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ROBINS, William Henry
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Name ROBINS, William Henry Birth 1862 Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I3112 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father ROBINS, William d. Yes, date unknown Mother WRIST, Caroline d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1861 Stepney Registration District, London
Family ID F3043 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family HALL, Amelia (Millie), b. 1858, Frimley, Surrey
d. 1941, Aldershot Registration District, Hampshire
(Age 83 years) Marriage 9 Jul 1882 Aldershot, Hampshire, England
Children 1. ROBINS, Gertrude Maud, b. 23 Apr 1883, Southwark, London
d. 1975, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire
(Age 91 years)2. ROBINS, Frederick William, b. 29 Mar 1886, Aldershot, Hampshire, England
d. 1963, Bournemouth Registration District
(Age 76 years)3. ROBINS, Winifred Annie, b. 20 Feb 1890, Aldershot, Hampshire, England
d. 1942, Surrey South Western Registration District
(Age 51 years)4. ROBINS, Millie Dorothea, b. 21 Jan 1897, Aldershot, Hampshire, England
d. 1975, Surrey South West Registration District
(Age 77 years)5. ROBINS, Marian Hall, b. 4 Jul 1898, Aldershot, Hampshire, England
d. 9 Mar 1980 (Age 81 years)6. ROBINS, Percy Donald, b. 28 Dec 1899, Aldershot, Hampshire, England
d. 1948, Leeds Registration District, Yorkshire
(Age 48 years)7. ROBINS, Edna Caroline, b. 1902, Farnham Registration District, Surrey
d. 1953, Oxford Registration District, Oxfordshire
(Age 51 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2961 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
WILLIAM HENRY ROBINS 1862-
The birth of William Henry ROBINS was registered in 1862.
(GRO December Q 1862 [WRIST] Farnham 02A 80)
William Henry, son of William ROBINS cabinet maker and his wife Caroline of 5 Atlas Cottages, Aldershot, was baptised at Aldershot, Hampshire, on 16 August 1863.
(PR via Ancestry)
Amelia HALL married William Henry ROBINS, at Holy Trinity Church, Aldershot, on 9 July 1882. He was a 20 year old bachelor of Alexandra Road, Aldershot, a greengrocer, and the son of William ROBINS, a cabinet maker. Amelia was described as a 23 year old spinster also of Alexandra Road, Aldershot, and daughter of Frederick HALL, farmer. Witnesses were Frederick HALL and John JOHNSON (marriage certificate).
The 1891 census returns for 73 Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, Hampshire:
*William H. ROBINS, head, aged 28, ironmonger's assistant, born at Aldershot;
Millie ROBINS, wife, aged 32, born at Frimley, Surrey;
Gertrude M. ROBINS, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at Southwark, London;
Frederick W. ROBINS, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Aldershot;
Winifred A. ROBINS, daughter, aged 1, born at Aldershot;
Walter HARRIS, lodger, aged 23, single, ironmonger's assistant, born at Ilfracombe, Devon;
Harry BELL, lodger, aged 21, single, mineral water maker, born at Kentish Town, London.
(RG12/563/84/12)
The 1901 census returns for 9 Cargate Hill (Aldershot Military in Stanhope & Wellington Lines):
*William H. ROBINS Head M 38 Ironmonger's Manager worker born Aldershot Hampshire
Amelia ROBINS Wife M 42 born Frimley Surrey
Gertrude ROBINS Daughter S 17 born Bermondsey London
Frederick W. ROBINS Son 15 born Aldershot Hampshire
Winifred A. ROBINS Daughter 11 born Aldershot Hampshire
Millie D. ROBINS Daughter 4 born Aldershot Hampshire
Marion H. ROBINS Daughter 2 born Aldershot Hampshire
Percy D. ROBINS Son 1 born Aldershot Hampshire
Walter MASH Boarder S 25 fruiterer's assistant born Kilburn London
(RG13/610/120/24.
The 1911 census of 12 Lansdowne Road, Aldershot, Hampshire:
*William Henry ROBINS, head, aged 48, married 28 years, 7 children all living, ironmonger manager, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Amelia ROBINS, wife, married, aged 52, born at Frimley, Surrey;
Winifrid Anne ROBINS, daughter, single, aged 21, mother's help, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Millie Dorothea ROBINS, daughter, aged 14, school, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Marian Hall ROBINS, daughter, aged 12, school, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Edna Caroline ROBINS, daughter, aged 8, school, born at Aldershot, Hampshire;
Urban Hall CLARKE, nephew, single, aged 23, furniture salesman, born at Aldershot, Hampshire.
(RG14/3113)
The death of Amelia ROBINS aged 82 [sic] was registered in 1941. She was in fact 83 years old.
(GRO December Q 1941 Aldershot 2c 315)
NOTES & QUERIES:
The years of birth for William Henry and Amelia appear to have been reversed in the 1939 Register. William Henry was actually born in 1862 and Amelia in 1858.
(revised 12.10.2019)

