James Edmund Robinson, 1820 Settler

1819 - 1897  (78 years)

• Name	James Edmund Robinson
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Born	11 Feb 1819	High Street, Soutwark, Surrey, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	18 Jul 1819	Saint Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, England   [1]
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  1820 Settler	15 Feb 1820	Gravesend, Kent, England
  Address: Sephton's party on the Aurora
  Settler ID	697
  Died	13 May 1897	Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I21708	master
  Last Modified	13 Nov 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	Jane Jubber,   b. 9 Apr 1824, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 27 Mar 1918, Jackson St., Aberdeen, Eastern Cape, South Africa  (Age 93 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1841	Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [1]
  Children	1. Thomas Henry Robinson,   b. 13 Apr 1842, Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 15 Jul 1917, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa  (Age 75 years) + 2. Joseph Robinson,   b. 1843, Cape Province, South Africa ,   d. 24 Jun 1916, Bethulie, Free State, South Africa  (Age 73 years) + 3. Edwin James Robinson + 4. Jesse Robinson,   b. 7 Aug 1847,   d. 21 Oct 1886, Malmani Goldfields, Transvaal Republic  (Age 39 years)   5. J D Robinson   6. Charles Henry Robinson,   b. 1851 + 7. William Septimus Robinson,   b. 22 Apr 1853, Stapleford, Graaff Reinet district, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 2 Jan 1931, Madwaleni Trading Station, Mqanduli, Transkei, Eastern Cape, South Africa  (Age 77 years) + 8. George Octavus Robinson,   b. 19 Feb 1855, Stapleford, Sundays River, Graaff Reinet District, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 13 Jun 1944, Abbotsford, Vesperdene Road, Green Point, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa  (Age 89 years) + 9. Ellen Jane Robinson,   b. 28 Jan 1857, Somerset East district, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 28 Oct 1905, Frontier Hospital, Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  (Age 48 years) + 10. Mary Elizabeth Robinson,   b. 24 Dec 1858, Somerset East district, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 17 Jul 1940, Transvaal, South Africa  (Age 81 years) + 11. Edward Ambrose Robinson,   b. 13 May 1861, Somerset East district, Eastern Cape, South Africa ,   d. 30 Sep 1936, The Monastery Nursing Home, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa  (Age 75 years)   12. Walter Robinson
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2021
  Family ID	F39417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Baptism - 18 Jul 1819 - Saint Saviour, Southwark, Surrey, England 1820 Settler - Address: Sephton's party on the Aurora - 15 Feb 1820 - Gravesend, Kent, England Married - 15 Aug 1841 - Fort Beaufort, Eastern Cape, South Africa Died - 13 May 1897 - Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  a. IGI: name: James Edmund ROBINSON gender: Male baptism/christening date: 18 Jul 1819 baptism/christening place: SAINT SAVIOUR, SOUTHWARK, SURREY, ENGLAND. birth date: 11 Feb 1819. father's name: Thomas ROBINSON, mother's name: Mary. indexing project (batch) number: C05518-2 system origin: England-ODM source film number: 307709.[trs] b. Methodist Parish Records, Fort Beaufort Marriages: 1838-1903. Microfilm #1560854, Item 21-30, Transcribed by: Nolene Lossau, Reformatted by: Mike Wright, Date format: m/d/y: Entry #19: Husband: James Edward (should be James Edmond/Edmund) ROBINSON, Full, Bachelor, Farmer of Fort Beaufort, Wife: Jane JUBBER, Full, Spinster of Fort Beaufort, Date: 8/15/1841. Witnesses: J ? WHITE, ?? ROBINSON.[trs] c. 11 Children: ref. Cape Civil Deaths (Death Report) of Jane ROBINSON, nee JUBBER see 1920 centenery record - extra child? Thursday 10 June 1897 A BRITISH SETTLER Yet another British Settler has entered into rest. The survivors of the 1820 grand pioneers of civilisation and industry are reduced to a number that may be told on one’s fingers. Mr. J.E. ROBINSON, a Settler of 1820, died in Graaffreinet last week. In 1820 the ROBINSON family settled down near Salem, and in latter years the sons (there being only one daughter) migrated to different parts of the Colony, and James Edmund survived them all. The daughter married Mr. David HOBSON, so that the family relationships in that district are both numerous and influential. Some seven or eight years ago the deceased with his wife went to reside with their son, Mr. W. ROBINSON, near Kendrea Station, and two or three years ago removed to Graaffreinet, where the old Settler died on Sunday. He leaves a widow and eleven children. The interment (says the Telegraph) took place in the Wesleyan burial ground on Monday afternoon, the Rev. Wesley HURT officiating. Transcribed by Sue Mackay.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1968] Powell, John, John Powell. [S62] MacLeod, Lynn, Lynn MacLeod. [S2599] SA Cape Civil Death Certs, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1779109), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3QS-1ZW?i=168&cc=1779109 (Reliability: 3).