Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Robinson was born in 1670, her father, Ralph Robinson, was 19 and her mother, Jane Lindsey, was 23. She married William Shotton on 24 May 1692, in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1740, at the age of 70, and was buried in Stamfordham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.
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- Mary Robinson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Robinson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Mary Robson, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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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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