General Notes
Source: Geoff Webb
John Falkenor ROBINSON was christened at Leek on the 6th of October 1759 an illegitimate son of Elizabeth ROBINSON. Leek is a city located in the northern part of Staffordshire County, central England with a current population of around twenty thousand. Illegitimate children were quite common in 18th century Britain and Elizabeth ROBINSON is believed to have given birth to several infants out of wedlock, including a Samuel ROBINSON who was born in 1762