Brief Life History of William
When William Robins was born on 16 May 1843, in Innisfil, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, his father, James Robins, was 40 and his mother, Ann Gimby, was 24. He married Catherine Sloane on 29 September 1863, in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada in 1891. He died on 20 April 1924, in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Innisfil, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
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- William Robins, "Canada Census, 1881"
- William Robins, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
- William Robins, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
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1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act
In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.
Name Meaning
English: from the personal name Robin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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