Aged 50 at time of death, so born about 1849

Probably from Rumworth, where they went to live when Tom was born.

Ann was widowed on 1901 census.

Deaths Sep 1899   (>99%)
Robinson,  Thomas James  50  Birkenhead  8a 339
No others match for Birkenhead from 1891-1901

Three Ann Mathers born in Bolton in 1866, one of which was Ann E.

MATHER, ANN  ELLEN      TOMLINSON 
GRO Reference: 1866  J Quarter in BOLTON 
Volume 08C  Page 362

1911 census confirms Ann Ellen Hopwood was born in Bolton and was aged 45 in April 1911

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1866
MATHER Ann E Western Bolton Bolton TOMLINSON WB/50/179

The 1939 register shows "Ann E Hopwood" born 13th Mar 66 doing unpaid domestic duties.

Still alive in 1911, aged 45

Dad remembers going to see his old Aunt Annie somewhere near Huddersfield maybe.  Her lounge had several layers of thick carpets, because each time she bought a carpet, it got laid on top of the previous.  She had her "Laying out gear" in a big cardboard box on top of the bedroom wardrobe!  This may not be the same Annie.


Deaths Sep 1929   (4y too old)
Hopwood  Ann E  67  Conway  11b 501   

Deaths Jun 1954   (perfect)
Hopwood  Ann E  88  Cleveland  1b 575

Aged 9 in 1901, Born Bolton

ROBINSON, WILLIAM        MATHER 
GRO Reference: 1892  M Quarter in BOLTON 
Volume 08C  Page 376

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1892
ROBINSON William Little Hulton MATHER LH/38/438

Willie Robinson
Born 31/01/? Think B/Day, Son of Nell & Tom Robinson (confirmed by Birth Certificate).

From his picture in the Mather family wedding  (Sarah Stocks and John Mather) of Aug 1901, he appears to be about 8.

His mother Ann Ellen was working in Claughton, Birkenhead in 1891, so Willie could have been born or registered in Birkenhead.  Also, Ann Ellen married in Port Sunlight in 1891, but 1901 census shows he was born in Bolton. It appears she was pregnant whan married, so moved away from the area for a few years, before returning to Birkenhead. Tom and Ellen were living in Rumworth when William was born.

The family were living at Anglia Grove

The family remembered that Willie died in his teens.  It must have been between the 1901 and 1911 census. 

The only match is for " William Henry Robinson", born Q4-1888 in Birkenhead (not Bolton) who died in 1906, but this was the son of Samuel and Sarah Robinson (another family).  There are no young men registered for "Wirral", so possibly died in Lancashire.