Brief Life History of William
When William Robinson was born in December 1822, in Ireland, his father, William Robinson, was 39 and his mother, Catharine, was 35. He married Annie F. Boyer on 25 August 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters.
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Sources (13)
- William Robinson, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Robinson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Robinson, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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World Events (8)
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1839
The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.
1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
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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