![]() The family hoped for a reconciliation, but Captain Darby made it clear that this was not going to happen. Her father deserted her mother and took a mistress when Robinson was still a child. In her memoirs, Robinson gives her birth in 1758, but the year 1757 seems more likely according to recently published research (see appendix to Byrne, 2005). Robinson was born in Bristol, England to Nicholas Darby, a naval captain, and his wife Hester (née Vanacott) who had married at Donyatt, Somerset, in 1749, and was baptised 'Polle(y)' ("Spelt 'Polle' in the official register and 'Polly' in the Bishop's Transcript") at St Augustine's Church, Bristol, 19 July 1758, the entry noting that she was born 27 November 1756. 5.2 Selected Resources on Robinson and Her Work.5.1 Biographies (Ordered by Date of Publication).5 Publications about Robinson and Her Work.
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