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From: "Aileen Grant" <>
Subject: Fw: [CUL] Robinson /Woodmass- extra
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:23:26 +1300


Sorry Folks,
I meant to say that Matthew Woodmass
[age 2 when his family emigrated in 1878]
when grown up came back to England and visited
other relatives and also the Robinsons who lived in Benwell
Newcastle upon Tyne.
Aileen
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From: Aileen Grant <>
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Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 2:12 PM
Subject: [CUL] Robinson /Woodmass- are you there ?


> Hello Listers
> I am hoping that there may be someone who has a connection with the above
> names and families below.
>
> Frederick Hall Woodmass- chr 27 Sep 1818- Alston, CUL
> = abt 1843
> Mary Ann Scott
>
> Their children.> Born abt Spouse
> ??? Jonathan Woodmass 9 Mar 1845 --- mar. Jane ???? need to know
> more
>
> *Mary Woodmass 15 Nov 1846---- mar Watson Robinson
> *Robert Woodmass 1850--- mar Mary Ann Spottiswood
> *Annie Woodmass 1852--- mar Hugh Spottiswood
>
> ??? John Woodmass Sept 1854---mar.M Bayne???? need to know
> more
>
> *William Hall Woodmass 1860--- mar. E Wilson
>
> Mary Woodmass bn 15 Nov 1846 Alston, CUL
> married abt 1866
> Watson Robinson bn 1828 in Alston.
>
> Children were Mary Ann Robinson abt 1867
> Elizabeth J Robinson abt 1869
> Frederick W Robinson abt 1871
> Thomas Robinson abt1875
> Ellen Robinson abt 1877
> Margaret Robinson abt 1879
>
>
> There was a lot of correspondence between family there and in Australia
> and New Zealand.
>
> There were cards from Ellen Robinson - also Jack Robinson.
> I am not sure where Jack fitted in- He visited the cousins here in New
> Zealand - this would have been between 1906 and 1924.[-postcards about
visit
> sent to other family from my grandfather's place in New Zealand]
>
> Robert Woodmass mar Mary Ann Spottiswood emigrated to Australia on the
> Nairnshire arriving Brisbane 24 June 1878 with Matthew aged 2 and
Frederick
> aged 1.
>
> Annie Woodmass [married Hugh Spottiswood] family emigrated to
> Australia , leaving on the Duke of Buccleuch from London on 5 October
1887
> with four young children, Mary Ann, Leah, Frederick and Margaret.
Margaret
> died on the voyage three weeks after leaving London.
> Does anyone have any ideas about this family BEFORE they started on this
> voyage ? Especially the birth of Leah -reputedly in State of Michigan
USA
> and Frederick and Margaret probably in England- Margaret classed as an
> infant on the ships manifest.
>
> Any one heard of a James Robinson born in Newcastle ?
>
> Regards
> Aileen
>
> ______________________________

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