I thought today that I would “practice what I preach” and follow my father’s line through the fathers just to see how far back I can go without too much research.
To make it a bit interesting I’ll add a fact about each generation. At this stage I don’t have photos to add but they can be inserted at a later date.
- My father: Donald Campbell Robbins: 1922 – 1992 – Spitfire pilot WW2
2. DCR’s father: Donald Ross Robbins : 1888 – 1964 – Milk supplier
3. DRR’s father: Benjamin Conrad Robbins (4th) : 1857 – 1953 – Mayor of Hawera & Tauranga
4. BCR’s father: Benjamin Robbins (3rd) : Sea captain, born in Nova Scotia
5. BR’s father: Benjamin Robbins (2nd): 1790 –
6. BR’s father: Joseph Robbins: 1757 – 1839
7. JR’s father: Benjamin Robbins (1st) : 1732 – Married Mayflower pilgrim. Drowned in Lobster Pond, Nova Scotia.
8. BR’s father: Jeduthan Robbins (2nd): 1694 – 1740 – Born in Plympton, Massachusetts.
9. JR’s father: Jeduthan Robbins (1st): 1667 – 1721
10. JR’s father: John Robbins: (no birth or death dates) – “John became a hopeless cripple”
11. JR’s father: Nicholas Robbins: (no birth or death dates) – Shoemaker probably from Channel Islands.
Wow! that’s quite impressive – 11 generations, not including three existing ones. I must admit that that was easy as the work has been done by previous family genealogists 🙂 I can see there is plenty to work on to make an interesting storyline but that is a good start.
For further research there are a multitude of search engines, many of them free. The further one goes back in history, the harder it becomes to unlock information, of course, but that’s where the fun is – actually finding something new!
So, go for it… I’m now going to see how far back I can trace my Mother’s maternal line just for fun!
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