brobinson43 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Hello everyone. Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. Hilsbro, you are a cousin to me! Our grandfathers were brothers. William Henry Robinson had 3 children: Melville Chester (my grandfather), his sister Pattie, and a brother Clifford. Before my William Henry came to the U.S., he lived at 45 Chelsea Rd., in Sheffield with his wife Martha Jane. Melville came to the U.S. when he was 12 years old and sailed by ship with a family friend. Melville married Vera M. Quackenbush and they had 3 children: William Henry (my father), James, and Elizabeth. My father, William Henry was born in 1918 in Detroit, Michigan. Great Grandfather died in 1929 in Detroit after a car accident. (Seems he had bad luck with automobiles!). My father and mother had 5 children: William Henry Jr., James, Kathleen (me), Charles and Michael. All are deceased except for William Jr. and I. We call him Bill. We also have a cousin in Tasmania! Can you believe it? He has done extensive research on his side of the Robinson family. I will have to look up the information as I can't remember who his grandfather was. Please contact me with any questions you may have about this side of the Robinson family. I find this all so interesting! Kathleen (Kathy) Robinson Bate Hi Kathy, I've already replied, but it seems I mixed you up with Cathy, who is a granddaughter of Pattie. I think we have already made contact some time back, as I remember your surname. Did you know that William Henry's (senior) sister Elizabeth's family are all in the USA? She had a daughter, but died about two or three years later. The daughter, Edith Emma Ford married a metallurgist, Tom Holland Nelson, and they emigrated to the USA the day of their wedding. Edith's three eldest children were born in Sheffield, but the youngest was born in Maryland. I think she must have returned to Sheffield to be with her stepmother for support or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowgal Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hillsbro, Got your private message, but cannot post to you because I have not had 5 posts yet on the site. Do you live near Sheffield? Can you e-mail me at kebate@sbcglobal.net? Barrie - Yes, you and I have communicated before. Nice to hear from you again! Thanks again for your information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hi Kathy, That's fine; I'll email you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowgal Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hillsbro, My first cousin, Gail and I are planning a trip to England in July. We will be on a tour for 9 days, but we would like to travel from London to Sheffield by train. We would love to meet up with you if possible. Let me know if this would be possible. Hope to hear from you soon. Kathy (Robinson) Bate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hi Kathy - I'll reply to your email address as above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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