Past and Present

    by Janet McNeilly  © 2002

24 August 2008

Robert W Donkin

Born c1865 in Eaglescliffe, Durham, the son of Robert Donkin and Jane Stanley. Baptised at Eaglescliffe Parish Church on the 18 June 1865, the son of Robert, a gardener, and Jane. (Entry lists him as Duncan)

Married Harriet and had at least  3 children:-

1901 census shows -
Cranleigh Village, Guildford, Surrey
Robert Donkin, head, married, 35, nurseryman born Egglescliff, Durham
Harriet A Donkin, wife, 35, born Penbrich, Derby
Eva Donkin, 9, daughter, born Cranleigh, Surrey
Maud Donkin, 7, daughter, born Cranleigh, Surrey
Hilda Donkin, 5, daughter, born Cranleigh, Surrey

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