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ROBINSON, HENRY JAMES, fourth son of Sir John Robinson, Bart. (adm. 1767, qv); b. 8 May 1802; adm. 19 Jan 1815 (G); in school list Feb 1816; Cadet, EICS Bombay 1819; Cornet, 3rd Light Cavalry 4 May 1820; Lieut., 2nd Light Cavalry 18 Sep 1822; Adjutant 13 Jul 1826; d. at Hurnere, Bombay, India 27 Mar 1830.

ROBINSON, SIR HARRY PERRY, third son of Rev. Julian Robinson, Chaplain EICS, editor Pioneer newspaper [check], and Harriet Woodcock, dau. of Rev. John Sharpe DD, Vicar of Doncaster, Yorks.; b. 30 Nov 1859; adm. 12 Jun 1873 (James'), exhibitioner; QS (Capt. ) 1874; Capt. of the School 1877; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1878, matr. 11 Oct 1878; lived in USA 1883-1900; owner and editor, The Railway Age 1887-1900; Chief of Department, McKinley’s National Campaign Committee 1896; Managing Director, Isbister & Co., 1901-4; Special Correspondent of The Times newspaper in many parts of the world; War Correspondent, The Times 1914-8; Chevalier, Légion d’Honneur 1919; KBE 1 Jan 1920; author, Of Distinguished Animals, 1911, and other works; m. 1st, 21 Sep 1891 Mary, dau. of Thomas Lowry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; m. 2nd, 1 Aug 1905 Florence Anne, dau. of Joseph Tester, Surbiton, Surrey; d. 20 Dec 1930.

ROBINSON, GERALD PHILIP, brother of Charles Edmund Newton-Robinson (qv); b. 14 Feb 1858; adm. 22 Sep 1871; left Easter 1872; Slade School of Art; Mezzotint Engraver to Queen Victoria 1890, to Edward VII 1901; founder and President, Society of Mezzotint Engravers; m. 1881 Rose Adèle, dau. of John Macdonagh (IGI); d. 21 Nov 1942.

Robinson, George Gidley; third son of Samuel Henry Robinson, Ghoosery, Howrah, Bengal, sugar planter, and Eliza Ann, eldest dau. of Rev.Henry Thorp, Perpetual Curate of Topsham, Devon ; b. India ; ed Crediton Sch. and Exeter Coll.Oxford, matr. 31 May 1873, aged 18, scholar 1873-8 ; 1st cl.Cl.Mod. 1875, 2nd cl.Lit.Hum. 1877 ; BA 1877 ; MA 1880 ; Assistant Master (Classics) May – Dec 1880 ; subsequently Assistant Master at Charterhouse School ; Headmaster, Hillside Sch., Godalming, Surrey 1891-1905 ; latterly living at St Leonards on Sea ; collector of Italian Old Master paintings ; m. 12 Jan 1892 Marian Eliza, dau. of William Evans ; d. 14 August 1936, aged 81.

ROBINSON, GEORGE CROKE, second son of John Ellil Robinson (qv); b. 24 Jun 1838; adm. 18 Oct 1851 (G); QS 1853; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1857, matr. 4 Jun 1857, Westminster Student 1857-70; BA 1861; MA 1864; ordained deacon 1863, priest 1864 (both Ripon); Curate, St. Peter, Leeds, Yorks., 1863-6, West Bromwich, Staffs., 1866-7; Vicar of Benson, Oxfordshire 1867-79; subsequently held various curacies; Vicar of Radway, Warwickshire 1911-3; m. 6 Oct 1870 Maria Elizabeth, youngest dau. of Edwin E. Durrant, King’s Lynn, Norfolk [land agent ?].

ROBINSON, FREDERICK; b. 21 Jun 1809; adm. 13 Jan 1824.

ROBINSON, FRANCIS, eldest son of Thomas Robinson, Begbroke House, Oxfordshire, banker; b. 29 Oct 1804; adm. 7 Oct 1818 (Packharness'); Min. Can. 1819; Corpus Christi Coll. Oxford, scholar 1819-26, matr. 16 Oct 1819; BA 1823; MA 1826; Fellow, Corpus Christi Coll. 1826-31; ordained deacon 1824 [check], priest 1829 (both Oxford); Rector of Staughton Parva, Beds., 9 Aug 1831-81; Rector of Stonesfield, Oxfordshire 24 May 1834-82; m. 10 Sep 1831 (IGI) Sophia Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Rev. Edward Rowden, Vicar of Highworth, Wilts.; d. 17 Nov 1886.

Robinson, Francis Edward Thornton, son of Francis Robinson, of Greenwich; b. March 5, 1895; adm. Jan. 20, 1910 (H); left July 1911.

ROBINSON, FRANCIS ARTHUR CLAYTON, son of Rev. Charles Edward Ricketts Robinson, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Milton near Gravesend, Kent, and Elizabeth, eldest dau. of John Wood, Droylsden, Lancs.; b. 21 Apr 1866; adm. 22 Jan 1880 (H); left Mich. 1880; went to Rossall Sch.; Pembroke Coll. Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1885; BA 1889; ordained 1892; Curate. Alverthorpe, Yorks., 1892-4; held other appointments; Curate, Eyton, Herefs., 1910-4; m.; d. 26 Dec 1929.

ROBINSON, EDMUND ARTHUR, brother of Charles Edmund Newton-Robinson (qv); b. 19 Oct 1856; adm. 23 Sep 1869; QS 1872; left Easter 1872; Trinity Hall, Cambridge, matr. Mich. 1875; “an architect” (1901 Census, then living at Crofton, Hampshire) (but 1881 Census describes him as “agent”); d. 14 Apr 1916.