Douglas C Robinson
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Lieutenant Colonel D C Robinson was a first class cricketer who played for England and captained Gloucestershire. . He was born in 1883 at Lawrence Weston House near Bristol
, his father was Gloucestershire player Arthur Robinson and his grandfather was Elisha Smith Robinson
. Many of his relations were prominent cricketers. He died in 1963 at Ham Court near Cheltenham
.
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, his father was Gloucestershire player Arthur Robinson and his grandfather was Elisha Smith Robinson
Elisha Smith Robinson
Elisha Smith Robinson 1817-1885 was the son of a Gloucestershire paper maker Edward Robinson. In 1840 his father threatened to replace him within the family business with a Londoner so he ventured to Bristol with a small loan and within 20 years his own printing and packaging business E. S. & A....
. Many of his relations were prominent cricketers. He died in 1963 at Ham Court near Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
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