Thomas George Robinson, 1820 Settler

1805 - 1829  (23 years)

• Name	Thomas George Robinson
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	13 Nov 1805	London, England   [1]
  Baptism	28 Sep 1806	St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England   [1]
  	Ref. IGI: name: Thomas George ROBINSON gender: Male baptism/christening date: 28 Sep 1806 baptism/christening place: ST SEPULCHRE, LONDON, LONDON, ENGLAND, birth date: 13 Nov 1805, father's name: Thomas ROBINSON, mother's name: Mary. indexing project (batch) number: C02565-1 system origin: England-ODM source film number: 375002.
  Gender	Male
  AFN	XX7L-VK
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	15 Feb 1820	Gravesend, Kent, England
  	Sephton's party on the Aurora
  Settler ID	701
  Death	18 Jun 1829	Morley Mission Station, Transkei, South Africa   [1]
  Person ID	I17167	master
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Robinson, 1820 Settler,   b. Abt 1782, England d. 4 Apr 1841, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Dorrell, 1820 Settler,   b. 6 Aug 1784, King Street, London, England d. 1 May 1824, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F6765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia Talbot, 1820 Settler,   b. 30 Aug 1811, Westminster, London, England d. 12 Jul 1882, Fort Peddie, Albany, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	19 Mar 1829	St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  	Description: Married 19 March 1829 m. 19 March 1829, St George (Anglican) Church, Grahamstown, Cape Colony; Rev. William CARLISLE[trs] Marriage Court Minutes: 18 Mar 1829, Grahamstown, Cape Colony[trs][doc] His_Surname ROBINSON, Her_Surname TALBOT, Marriage_date 1829/3/18, Husband Thomas Charles (properly George), His_info Protestant; England, His_birth_place, His_Age 30 (properly 23), Wife Amelia TALBOT, Her_info Protestant; England, -Father John TALBOT gives consent Her_birth_place Her_Age 19 Witnesses Entry 205 No 7 Film 1886513 Church Matrimonial Court Minutes and Special Marriage Licenses: 1821 - 1884 Location Albany/Grahamstown Minister Notes Transcribed_By Ellen Stanton.[trs]
  Married	19 Mar 1829	St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Description: Married 19 March 1829 m. 19 March 1829, St George (Anglican) Church, Grahamstown, Cape Colony; Rev. William CARLISLE[trs] Marriage Court Minutes: 18 Mar 1829, Grahamstown, Cape Colony[trs][doc] His_Surname ROBINSON, Her_Surname TALBOT, Marriage_date 1829/3/18, Husband Thomas Charles (properly George), His_info Protestant; England, His_birth_place, His_Age 30 (properly 23), Wife Amelia TALBOT, Her_info Protestant; England, -Father John TALBOT gives consent Her_birth_place Her_Age 19 Witnesses Entry 205 No 7 Film 1886513 Church Matrimonial Court Minutes and Special Marriage Licenses: 1821 - 1884 Location Albany/Grahamstown Minister Notes Transcribed_By Ellen Stanton.[trs]
  Family ID	F6730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2018

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Nov 1805 - London, England Baptism - 28 Sep 1806 - St Sepulchre, Holborn, London, England Settler - 15 Feb 1820 - Gravesend, Kent, England Marriage - 19 Mar 1829 - St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Married - 19 Mar 1829 - St George's Cathedral, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 18 Jun 1829 - Morley Mission Station, Transkei, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  no issue. Extracts from "SHEPSTONE: The Role of the Family in the History of South Africa 1820-1900" by K.E. Gordon PhD, relating to the death of Thomas George ROBINSON (1805 - 1829). Chapter 5, MORLEY. ...p.33; But sudden tragedy cut athwart their optimism. There had been a week of severe cold, rain and even snow which made life in the straw hut uncomfortable. On the first fine day, June 18th, SHEPSTONE and young ROBINSON took a party of woodcutters into the forest to determine what timber should be cut for the erection of permanent buildings. ‘On our entering the wood,’ wrote SHEPSTONE, ‘we were much pleased at the sight of the fine timber and it was presently determined what to cut, and the men went to work; but as the tree was falling, it broke off a large branch of another tree, of immense size; I saw it and first gave the alarm and all attempted to escape, but three were knocked down by it. I waiteda few moments in silence, until one of the men exclaimed: “O God, de Heer is dood!” Mr ROBINSON was killed. We all leaped forward and lifted the branch from him, but all hope was gone. The wound was just above the left temple, about two inches long; the right leg was broken and the bone protruded through the stocking. Our grief is more easily conceived than described; his distressed widow...

  
  

• Sources

  [S1968] John Powell, Powell, John.