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Roberts, Alfred Harold, 1911-1991
GB-2014-WSA-14772 · Person · 1911-1991

Roberts, Alfred Harold, son of Gustav Arthur Albert Roberts of Cressington Park, Liverpool; b. 23 Apr. 1911; adm. Apr. 1925 (G); left Dec. 1928; Univ. of Liverpool, Dip. Arch. 1934; a quantity surveyor; m. 23 Sept. 1941 Marjorie Kathleen, d. of Charles Grogan of Waterloo, Liverpool; d. 8 Feb. 1991.
Roberts, ---, fl. 1789
GB-2014-WSA-14771 · Person · fl. 1789

ROBERTS, ---; son of --- Roberts, Exchequer Office; b.; adm. 10 Apr 1789; still at school 1792.
Roberts, ---, fl. 1788
GB-2014-WSA-14770 · Person · fl. 1788

ROBERTS, ---; b.; in school list Dec 1788.
Roberts, ---, fl. 1764
GB-2014-WSA-14769 · Person · fl. 1764

ROBERTS, ---; b.; in school list Jun 1764; left Dec 1764.
Roberts, ---, fl. 1754
GB-2014-WSA-14768 · Person · fl. 1754

ROBERTS, ---; b.; in school list 1754.
Roberts, ---, fl. 1745
GB-2014-WSA-14767 · Person · fl. 1745

ROBERTS, ---; b.; in school list 1745.
Roberts, ---, fl. 1656
GB-2014-WSA-14766 · Person · fl. 1656

ROBERTS, ---; b.; adm. 1656 (School Lists 1656, last three quarters).
Robbins, Richard Michael, 1915-2002
GB-2014-WSA-14765 · Person · 1915-2002

Robbins, Richard Michael, son of Alfred Gordon Robbins, publisher, and Josephine, d. of Richard Lovat Capell, ironmonger, of Northampton; b. 7 Sept. 1915; adm. Sept. 1929 (KS); Capt. of the school 1933-4; left July 1934; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1934, Dixon Schol. 1937; joined LPTB 1939; RE (Transportation) 1939-46 (Maj.), served Persia and Iraq 1941-3, GHQ MEF 1943-4, AML Greece 1944-5; rejoined LPTB 1946, sec. to Chairman 1947-50, sec. LT Executive 1950-5, sec. and chief PRO 1955-60, chief commercial and PR officer 1960-5, member LT Executive 1965-80 (man. dir. Railways 1971-8); BA (Oxon.) 1952, MA 1964; FCIT 1955; FSA 1957, treas. 1971-87, Pres. 1987-91; CBE 1976; Pres. Inst. of Transport 1975-6; a governor Museum of London 1969-, chairman of governors 1979-; hon. DLitt City Univ. 1987; author of The Railway Age 1962, George and Robert Stephenson 1966, A Public Transport Century 1985; m. 21 Oct. 1939 Rose Margaret Elspeth, d. of Sir Robert Reid Bannatyne CB, Asst Under­ Sec. of State Home Office; d. 21 Dec. 2002.
Robbins, Herbert Eyre, 1849-1907
GB-2014-WSA-14764 · Person · 1849-1907

ROBBINS, HERBERT EYRE, only son of Lieut. -Col. Nathaniel Eyre Robbins, Queen’s Bays, and Rose, sister of Edward Eardley Harris Repton (qv); b. 14 Jun 1849; adm. 17 Oct 1860; left Dec 1860; 2nd Lieut., Royal Marines 22 Jun 1867; Lieut., 3 Aug 1867; Capt., 1 Jul 1881; Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster-Gen., Egypt 1885-6; Maj., 8 Feb 1889; Lieut. -Col., 18 Sep 1895; retd. 22 Jun 1898; served in Sudan expedition 1885; m. 4 Aug 1887 Catherine Jane, third dau. of Robert Heard, Pallastown, Kinsale, co. Cork, Ireland; d. 4 Nov 1907.