Mary Ann Hobson, Jr. SM

Mary Ann ROBINSON, b. 29 Feb 1804, London, England; chr. 25 Mar 1804, St. Clement Danes, Westminster, London, England

Date of death: (Unclear gravestone picture) ?9 Jan 1880?. Some trees have 1888.

bd. Wellfound (Welgevonden) Farm Cemetery, Jansenville District, Cape Colony[pic] Cemetery is on a section of the original Martyrsford farm in the Jansenville district.

From: Ellen Stanton, Installment #2, Microfilm #1886513, Matrimonial Court Minutes and Special Marriage Licenses: 1821 - 1884, Albany/Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa, Item 7, Entry # (my numbers - there are none on the film)[mm/dd/yy convention]. Entry #33: Husband: David HOBSON, 26, Protestant, England, Wife: Mary-anne (sic) ROBERTSON (should be Mary Ann ROBINSON), Protestant, England: Date: 2/6/1823 (6 Feb 1823), Father, Thomas ROBERTSON (should be Thomas ROBINSON), gives consent.

m. prob. (?9) Feb 1823 {search: Not Grahamstown Anglican Cathedral; Matrimonial Court Minutes: 6 Feb 1823, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Surname incorrectly written as ROBERTSON in Matrimonial Court Minutes. The wedding of Mary Ann ROBINSON and David HOBSON appears to have been delayed, because they attended the marriage Court hearing on 6 Feb 1823, where they were given permission to marry (and where all the ROBINSON names were incorrectly recorded as ROBERTSON), yet there is no record of them being married in Grahamstown that week, which would have been customary.The normal thing would have been for a couple to attend the marriage court, get permission (or not) the same day, and the very next Sunday they would be married. The 6th February 1823 was a Thursday, so the couple would have been expected to marry on Sunday, 9th February. Despite a lot of searching, nobody has yet come up with a Marriage record for this couple.

Cape Archives: KAB MOOC 7/1/350 01 Ref. 58 1858-1858. ROBINSON, MARY ANN. WIFE OF DAVID HOBSON. WILL. FILED 1875.

=1820 British Settler=

'Mary Ann Robinson (15) , together with her parents and 5 siblings, were part of Sephton's party of 344 people on the Aurora.

Party originated from London.

Departure Gravesend, 15 February 1820. Arrival Simon's Bay, 1 May 1820. Final Port - Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, 15 May 1820

Area allocated to the Party : Assegai Bush River, Salem

Siblings :

• Thomas George Robinson 13,
  
• William Robinson 10
  
• Charles Robinson 7
  
• Samuel Joseph Robinson 3
  
• James Edmond Robinson
  

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Date of death: (Unclear gravestone picture) ?9 Jan 1880?

bd. Wellfound (Welgevonden) Farm Cemetery, Jansenville District, Cape Colony[pic] Cemetery is on a section of the original Martyrsford farm in the Jansenville district.

Date of death: (Unclear gravestone picture) ?9 Jan 1880?. Some trees have 1888.