William ROBSON

Born: c. 1760, Yorkshire
 
Married: Elizabeth COCKCROFT, 7th December 1780, Flamborough, Yorkshire
 
Children: William ROBSON, born c. 1782
Sarah ROBSON, born c. 1784
Richard ROBSON, born c. 1786
Thomas ROBSON, born c. 1787
Robert Cockcroft ROBSON, born c. 1788
John ROBSON, born c. 1790
James ROBSON, born c. 1792
Esther ROBSON, born 1795
Elizabeth ROBSON, born c. 1798
Thomas ROBSON, born 1800
Alice ROBSON, born 1803
 
Died: 4th June 1844
Buried: 5th June 1844, Flamborough, Yorkshire
 

William Robson of Flamborough and his descendants are the subject of a book called "The Fishing Robsons" by Peter Robson. William himself was a shoemaker rather than involved in the fishing trade.

Sources:

  1. Parish records for Flamborough.
  2. 1841 census for Flamborough.
  3. Memorial inscription on gravestone in Flamborough churchyard.
  4. IGI.
  5. "The Fishing Robsons" by Peter Robson.