Biography of William Robinson 1st Baronet 1655-1736
Paternal Family Tree: Robinson Family 3
On 19 Nov 1655 William Robinson 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Robinson of York and Elizabeth Tancred.
On 06 Feb 1671 William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 15) was admitted to St John's College, Cambridge University [Map].
In 1676 [his father] Thomas Robinson of York died.
On 08 Sep 1679 William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 23) and Mary Aislabie were married.
Around 1685 [his son] Tancred Robinson 3rd Baronet was born to William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 29) and [his wife] Mary Aislabie.
From Dec 1688 William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 33) was a Captain of the Yorkshire horse militia.
In 1689 William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 33) was elected MP Northallerton.
In Mar 1689 William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 33) was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire which office he held until Nov 1689.
In 1690 William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 34) was created 1st Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire. His uncle Metcalfe Robinson 1st Baronet, who had died without issue the previous year, was the first and last Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire of the first creation.
In or before 1694 [his son] Tancred Robinson 3rd Baronet (age 9) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Norton Lady Robinson were married. They had three sons (the eldest of whom predeceased him) and four daughters.
Around 1695 [his son] Thomas Robinson 1st Baron Grantham was born to William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 39) and [his wife] Mary Aislabie.
In 1700 William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 44) was appointed Lord Mayor of York.
On 22 Dec 1736 William Robinson 1st Baronet (age 81) died. He was buried at St Columba's Church, Topcliffe [Map]. His son [his son] Metcalfe Robinson 2nd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet Robinson of Newby in Yorkshire although he died four days later.
[his son] Metcalfe Robinson 2nd Baronet was born to William Robinson 1st Baronet and Mary Aislabie.
GrandFather: William Robinson
Father: Thomas Robinson of York
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Metcalfe
GrandMother: Frances Metcalfe
GrandFather: Charles Tancred of Arden, Yorkshire
Mother: Elizabeth Tancred