George ROBSON

1801 - 1885  (84 years)

• Name	George ROBSON  [1]
  Born	1801	Cumberland, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1885  [1]
  Person ID	I697	Brick Street Cemetery, London, Ontario
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	John ROBSON
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Ann CALVERT
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth SUMMERS           b. 1808, Cumberland, England           d. 1880  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2022
  Family ID	F270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [London Township Families Past & Present p413] George Robson (1801-1885), the fourth child of John Robson and Nancy Ann Calvert, took over his parents' farm, Spring Grove Farm at S1/2 Lots 29 & 30, Con. 13, following his father's sudden death in 1838 when he fell off a horse. George established a reputation throughout Canada and the U.S. as a breeder of Shorhorn cattle and Lincoln sheep. He was reeve of the township, a justice of the peace and played an active role in the 1837 Rebellion, first as an ensign and later as captain of a reserve militia. The brick house he built on the farm in 1845 was destroyed by fire in 1944. George married Elizabeth Summers (1807-1880), daughter of Robert and Margaret (Bell) Summers, about 1826. Seven of their ten children remained here [London Twp]

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] Glen Curnoe records.