Norman Forbes ROBERTSON

Other Events and Attributes:

• Possessions: From 1900 to, Stocks Mill, Wittersham
• Address: 1901; Address:
  5, Old Bond Street, London
• Obituary: 30 Sep 1932

Notes:

Norman Forbes-Robertson was the son of John Forbes-Robertson (1822-1903) and one of the 11 siblings of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson. He was also a notable actor and a friend of Ellen Terry, Oscar Wilde, Edward Elgar and Henry Irving. Together with Bram Stoker, he helped to organize Irving's funeral; a large body of letters connected with this event still exist. Forbes-Robertson was a prominent member of London's exclusive Garrick Club.

See:-
Scrimgeour's Small Scribbling Diary, 1914-1916
Page 101 - 102 - November 1914
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Xn_MHtbe8swC&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=norman+forbes-robertson&source=bl&ots=IekemOmQey&sig=AIqD7aE0O8yZ4r2R-pJ-NNWEa9M&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj_iNDbstbJAhXI1xoKHVyPBss4ChDoAQgzMAU#v=onepage&q=norman%20forbes-robertson&f=false

Scrimgeour notes 5 children, but Frank was born years before Norman's marriage to Louisa Wilson.

Birth:
Dec Q 1858 1b 194 Islington

Possessions:
STOCKS MILL, WITTERSHAM

This large white weatherboarded post mill on its single-storey tarred brick roundhouse, is the largest postmill in Kent. Though originally carrying common sweeps, four single-shuttered spring sets had been in use for most of its life, The mill is winded by a tail-pole and talthur and never had a fantail. It drove two pairs of stones overdrift, one each at breast and tail respectively. Its centre post is one of the stoutest to be seen on any mill. It stood on six foot high brick piers.

The mill was built in 1781 and there is a date carved on the post "RV 1781", though this may possibly record the date of its removal as some think it started life at a previous site. The mill stopped work in 1900 and both the mill and the nearby Tudor-style millhouse were purchased by the Edwardian actor, Norman Forbes-Robertson. He took a keen interest in the mill and kept it in good order and well repaired during his ownership.

However, the mill still needed extensive repairs by 1958 when new sweeps were fitted; more repairs were needed again in 1968. The mill was purchased by Kent County Council who undertook major restoration in 1980, fittingnew sweeps and repairing and repaintingthe woodwork. The mill has been firmly anchored by the tail-pole and massive steps; though the sweeps are shutter-less, they are turned annually through 90degrees to relieve strain. Nearly all the machinery has been dispersed.

The mill is open to the public by the "Friends of Stocks Mill" on summer Sunday afternoons.

LOCATION: Beside the B2082 road, 1 mile north-east of the village of Wittersham.

GRID REF: TQ 132273

Address:
His age was given as 39 in 1901 which puts his birth in 1862. He was actually 43

Family/Spouse: ? ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frank FORBES-ROBERTSON was born on 1 Aug 1885; died on 15 Mar 1947 in London.

Norman married Louisa WILSON in 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Name: Norman Forbes-Robertson
Registration Year: 1901
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: St George Hanover Square
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1a
Page: 971

1. Norman Henry FORBES-ROBERTSON was born in 1903 in St. Giles, London; died in 1966 in Aldwick, Sussex.
2. Olivia FORBES-ROBERTSON was born in 1906 in St.Giles, London.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Aberdeen; Art Critic & Journalist with The Times

Notes:

Died:
Mar Q 1903 1b 377 St. Giles

John married Frances COTT in 1850. Frances was born about 1828 in Bow, London; died in 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Dec Q 1902 1b 386 St. Giles

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Married:
Jun Q 1850 2 536 Stepney