Charles Bonnycastle Robinson1

#620, (1853 - 1928)
FatherWilliam Meade Robinson1 (1826 - 1858)
MotherAnn Mason Bonnycastle1 (1828 - 1918)
RelationshipGreat-grandson of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)
CB Robinson, passport photo, 1924

Family

Helen Blasdell Avery (1855 - 1943)
Children

Life Events

OccupationCharles Bonnycastle Robinson was a merchant and manufacturer and the president of Robinson-Hughes Co, Louisville, KY.2,3
 
BirthHe was born on 29 Mar 1853 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was noted to be the son of William Meade & Anne M Robinson.4,1 
BaptismHe was baptized on 5 Feb 1854 in St Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky.1 
(Father died) DeathCharles and William was 5 years old when his father died.4 
(with Mother) 1860 CensusBarney Robinson appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Louisville in the household of his mother, Ann. He was age 8, born Ky, and attended school.5 
(with Mother) 1870 CensusBarney Robinson appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Louisville with his mother, Ann. He was 17, at home, attending school, and born in Kentucky.6 
EducationCharles Bonnycastle Robinson was educated in Louisville, Kentucky, at public and private schools, and at Shattuck School in Faribault, Minnesota.2 
MarriageHe married Helen Blasdell Avery on 29 Mar 1877.7
 
Note.Helen's father, Benjamin Avery, came to Louisville in 1847 and founded the B.F. Avery firm which was the largest plow factory in the world, producing up to 600 iron plows a day and employing 250 men.8 
1880 CensusChas B and Helen Robinson appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of 309 Broadway South Side, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, enumerated 11 Jun 1880. They lived with Helen's parents in a large household with five servants. Charles was 27, a Wholesale Manufacturer (his father-in-law Benjamin Avery was in the same business), was born in Kentucky, with parents born in Virginia. Helen was 25, born in Kentucky, father born in New York and mother in Massachusetts. Their children George Avery and Charles Bonnycastle were living with them.9 
Note On 9 May 1896, Charles Bonnycastle Robinson applied for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution by right of his lineal descent from Robert Goldsborough [his paternal grandmother's line] as well as supplemental lines, including that of his maternal grandmother Ann Mason Tutt who married Charles Bonnycastle.4 
1900 CensusCharles B and Helen A Robinson appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at 315 West Broadway Street, enumerated 14 Jun 1900. Charles was 47, born in March 1853 in Kentucky, father born in Connecticut and mother in New York. He was a Cotton Agent. Helen was 45, born in March 1855 in Kentucky, parents born in Virginia, and was the mother of 5 children, 4 still living. They had been married 23 years. Their children George Avery, Charles Bonnycastle, Goldsborough Cowan and Helen Avery were living with them.10 
Newspaper Published 21 Oct 1900 in the New York Times.
1910 CensusC.B. and Helen Avery Robinson appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Anchorage, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at Middletown Road, enumerated 19 Apr 1910. Charles was 57, born in Kentucky, and was a wholesale cotton merchant who owned his home and farm free. Helen was 55 and born in Kentucky. They had been married 33 years and Helen was the mother of 5 children, 4 still living. Their children Charles Bonnycastle, Goldsborough Cowan and Helen Avery were with them, as well as Helen's mother and brother.11 
(Informant) DeathC B Robinson of Louisville registered the 1918 death of his mother Ann Mason Robinson.12 
1920 CensusC.B. and Helen Robinson appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Manhattan, New York County, New York, at 200 West 58th Street, enumerated 13 Jan 1920. Charles was 65, born in Kentucky, and had no occupation recorded. Helen was 64 and born in Kentucky. Their children Helen Avery and Charles Bonnycastle were living with them His children Ann Mason were living with him, as well as a 34 year old married black butler.13 
NoteCharles Bonnycastle Robinson applied for a passport on 10 Apr 1924 in New York, New York.
Information from the application: Charles Bonnycastle Robinson, born 29 March 1853 in Louisville Kentucky, father Wm Meade Robinson who was born in Winchester Va, now dead. Had resided in England, permanent residence Anchorage Kentucky, intended to travel to England, France, Italy, & Spain and return within 2 years, leaving on the Minnewaska on May 31st. Description: age 71, 5' 11 1/2" tall, high forehead, blue eyes, long nose, medium mouth, aquiline chin, gray hair, fair complexion, oblong oval face. The witness was Lucia H Hull of 48 West 52nd St New York who attested that she had known him for over 50 years and he was her brother's friend.14 
NoteHe had a summer place called "Bonnycot" in Anchorage, Kentucky. A photo and description of it can be found here.2 
DeathCharles died on 8 Oct 1928.15
 
ObituaryHis obituary was published on 9 Oct 1928.
Robinson - Charles Bonnycastle, Monday, Oct. 8, in the seventy-sixth year of his age; husband of Helen Avery, father of Avery, Charles Bonnycastle jr. and Helen Avery Robinson Jr. Louisville papers please copy.15
 
BurialHe was buried on 10 Oct 1928 in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.16,17
Charles Bonnycastle & Helen Avery Robinson
gravestone in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville
Last Edited18 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. Records of St Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1834-1978. Extracted information viewed at FamilySearch. Charles Bonnycastle Robinson, birth & christening, 1853.
  2. Frederick A. Virkus, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy (n.p.: n.pub., 1925; reprint 1987), p.802, Robinson family genealogy.
  3. George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the United States of America (New York: n.pub., 1907), vol. 5.
  4. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889 - 1970. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Charles Bonycastle Robinson, 1896.
  5. Online image of the 1860 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequest.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 5-WD Louisville, Roll 376, Page 135.
  6. Online image of the 1870 Federal Census for United States (Heritage Quest, www.heritagequestonline.com), Kentucky, Jefferson County, 7-WD Louisville, Roll 475, Page 42.
  7. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889 - 1970. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Charles Bonycastle Robinson Jr, 1912.
  8. Hambleton Tapp and James C Klotter, Kentucky: Decades of Discord, 1865-1900 (Kentucky Historical Society, 1977), digital preview viewed on Google Books.
  9. United States 1880 Federal Census image. Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Roll T9_423, ED 128, Page 487C.
  10. 1900 Federal Census for United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 7, Roll T623_530, ED 66, Page 18A. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  11. 1910 Federal Census for United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Anchorage, Roll T624_483, ED 1, Page 2A. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  12. Death Records of Kentucky, 1852-1953, Anne Mason Robinson, 1918, #10911. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  13. United States 1920 Federal Census, New York, New York, Manhattan Assembly District 15, Roll T625_1212, ED 1057, Page 6B.
  14. Passport application for Charles Bonnycastle Robinson at New York, New York, 10 April 1924. (Digitized copy viewed at Ancestry.com).
  15. Ancestry.com databases, Historical Newspaper Database. Image from New York Times, 9 Oct 1928.
  16. Burial Database for Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, online http://www.cavehillcemetery.com, Charles Bonnycastle Robinson was buried in Section G, Lot 151, grave 2.
  17. Website Find A Grave.
  18. Records of St Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1834-1978. Extracted information viewed at FamilySearch. George Avery Robinson, birth & christening, 1878.
  19. Records of St Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1834-1978. Extracted information viewed at FamilySearch. Bonnycastle Robinson, birth & christening, 1880.
  20. Newspaper Abstracts, online at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com, Dudley Avery Robinson death, Louisville Weekly Courier Journal, 8 April 1889.
  21. Frederick A. Virkus, The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy (n.p.: n.pub., 1925; reprint 1987), p.802, Robinson history.