Helen Winifred Robinson (Greeks) - re: Helen (or Ellen as on her birth certificate) Winifred Robinson

Started by Berys Cuncannon on Sunday, February 20, 2022
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Hi. I am Helen Winifred Robinson's great-grandaughter. My father was Sidney Charles Robinson, 2nd son of William George and Helen Victoria Robinson (nee Cowdrey). Helen has always been a mystery in our family. We knew that there was court case when she left Richard Robinson but have no information about her after that - indeed I recall that my grandfather didn't seem to know what became of her after she left him and his sister in late 1882. I am interested to note that she died in 1894 in the Wairarapa. Why then is there no record of her death on the births, deaths and marriages website? My 'poppa' was a gentle soul who had a hard life after his mother left. Helen was very young and we understand that Richard Robinson was not an easy man to get along with and it would mean a great deal to me if we could find out more about her. Thanks

Hi Berys Cuncannon :-) My daughter is descended from George William Wakefield, who Helen/Ellen apparently had with William Wakefield, who she eloped with. I'm not certain about the death date quoted here. I've just seen a newspaper death notice for her in 1885, in Nelson, aged 23.

Berys Cuncannon I don't see where the death date of 1894 comes from.

I found 3 records which look like this woman's death:

In New Zealand, Death Index, 1840-2021
Name Helen Robinson (Greeks)
Birth Circa 1862
Death 1885

 New Zealand

In New Zealand, Index of Burials, 1840-2008
Name Helen Robinson
Birth Circa 1862
Burial 1885
Nelson, Tasman, New Zealand

In New Zealand, Index of Burials, 1840-2008
Name Helen Greeks
Birth Circa 1862
Burial 1885
Nelson, Tasman, New Zealand
Age 23

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