a plan? - doesn't appear to be on FS, but inclusion of stones simply recorded as 'illegible' implies there is somewhere)
  		Two Norfolk ancestors The grave of James Robinson and his wife Sarah, née Ludkin.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Frances ROBINSON,   bap. 1 Nov 1801, All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   bur. 11 Jan 1865, All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 63 years) ▻ William TURNER,  m. 11 May 1818 + 2. James ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1803, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. 14 Jul 1884, Ford Street, Thetford, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 81 years) ▻ Sarah LUDKIN,  m. 7 Nov 1825 + 3. Charles ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1805, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Maria PILGRIM,  m. 14 Jan 1831 + 4. George ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1808, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   bur. 11 May 1842, All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 34 years) ▻ Mary Anne STANLEY,  m. 30 Sep 1831   5. John ROBINSON,   bap. 8 Oct 1809, All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   bur. 8 Feb 1810, All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 0 years)   6. Susan ROBINSON,   b. Jul 1814, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   bur. 26 Sep 1814, All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Ralph ROBINSON,   b. Est 1705,   d. Jan 1774, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 69 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Susanna,   b. Est 1750, (probably), Norfolk, England ,   d. Abt Jun 1789, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 39 years)  (Grandmother)
  Notes	1841 (HO107/781/6) OB Green (with wife and oldest 8 children 'cept Ellis) 1851 & 1861: living at Church Green. In 1871 James and Sarah and in 1881 James were living at Church Green Almshouses, Old Buckenham (took photos, 8-7-2004 and 2009). George and John Burlingham were the corn & seed merchants and millers and also lived at Church Green (John at the Manor House) I guess this is the mill where James was a labourer: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/22813611 Appears to have signed his wife's death cert. When James was living in one of the Almshouses they were occupied by 6 widowers, 3 widows and one couple. All of the men had been agricultural labourers, and although the plaque on the almshouses says they were for those born in the parish, 2 of the occupants had been born elsewhere (one at New Buckenham, one at Hinderclay in Suffolk).
  Person ID	I991	All | Teresa's direct ancestors
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	James ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1779, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. 19 Feb 1851, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Amy KEMP,   b. Abt 1782, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. 9 Aug 1855, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1800	All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
  	PR entry shows "James Robinson of this Parish Bachelor and Amey Kemp of the same Spinster Married in this Church by Banns this Twenty fourth Day of Decemm. in the Year One Thousand eight Hundred by me J France(?) Minister" James and Amey both made their marks, witnesses were Thomas Howes (made his mark) and John Last (signed)  (PR image on FamilySearch)
  Family ID	F1157	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah LUDKIN,   b. 1804, Larling, Norfolk, England ,   d. 24 Feb 1877, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age 73 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1825	All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
  	From FreeReg Witness William Turner presumably James' brother-in-law (sister Frances' husband); Mary Ludkin Sarah's sister. I have a number of DNA matches to descendants of James and Sarah, including with descendants of their son William and daughter Lois. Most if not all are a single segment; the segemnt(s) could be from James or Sarah or some from each. Certainly I have matches with descendants of Sarah's parents who don't descend from James. I haven't noticed matches with James' parents but with a common name like Robinson they would be harder to notice. (My Mum's cousin Bill has a lot more and larger matches with this part of the tree - as being a generation closer to them would be expected, though with the randomness of DNA is not always the case)
  Children	10 children
  + 1. Emma ROBINSON,   b. 29 Nov 1826, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. 27 Apr 1861, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age 34 years) ▻ Nathan LOVEDAY  m. Jun Q 1855 + 2. James ROBINSON,   b. 31 Mar 1829, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. 23 Nov 1899, 4, James Street, Marsden, Whitburn, Co. Durham, England  (Age 70 years) ▻ Margaret EMMERSON  m. Between 1857 and 1861   3. Sarah Anne ROBINSON,   b. 15 Sep 1831, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. Sep Q 1892, Mildenhall Reg Dist, Suffolk, England  (Age 60 years)   4. William ROBINSON,   b. 1833, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Lois ROBINSON,   b. 21 Jul 1836, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. Mar Q 1882, Mitford Reg Dist, Norfolk, England  (Age 45 years) ▻ Alfred EAGLING  m. Jun Q 1856   6. Ellis ROBINSON,   b. 23 Sep 1838, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. 6 Nov 1839, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  (Age 1 years)   7. Mary Ann ROBINSON,   b. 18 Apr 1841, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. Mar Q 1917, Yarmouth Reg Dist, Norfolk, England  (Age 75 years) + 8. Ellis ROBINSON,   b. 22 Sep 1843, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. Mar Q 1907, Loddon Reg Dist, Norfolk, England  (Age 63 years) ▻ Mary Ann LOVEDAY  m. Dec Q 1867   9. Joseph ROBINSON,   b. 4 Aug 1845, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 10. Ruth ROBINSON,   b. 16 Nov 1850, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England ,   d. Mar Q 1937, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England  (Age 86 years) ▻ George FARRANT  m. 1881
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F765	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - Abt 1803 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Baptised - 9 Oct 1803 - All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Married - 7 Nov 1825 - All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - Emma ROBINSON - 29 Nov 1826 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Occupation - Miller - From 1829 to 1861 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - James ROBINSON - 31 Mar 1829 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - Sarah Anne ROBINSON - 15 Sep 1831 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - William ROBINSON - 1833 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - Lois ROBINSON - 21 Jul 1836 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Occupation - Ag lab - From 1838 to 1877 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - Ellis ROBINSON - 23 Sep 1838 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - Mary Ann ROBINSON - 18 Apr 1841 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - Ellis ROBINSON - 22 Sep 1843 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - Joseph ROBINSON - 4 Aug 1845 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Child - Ruth ROBINSON - 16 Nov 1850 - Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England  Died - Cause: Apoplexy 5 days asphyxia (from dth cert.); burial register shows paralysis. - 14 Jul 1884 - Ford Street, Thetford, Norfolk, England  Buried - 18 Jul 1884 - All Saints’ Church, Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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