Brief Life History of Ellen
When Ellen Robinson was born in 1847, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Robinson, was 44 and her mother, Eleanor Wood, was 32.
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Sources (3)
- Ellen Robinson, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Ellen Robinson in the 1851 England Census
- 1851 England Census about James Robinson
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (10)
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World Events (3)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Robin , a pet form of Robert , + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Robin .
West Indian (including Haiti) and Guyanese: most likely not (only) of English or French origin as in 1 above and 2 above, but also, if not mostly, from the related name of the famous Daniel Defoe's literary character Robinson Crusoe (from a novel first published in 1719).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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