James Hugh ROBINSON was born in Portarlington, Victoria, Australia in 1872. In 1896 he married Florence Agnes BOLLEMAN who was born in Collingwood in 1877. She was a daughter of Albert Emile BOLLEMAN and Hannah Agnes LUCAS.
Jim died in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia on 11 April 1935 and Flo died there in 1956.
James Hugh ROBINSON (called Jim or more often by his nickname “Squid”) and Flo had four children –
I. Frederick Albert ROBINSON, born on 21 Mar 1898
II. Bessy Agnes ROBINSON, born on 3 Nov 1899.
III.Francis William ROBINSON, born on 3 Apr 1901.
IV. Eunice ROBINSON, born and died in 1915.
Frederick Albert ROBINSON (nicknamed “Guddie”) was born 21 Mar 1898 on Raymond Island, Paynesville, Victoria.
Fred married Winifred Jessie FLEISCHER (a daughter of Henry William FLEISCHER and Jessie Elizabeth LAWRENCE) in Bairnsdale on 3 Mar 1926. He died on 18 Dec 1979 in hospital at Moruya, New South Wales, Australia.
Win was born on 8 May 1906 in Paynesville and died on 22 Oct 1989, also in Moruya Hospital.
Fred and Win are buried in the cemetery overlooking the Tasman Sea at Narooma, New South Wales where they had lived for some years.
Fred and Win had four children –
A. Faye Winifred ROBINSON, born 11 Aug 1928 in Bairnsdale.
B. Lawrence James ROBINSON, born 18 Oct 1934 in Bairnsdale.
C. Noel Francis ROBINSON, born 8 May 1942 in Bairnsdale.
D. Garry Frederick ROBINSON, born 2 Feb 1944 in Bairnsdale.
Faye Winifred ROBINSON married Bryan Martin JAMES on 31 Oct 1947 in St Johns Church of England, Bairnsdale. Bryan was born on 15 September 1926 at "Eaglescourt", the home of his mother’s parents, overlooking the Mitchell River at Eagle Point a few miles downstream from Bairnsdale. Bryan was the son of Robert Stanley JAMES and Bessie Elsie MARTIN.
Faye and Bryan had three children –
1. Darrell Anthony JAMES
2. Lynne Elizabeth JAMES.
3. Jennifer JAMES.
B. Lawrence James ROBINSON was born on 18 Oct 1934 in Bairnsdale. He married Cynthia WEIR on 1 Jan 1966 in Maffra, Victoria. Cynthia, a daughter of Errol Keith WEIR and Gwendoline Mitchell WADE, was born on 16 May 1944 in Maffra, Victoria.
Lawrence and Cynthia had two children -
1. Melissa Jayne ROBINSON
2. André Wade ROBINSON.
C. Noel Francis ROBINSON was born on 8 May 1942.
Noel married (1) Rosslyn KUCH.
Noel and Rosslyn had three children –
1. David Wayne ROBINSON.
2. Brett Andrew ROBINSON.
3. Jamie Paul ROBINSON.
Noel married (2) Aurelia SORIANO on 15 Apr 1983 in the Phillipines.
Aurelia was born on 16 Mar 1945.
D. Garry Frederick ROBINSON was born in Bairnsdale on 2 Feb 1944.
II. Bessy Agnes ROBINSON was born on 3 Nov 1899 in Port Albert, Victoria. She married James SMITH in 1919. Jim was born 25 Nov 1897. Bess died on 29 Dec 1965.
Bess and Jin had two children -
A. Ina SMITH.
B. Edna SMITH.
A. Ina SMITH was born on 12 Nov 1920.
B. Edna SMITH was born 3 Dec 1921. She married Albert Gordon SIMPSON who was born 12 Jan 1919 and died 2 Aug 1972.
Edna died on 27 Oct 1975.
Edna and Albie had three children –
1. Sandra Suzanne SIMPSON.
2. James McNeil SIMPSON.
3. Kerry Anne SIMPSON.
III. Francis William ROBINSON, usually known as Sam, was born on 3 Apr 1901 on Raymond Island, Paynesville. Sam married Elizabeth Maude HAYES, usually known as Bessie, at St Pauls, Ascot Vale, Victoria on 22 September 1928. Bessie was born in North Melbourne on 5 May 1904. Sam died on 21 Jan 1941 as result of being struck by a falling tree branch in North Arm, near Lakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria.
Sam and Bessie had three children –
A. Leigh Francis ROBINSON.
B. Joan Elizabeth ROBINSON.
C. Esther Lorraine ROBINSON.
A. Leigh Francis ROBINSON was born on 3 Nov 1930 in Bairnsdale.
He married Jeanette Una BASTIAN on 20 Jan 1962 in St Andrews, Lismore,New South Wales. Jeanette was born on 5 Nov 1938 in Morresti, NSW.
Leigh and Jeanette hade three children –
1. Mark William ROBINSON.
2. Bruce Leonard ROBINSON.
3. Paula Jane ROBINSON
B. Joan Elizabeth ROBINSON was born on 21 Feb 1935 in Melbourne.. She married William Donald JOHNSON on 19 Apr 1955 in Moonee Ponds,Victoria.
Joan and Don had tree children -
1. Christopher William JOHNSON.
2. Elizabeth Anne JOHNSON.
3. David Charles JOHNSON.
C. Esther Lorraine ROBINSON was born on 23 Aug 1937 in Bairnsdale. She married Douglas HARRIS in Moonee Ponds. Doug was born on 3 Dec 1934 in Tocumwal, NSW.
Esther and Doug had five children -
1. Stephanie HARRIS.
2. Bradley Stephen HARRIS.
3. Caroline Rae HARRIS.
4. Kathryn Grace HARRIS.
5. Stephanie Joan HARRIS.
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