Goldsborough Cowan Robinson1

#3539, (1887 - 1914)
FatherCharles Bonnycastle Robinson2 (1853 - 1928)
MotherHelen Blasdell Avery2 (1855 - 1943)
Relationship2nd great-grandson of John Bonnycastle
Pedigree
Charts5 Generations of Descendants of Charles Bonnycastle (1796-1840)

Life Events

BirthGoldsborough Cowan Robinson was born on 8 Mar 1887 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
He was noted to be the son of C B & Helen A Robinson.1 
BaptismHe was baptized on 5 Jun 1887 in St Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky.1 
(with Parents) 1900 CensusGoldsborough P Robinson appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky with his parents. He was 13, born in March 1887 in Kentucky, and attended school.3 
Item. Goldsborough C Robinson applied for a passport in February 1907. Information recorded: born at Louisville 8th March 1887, father a native citizen, permanent residence Anchorage Kentucky, student. He intended to go abroad and return within 4 months. Description: age 20, 5' 10 1/4" tall, hazel eyes, straight nose, mouth is medium lip - bowed, round & cleft chin, light brown hair, fair-rosy complexion, oval face. N A Brown of 529 West Main Street vouched for him. The passport was to be sent to 517 West Ormsby Avenue, Louisville.4 
(with Parents) 1910 CensusG.C. Robinson appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Anchorage, Jefferson County, Kentucky with his parents. He was 23, born in Kentucky, and was an Artist who attended school during the previous year.5 
Passenger ListGoldsborough Robinson was listed on a manifest for the SS Lusitania, which left Liverpool 4 Oct 1913 and arrived in New York on the 10th. He was single, born in Louisville Ky March 1887, and his residence was Anchorage, Ky.6 
DeathGoldsborough died on 11 Nov 1914.7
 
BurialHe was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville. Inscription on the gravestone:
Goldsborough Cowan Robinson / March 8 1887 / November 11 1914.7 
Last Edited22 Apr 2014

Citations

  1. Records of St Paul's Episcopal Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1834-1978. Extracted information viewed at FamilySearch. Goldsborough Cowan Robinson, birth & christening, 1887.
  2. George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the United States of America (New York: n.pub., 1907), vol. 5.
  3. 1900 Federal Census for United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville Ward 7, Roll T623_530, ED 66, Page 18A. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  4. Passport application for Goldsborough C Robinson at Jefferson County, Kentucky, 14 February 1907. Image of application viewed at Ancestry.com.
  5. 1910 Federal Census for United States, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Anchorage, Roll T624_483, ED 1, Page 2A. Image viewed at Ancestry.com.
  6. New York Passenger Arrivals, images (www.ancestry.com) "Goldsborough Robinson, SS Lusitania, October 1913."
  7. Website Find A Grave. Goldsborough Cowan Robinson, image of gravestone.