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ROBINSON FAMILY NOTES

1st Generation 

Husband:  James Samuel ROBINSON
Life-Notes: Listed on the 1905 census for New York City - as a merchant
Born: ? Mountrath Ireland abt 1836
Married: 23rd October 1857 in United Church of England & Ireland the Parish Church of Abbey Leix in Queens County Ireland
Died:
Parents: James Robinson - Farmer 

Wife:  Margaret Elizabeth MILTON
Life-Notes: 
Born: ? Abbey Leix Ireland - abt 1837
Married: 23rd October 1857 Abbey Leix in Queens County Ireland - Witnesses at wedding - Benjamin Milton & John Lyster Jnr
Married By: William Wingfield Vicar
Died:
Parents: Benjamin MILTON

Their children were:   Jane Robinson, Luke George Mansfield Robinson, William Robinson

2nd Generation 

Husband: William J Falkiner
Occupation Chemist or Druggist ran "Falkiner's Pharmacy" at 868 8th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City
Born: Dec 1858 possibly Kildare County Ireland
Married: 1884
Died: 22nd May 1916 Manhattan New York City
Parents: William Frederick FALKINER and Ellen MOORE

Their children were: William Falkiner, Eric Hayes Falkiner, Eleanor Falkiner, Robert Eric Hayes Falkiner

2nd Generation 

Husband:  Luke George Mansfield ROBINSON     - mainly known as George                                                                                              

Life-Notes  Worked at Government House Adelaide.  His first Colonial Appointment was on the 3rd of August 1890, he was assigned as a Military Orderly to the serving Governor. He served in this capacity for 2 Governors of South Australia, The Earl of Kintore and Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton.  George left Government House Adelaide in Sept 1898, when Sir Fowell Buxton and Lady Buxton returned to England.

Boer War 1899 - 1902 In 1899 George was assigned as a Military Instructor with the 3rd NSW Imperial Bushmen, in the South African Boer War.  On his enrolment forms he lists his sister Ann who lived in New York City on 8th Avenue as of his next of kin.  The Imperial Bushmen sailed from Sydney in April 1900 aboard the troop transport "The Armenian" landing in Durban.  
" Strength of contingent was 30 Officers, 714 NCOS and men, 687 horses (riding), 24 pack horses, 31 spare horses." under the command of Major General James A.K. Mackay CB, OBE.
On arriving in Durban they crossed overland to Rhodesia, their Australian contingent came under the command of the English Brigadier Sir Frederick Carrington. The 3rd moved to Mafeking in July and then into the Western Transvaal.
In the next 3 months they rode over 550 miles (885 klms) living in the open and were under fire several times. In 1900 George was commissioned to Lieutenant, and re-assigned to the 6th NSW Imperial Bushmen.
George returned to Australia in Sept 1902 aboard the troopship "Drayton Grange" to Sydney. During his service in the Boer War, George was awarded the Kings and Queens South African Campaign Medals and also 4 bars for Transvaal, Orange Free State, Cape Colony and Rhodesia.  These medals were presented to the returned servicemen by the Duke of York at Government House Sydney in Sept 1902.

After the Boer War 1902 On his return to Adelaide in Oct 1902, George as appointed as a  warder and later Keeper to the Prisons and Gaols Department. His first posting was to Port Wallaroo Gaol in 1903 he remained there until 1910.  His next posting was to Gladstone Gaol in June 1910 as a Senior Warder, which at the time was used for 'inebriates, debtors and other prisoners'.
Then in 1912 George was posted to Port Augusta Gaol in the position of "Keeper of the Gaol". In November of 1924 his wife Alice Mary died of a heart attack, she is buried in the general cemetery in Port Augusta. George continued to serve as "Keeper of the Gaol" until 1930 when he retired.

1930 - 1938 After his retirement George lived with both of his children for a few years, and then spent the last few years of his life at The War Veterans Home at Myrtle Bank in Adelaide.  He died on the 3rd of May 1938. 

Born:  22nd January, 1863 in Bromley Kent UK
Married: 3rd July 1897, at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Norwood South Australia
Died:  3rd May 1938, his funeral was held at St Xavier's Church Adelaide, and he is buried in The West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide South Australia
Parents: James ROBINSON & Margaret Elizabeth MILTON

Their children were:  Margaret Mary Ann Robinson, Milfred Milton Gertrude Robinson, Henry Milton Robinson & another son

2nd Generation 

Name:  William ROBINSON
LifeNotes:
Born:  20th March 1864, Abbey Leix Laoighis Ireland
Married:
Died:  
Parents:  James ROBINSON & Margaret Elizabeth MILTON

3rd Generation 

Name:  Margaret Mary Ann ROBINSON
LifeNotes:
Born:  Dec 1898
Married:
Died:  
Parents:  Luke George Mansfield ROBINSON and Alice Mary ETHERIDGE

3rd Generation 

Husband:  John (Jack) William  COTTLE
LifeNotes:  Jack Cottle was an auctioneer for Elders when Milfred met him, after they married they lived in Willington and then later in Naracoorte in the South East of South Australia
Born:  7th July 1901 Crystal Brook South Australia
Married: 14th April 1928 St Augustine's, Port Augusta, South Australia
Died:  23rd August 1977 Glenelg Adelaide
Parents: John Mason COTTLE & Marianna LISTER

Wife:  Milfred Milton Gertrude ROBINSON 
LifeNotes:  Milfred was just a few days old when her family moved to Port Wallaroo, when she was 7 they moved to Gladstone.  She attended the Gladstone Primary School until 1912, when they moved again to Port Augusta.  Milfred attended Stirling North primary School and then the Port Augusta High School.  On completion of her education she applied to the Port Augusta Hospital, and trained as a Nursing Sister she qualified on 29th Jan 1925 aged 21 and was a registered nursing sister from 4th February 1925.  In April 1927 she was 2nd in command at the Crystal Brook District Hospital for 6 months.  
Born: 3rd August 1903, Norwood Adelaide South Australia, Christened at St Ignatius Catholic Church, Norwood South Australia
Died:
Parents: Luke George Mansfield ROBINSON & Alice Mary ETHERIDGE

Their children were:  Twins - son and daughter

3rd Generation 

Husband:  Henry Milton ROBINSON - mainly known as Rob or Robbi

LifeNotes: Born in 1905 in Port Wallaroo, when he was 5 they moved to Gladstone.  Henry attended the Gladstone Primary School until 1912, when they moved again to Port Augusta.  He then attended Stirling North Primary School and then the Port Augusta High School.  He was also a member of the Citizens Forces, played football for Port Augusta under 17's.

On completion of his high school education he worked as a  Jackaroo on a station up north, then as a Telegraph operator.  In October 1926 he joined the South Australian Police Department and he served 1 year as a Probationary Mounted Constable in Adelaide, then in June 1928 transferred to Streaky Bay Mounted Division, 10 days later he was transferred to Port Lincoln Mounted Patrols.  In December 1931 he was transferred back to Adelaide Mounted Division.    

In 1933 Henry was presented with a medal from the Royal Humane Society for his part in stopping a bolting horse the ceremony took place at Government House Adelaide. He resigned from the Police Force in October 1936.  

He then worked as a door to door salesman selling electric razors.

WW2 - On the 3rd of September 1939 Henry was one to the first 50 to sign on, his enlistment no SX49 . In November 1939 he was posted to 2nd 10th Battalion AIF. In 1940 was a Specialist Signaller.  He was appointed Lance Corporal in June 1940 & promoted to Acting Corporal in September 1940.  The to Corporal in January 1941, & Acting Staff Sargent in February 1941 - rank confirmed March 1941.    

Served in Palestine, was transferred back to Australia through several field hospitals with Malaria & discharged from the army in December 1943.

After WW2 - After being discharged Henry worked for Woolworth's as a Manager, then a Gas Meter Collector for the SA Gas Company.  For about 6 months he managed the Carlton Hotel in Sturt Street Adelaide. 

He returned to door to door sales - selling shoes & slippers and later adding women's dresses & aprons thus began his own drapery round.   Henry would travel up to the Barossa and sell to the outlying farms. later Henry added a run to the Yorke Peninsula and bought an old school bus and converted it into a mobile drapery store.  

In 1948 he and Louise moved into a house in Stansbury Henry continued to run his drapery business from Stansbury - travelling to Paskerville, Minalton, Yorketown, Warooka, Price and Stanhouse Bay.  Eventually settling in Stansbury Henry gave up his drapery round Henry and settled down to become a T & G Insurance salesman.