John married Frances Bromsall on 24 Nov 1713. Frances was born about 1686 in Blunham or Biggleswade, Bedfordshire; died on 24 Dec 1742 in Denston Hall, Denston, Suffolk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Coates in 1739. Elizabeth was born in 1719 in Denston Hall, Denston, Suffolk; died about 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

--- "Oxford Journal" 10 Jul 1819, page 4:
DIED. At Paris, John Robinson, Esq. M.P. of Denston Hall, Suffolk, a Lieutenant-General in the Army, Colonel Commandant of the 60th Regiment, and brother-in-law of the Earl of Powis; he represented the borough of Bishop's Castle, Shropshire, in several Parliaments.

John married Rebecca Clive on 10 Mar 1782. Rebecca (daughter of Robert Clive and Margaret Maskelyne) was born on 15 Sep 1760; was christened on 10 Oct 1760 in Moreton Say, Shropshire; died on 18 Nov 1795 in St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands; was buried on 07 Dec 1795 in St. Nicholas, Denston, Suffolk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

--- "Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology" Volume 6, 1888, page 412:
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS IN THE PARISH OF DENSTON, SUFFOLK.
In Memory of
John Clive Robinson
Son of John Robinson Esqr.
and Rebecca his Wife
who departed this Life
on the 23d Day of Janry
1786
Aged 6 Months and twenty
three Days.

Here lies the Body of
John Clive Robinson
Eldest Son of
John & Rebecca Robinson
who died the 14th of May 1784
Aged 14 Months.

Notes:

--- "The London Magazine" Vol 2-3, 1784, page 333:
BIRTHS. March 26. Lady of John Robinson, Esq. a daughter and a son.

--- Cenotaph Inscription (St. Nicholas Church, Denston, Suffolk):
CHARLOTTE,
eldest daughter of Lieut. Genl. Robinson & Rebecca his wife,
born in March, 1784,
whose personal loveliness, amiable disposition,
and active benevolence, rendered her, while living,
an object of general endearment;
and left behind her the regret and the blessings
of the afflicted and necessitous.
In March, 1812, she was married
to the Honble. William Eliot of St. Germains
(from whom she experienced the tenderest affection);
and died in June, 1813,
surviving her infant only nine days.

---- "Cambridge Chronicle and Journal", Friday 16 July 1813, page 3:
DIED. Lately, in London, the Hon. Mrs. Elliot, daughter of Lieut. Gen. Robinson, of Denston-hall, in the county of Norfolk.

--- "Oxford Journal" Saturday, 10 Jul 1813, page 3:
DEATHS. In Hanover-square, London, in consequence of her lying in, the Hon. Mrs. Eliot, wife of the Hon. Wm. Eliot.

---- "London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813" Westminster-St George Hanover Square -1813 -7:
Charlotte Elliott, Hanover Sq. July 9, 1813 J. Greville

Charlotte married 2nd Earl St. Germans, William Eliot on 07 Mar 1812 in House of the Earl of Powis, Berkeley Square, Westminster. William (son of 1st Baron Eliot, Edward Craggs Eliot and Catherine Elliston) was born on 01 Apr 1767 in Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall; was christened on 05 Apr 1767 in St. German's, St. Germans, Cornwall; died on 19 Jan 1845 in Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall; was buried on 30 Jan 1845 in Eliot Family Plot, St. Germans, Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

--- Requested in his will that he be buried without honors at the churchyard nearest where he died. He also wrote that the monument placed in his memory at Denston should read: "Wm Hy R died at __________ severely afflicted in mind and body."

--- "Bury and Norwich Post" 23 May 1821, page 2:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE BURY POST.
Sir, -- Duly impressed with the anxiety manifested in your Journal to promote the public good, I feel no doubt you will oblige me in stating that W.H. Robinson, Esq., of Denston Hall, has, without hesitation, at the request of his tenants, reduced their rents 20 per cent. I earnestly hope an example so meritorious will be generally followed. . . .

--- "Bury and Norwich Post" 22 Nov 1826, page 2:
DIED. On Sunday the 12th inst. at Denston Hall, in this county, William Henry Robinson, Esq.

--- "The London Magazine" Vol 2-3, 1784, page 333:
BIRTHS. March 26. Lady of John Robinson, Esq. a daughter and a son.

--- "Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology" Volume 6, 1888, page 409:
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS IN THE PARISH OF DENSTON, SUFFOLK.
(Table Monument between High Chancel and South Chancel; partly within altar rails.)
On top.

This monument was erected
by William Henry Robinson, son of
Liet Genl Robinson & Rebecca his wife,
A.D. 1822.
De Carle, of Bury executed it.
Sacred to the Memory of
William Henry Robinson Esqr.
who died November 23rd 1826,
Aged 42 years.

Notes:

--- "Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology" Volume 6, 1888, page 412:
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS IN THE PARISH OF DENSTON, SUFFOLK.
In Memory of
John Clive Robinson
Son of John Robinson Esqr.
and Rebecca his Wife
who departed this Life
on the 23d Day of Janry
1786
Aged 6 Months and twenty
three Days.

Here lies the Body of
John Clive Robinson
Eldest Son of
John & Rebecca Robinson
who died the 14th of May 1784
Aged 14 Months.

Notes:

--- "Bury and Norwich Post" 15 Mar 1820, page 2:
DIED. At Paris, on the 23d ult. Harriet, youngest duaghter of the late General Robinson, of Denston-hall.

--- "Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology" Volume 6, 1888, page 410-1:
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS IN THE PARISH OF DENSTON, SUFFOLK.

John Nevill Robinson,
(second son of Lieut. Genl. Robinson & Rebecca his wife,)
Lieutenant in the 43d R.L.I.
whose gallant spirit, good conduct, and conciliating
manners, gained him the love and respect
of his Regiment, and of all who kenw him.
He died at Brompton, in Decr. 1818, Aged 24.

Harriet Robinson,
(youngest daughter of
Lieut. Genl. Robinson and Rebecca his wife,)
in whom elegance of form and mind wasunited
to the pure and benevolent qualities of the heart,
Scarcely recovered from the loss of her beloved sister,
she watched with tender solicitude
and unremitting attention over the death-beds
of her brother and her father:
but, although animated by the firmest christian faith,
her feeble frame sunk under the pressure
of such accumulated sorrows.
She died at Paris, in February, 1820, aged 32.

Other Events:

• Military Service: 12 Nov 1811; 43d Regt. (Ensign)
• Military Service: 23 Mar 1813; 43rd Regt. (Lieutenant, by purchase)

Notes:

--- "The European Magazine" 1818, page 546:
Dec. 6 [1818]. In the 24th year of his age, Lieut. J.S. Robinson, of the 43d regiment, and second son of Lieutenant-general John Robinson, of Denston Hall, Suffolk

--- "The Gentleman's Magazine" Vol. 88, Part 2, 1818, page 644:
At Brompton, of a decline, in his 24th year, John Neville Robinson, gent. Lieut. in the 43d regt. of foot, and the second son of John Robinson, esq. of Denston-hall, Suffolk, Lieutenant General in the army.

--- "Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology" Volume 6, 1888, page 410-1:
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS IN THE PARISH OF DENSTON, SUFFOLK.

John Nevill Robinson,
(second son of Lieut. Genl. Robinson & Rebecca his wife,)
Lieutenant in the 43d R.L.I.
whose gallant spirit, good conduct, and conciliating
manners, gained him the love and respect
of his Regiment, and of all who kenw him.
He died at Brompton, in Decr. 1818, Aged 24.

Harriet Robinson,
(youngest daughter of
Lieut. Genl. Robinson and Rebecca his wife,)
in whom elegance of form and mind wasunited
to the pure and benevolent qualities of the heart,
Scarcely recovered from the loss of her beloved sister,
she watched with tender solicitude
and unremitting attention over the death-beds
of her brother and her father:
but, although animated by the firmest christian faith,
her feeble frame sunk under the pressure
of such accumulated sorrows.
She died at Paris, in February, 1820, aged 32.

Notes:

--- "Norfolk Chronicle" 6 July 1822:
Yesterday se'nnight, Robert Robinson, Esq. youngest son of the late General Robinson, of Denston Hall, Suffolk, to Clementina Constantia, 3rd daughter, of the Rev R. Watts.

--- "Annual Register" Volume 64, 1823, page 249:
Lately, Robt. Robinson, esq. younger son of the late general Robinson of Denston-hall, Suffolk, and nephew to the earl of Powis, to Clementine Constantia, third daughter of the rev. Richard Bingham, incumbent of Gosport chapel, and prebendary of Chichester.

--- "Oxford Journal" Saturday, 9 Nov 1822, page 4:
DIED. At his lodgings in the New Road, to the inexpressible grief of his widow, to whom he had been married only four months, Robert Robinson, Esq. a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, aged 27, youngest son of the late Gen. Robinson, of Denston Hall, Suffolk.

--- "Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology" Volume 6, 1888, page 407:
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS IN THE PARISH OF DENSTON, SUFFOLK.
(Mural Tablet.)

Within the chancel of this church
are deposited the earthly remains of
Robert Robinson esqr
third & youngest son of the late
Lieut. Genl. John Robinson, of Denston Hall;
he was one of the lieutenants of H.M.S. Minden,
in the memorable & successful attack on Algiers,
for the deliverance of christians from slavery,
under the command of Lord Exmouth, in 1816,
after a long and painful illness, he departed this
life, in humble hope of a joyful resurrection,
on the 19th of October 1822, in the 28th year of his age;
deeply lamented by all who knew the honourable
sentiments & excellence of his heart.
This tablet is dedicated to his memory
by his sorrowing widow.