Edgar Cyril Robinson

He was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire on 11 May 1877, the son of George Robinson and Eliza Jane Dyson. His father was organist at Gainsborough parish church for some 40 years, a position in which Edgar would succeed him.

He was educated at Lincoln Cathedral School and gained a Bachelor of Music degree from Oxford University. He was awarded FRCO in 1899. A new 3-manual organ by Walkers was installed in Gainsborough church in 1906 towards the end of his time there.^p. 169

On 23 April 1915 he enlisted in No. 23 Squadron RFC and subsequently served overseas.

• Assistant organist at Lincoln Cathedral 1895Sheffield Independent, 17 January 1895–1899
• Organist of Gainsborough Parish Church 1899Sheffield Independent, 19 July 1899–1906
• Organist of All Saints' Church, Wigan 1906{{Cite book |last=Thornsby |first=Frederick W. |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryoforga00thoruoft/page/324/mode/2up |title=Dictionary of organs and organists |date=1912 |publisher=Bournemouth, H. Logan & company |others=Music - University of Toronto |pages=324}}–1919
• Choirmaster, Liverpool Cathedral (retired 1947){{cite news|title=Obituary: Ronald Woan |newspaper=Daily Telegraph |date=9 May 2019 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/05/09/ronald-woan-director-liverpool-anglican-cathedral-three-decades/ |access-date=7 December 2020|url-access=subscription}}

He composed a descant to the hymn tune, Miles Lane.

He married Evelyn Mary Buckmaster. They had two children:

• Evelyn Mary Joyce Robinson (1910–1990)
• Katherine Norma Robinson (1914–1984)

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