Trafford

Born during the September quarter 1884 in the Altrincham R.D. - ref:
8a/169, the son of Arthur & Helen Elliott Robinson (nee Irvine).

1891 Census - Mitford House, Marsland Road, Sale (corner of George's Road).
  Son - aged: 6 - born: Brooklands, Cheshire.   Head of household - Arthur
Robinson - Married - aged: 35 - occ: Cork Merchant - born: Halifax,
Yorkshire.   Also - Helen E. Robinson - Wife - aged: 36 - born: Scotland.  
Plus their daughter Marjorie Robinson and 1 domestic servant.

1901 Census - No Trace.    His parents were residing at "Holly Bank",
Derbyshire Road, Sale.   Head of household - Arthur Robinson - Married -
aged: 45 - occ: Cork Merchant - born: Halifax, Yorkshire.   Also - Helen
Robinson - Wife - aged: 46 - born: Annan, Dumfrieshire, Scotland.   Plus
their daughter Marjorie Robinson, a visitor from Scotland and 2 domestic
servants (housemaid & cook).

1911 Census - No Trace.    His parents were residing at "Holly Bank",
Derbyshire Road, Sale.   Head of household - Arthur Robinson - Married -
aged: 55 - occ: Cork Merchant - born: Halifax, Yorkshire.   Also - Helen E.
Robinson - Wife - aged: 56 - born: Annan, Dumfrieshire, Scotland.   Plus 2
domestic servants (housemaid & cook), in an eight roomed house.

The Leeds Mercury newspaper dated the 11th July 1912 reports on a case of
the divorce of Frederick Newton, a pawn broker of Highfield Street,
Cheetham, Manchester from his wife - Mrs. Rosamund Newton, on the grounds
of his wife's alleged misconduct with Mr. William Irvine Robinson of
Hollybank, Sale.
 
Employed in his father's business of Robinson Brown, Cork Merchants, Albert
St, Manchester.

Because of ill health, in August 1914, he had returned to the UK from
Canada where he had taken charge of the Canadian Branch of the firm's
business.

Died of exposure on Sunday night the 3rd March - the ship, however was
torpedoed on the 25th February 1917.  Operating under the Cunard Steam
Shipping Co. Ltd, Liverpool, the Passenger Liner - R.M.S. Laconia was built
in 1912 and had a gross tonnage of 18,099 tons.    She was torpedoed and
sunk by U50 in the Atlantic 4 miles E.S.E. from Ram Head, County Waterford,
Eire., in position 52.00N  07.41W  whilst on voyage from New York to
Liverpool carrying passengers, general cargo and mail.   The ship carried a
crew of 217 and 75 passengers.  12 persons were lost - 6 crew and 6
passengers, including two American citizens.  I have not been able to trace
his name on the ship's manifest.

Death reported in the 09/03/1917 edition of the Altrincham Guardian.

NOT COMMEMORATED BY THE C.W.G.C.