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Facts and Events
James Thorburn Robson was born in 1895 at Sunderland in County Durham, son of Isabella Westmorland Robson, formerly Hutchinson, and her husband James Cran Neil Robson, a painter and decorator. James was the eldest of the couple's five sons. His unusual middle name was his great grandmother's maiden name, and had been used by several members of the family as a middle name. James appears in both the 1901 and 1911 censuses living with his parents and siblings in Sunderland. By 1911, he was working as an apprentice plater in Sunderland's shipbuilding industry.
When the First World War broke out, James was about nineteen years old. He became a soldier, joining the Durham Light Infantry. In 1916 he was at the Battle of the Somme in northern France. He was killed there on 18th September 1916, aged just 21. His name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
References
- ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
b. James Thorborn ROBSON, September Quarter 1895, Sunderland Registration District, Vol. 10a, page 617
- ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG13; Piece 4710; Folio 148; Page 7, 31 Mar 1901.
Address: 65 Bell Street, Sunderland, Durham
Two rooms occupied
James C. Robson, head, married, male, 34 [1866/7], Painter House, worker, b. Sunderland, Durham
Isabella W. Robson, wife, married, female, 32 [1868/9], b. Jarrow, Northumberland [sic]
James T. Robson, son, single, male, 5 [1895/6], b. Sunderland, Durham
William H. Robson, son, single, male, 2 [1898/9], b. Sunderland, Durham
- ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
Class RG14; Piece 30176; Schedule 65, 2 Apr 1911.
Address: 25 Marlborough Street, Sunderland, Durham
Three rooms occupied
James Cran Nell Robson, head, male, 44 [1866/7], married, Ship Painter - Paint Manufacturing, worker, b. Sunderland, Durham
Isabella Westmoreland Robson, wife, female, 42 [1868/9], married 16 years, 5 children born alive, 5 children still living, b. Jarrow, Durham
James Thorburn Robson, son, male, 15 [1895/6], single, Apprentice Plater - Shipbuilding, worker, b. Sunderland, Durham
William Hutchinson Robson, son, male, 12 [1898/9], School news boy, worker, b. Sunderland, Durham
John Robson, son, male, 9 [1901/2], b. Sunderland, Durham
Watson Robson, son, male, 7 [1903/4], b. Sunderland, Durham
Henry Robson, son, male, 5 [1905/6], b. Sunderland, Durham
- ↑ Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 7 Aug 2013.
Name: James T. ROBSON
Rank: Private
Service No: 15561
Date of death: 18 Sep 1916
Age: 21
Regiment / service: Durham Light Infantry, 14th Bn.
Panel reference: Pier and Face 14A and 15C
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial
Additional Information: Son of Mrs Isabella Robson of 10 Maple Street, Sunderland
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