Ald. Sir John Robinson (Lord Mayor 1660-61, Lieutenant of the Tower 1660-65)

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• - Pauline on Fri 15 Aug 2003, 03:46pm. Flag this

  Sir John Robinson, Bart., his Majesty’s Lieutenant of the Tower of London

  Ald.? Bart.? What do these mean?

• - Peter on Fri 15 Aug 2003, 06:47pm. Flag this

  In answer to Pauline’s question…
  Ald. = Alderman. This is a civic dignitary, one rung down in the hierarchy from the mayor.
  Bart. = Baronet.
  Bart. is still used nowadays. I’m not sure if there are still aldermen around, but I certainly remember the word being used when I was a boy in the 60’s

• - TerryF on Sat 26 Aug 2006, 06:46pm. Flag this

  There are still Aldermen with municipal districts in the UK (also in the US in many older cities) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alderman

• - Michael Robinson on Thu 1 Mar 2007, 11:19pm. Flag this

  Ald. Sir John Robinson’s wife

  Anne, daughter of Alderman Sir George Whitmore (of Balmes), Lord Mayor 1631.

  Wheatley ed., note to Feb 28 1663/4

  For a character sketch of Robinson and wife, citing Pepys, see:-
  Dixon, Her Majesty’s Tower, Part 2, p. 262
  http://books.google.com/books?id=MKb83jA9TQYC&pg=RA7-PA262&lpg=RA7-PA262&dq=sir+%22george+whitmore%22+robinson&source=web&ots=93sMDYqVDq&sig=NxRtaZxYuCGdFrq3gyLBCdDzuUI

• - Michael Robinson on Thu 1 Mar 2007, 11:33pm. Flag this

  Brief (and flattering) biographical sketch:-

  Baddeley, The Aldermen of Cripplegate Ward from AD 1276 to AD 1900, 1900. p. 73

  http://books.google.com/books?id=yDTGbcUgzV0C&pg=RA2-PA73&lpg=RA2-PA73&dq=sir+%22george+whitmore%22+robinson&source=web&ots=XdOtmlNCc2&sig=NX6ZMdMjdKLw0yJUWj6nojBjAwQ

References in the diary

1660

Aug: 4

1661

Mar: 8

1662

Jun: 7
Oct: 29, 30

1663

Mar: 9, 17
Jun: 23
Aug: 25
Sep: 2
Oct: 20
Dec: 21

1664

Jan: 11
Feb: 28
Oct: 26
Nov: 29

1665

Jan: 29
Mar: 14, 15
Oct: 13, 14, 16
Nov: 9, 15, 27

1666

Jan: 11
Feb: 9
Jul: 1, 2, 10, 29
Sep: 2, 27
Dec: 19

1667

Mar: 11
May: 5
Jun: 14, 19, 28
Aug: 22

1668

Feb: 26
Mar: 6, 8
May: 9

1669

Jan: 9
May: 3