Hi Hazel
I have a lot of information on the Robinson side through a website
http://members.dodo.co.au/owen/this person has done a lot of research and it is from this that I found Eliza, I traced her death certificate, her death was registered by her daughter Martha Groskop (nee Robinson),and this led me to a contact who was related to the Groskop family (this gets very complicated!) between us we have tried to find Eliza's grave (she is buried in Oxbridge cemetery in Stockton but has no grave stone unfortunately). My interest in her is because she is my great great great grandmother, her daughter Eliza married George Bramley, their daughter Margaret (my great grandmother) married John Cook, who in turn had my grandfather Edward Cook, (told you it was complicated!) What fascinates me is the fact she was born in Spain, and I seem to be stuck now as I cannot find out any other info about her father William Kelly apart from the census info which says he was a foot soldier and originates from Red Lion near Hart. I presume that you will have the same info as me? I have been on various websites to try and find a bit more about William and where he might have been as a soldier, but really need to go to Kew to find out more. He was obviously fighting in Spain at the time of Eliza's birth but I have no idea of who her mother was, and this is where I am now stuck completely! so if you have any further info I would be grateful.
If you like I will try and email you my bit of tree which explains a bit better my connection to Eliza, sounds as if your husband and I could be cousins umpteen times removed!!
regards
Anne
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