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Matthew Robinson, 2nd Lord Rokeby

Matthew Robinson, 2nd Lord Rokeby

Male - 1800

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  • Name Matthew Robinson  [1] 
    Suffix 2nd Lord Rokeby 
    Gender Male 
    Appointment Canterbury, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Member of Parliament 
    • He served for two parliaments
    Title 1794  [1, 2] 
    2nd Baron Rokeby 
    • He became an Irish peer and English baronet on the death of a distant cousin, Richard Robinson, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland, 1st Baron Rokeby
    Residence Edgely, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence West Layton, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence Mount Morris, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 30 Nov 1800  [1] 
    Person ID I5345  Main Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father Matthew Robinson,   b. Abt 1694,   d. 1778  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Drake,   d. 1745 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1712  [2] 
    Family ID F1542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Sir Bernard Burke, (London: Harrison, 1865, scanned original pages on www.ancestry.co.uk, 2004;), pp.946-947 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S123] The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland, John Debrett, (Volume II. London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington, etc., 1808, available in digital format from Ancestry.com in Peerage of Scotland and Ireland database;), pp.390-391 (Reliability: 3).