Rushden Research Group: Robinson Burton

Robinson Burton - George Lyne

beer retailer, baker and confectioner

High Street - 45 Crabb Street

Robinson Burton came to Rushden from Raunds in the 1870s and started a bakery in High Street. As the business expanded he also sold groceries and beer.

In the 1890s he moved to Crabb Street, and also took on two lads to help with the business, William Dear (24) and William Perry (16). About 1895 George Lyne came to work as a baker with Robinson.

G S Lyne baker's cart made by Brazier of Higham Ferrers

George Lyne came to Rushden from the village of Odell in Bedfordshire, and met Beatrice Annie Burton, second daughter of Robinson and Isabella, when he worked for her father.

They married at St Mary's Church in 1897, and George later took over the business.

They had ten children, but sadly one died in infancy:

Grave B648:
In loving memory of Beatrice Rosamund the beloved daughter of George & Beatrice LYNE who died April 25th 1902 aged 11 months. Jesus called a little child unto him. Matt xviii 2.

G S Lyne in his baker's cart and baskets

Lyne family

Wiiliam, Ronald and Annie Lyne in 1928

George and Beatrice celebrated their golden wedding in 1947.

Beatrice died in 1950, and George in 1958 aged 83 years.

They were buried in Rushden Cemetery :

Grave F1323:
In loving memory of George Samuel LYNE died November 4 1958 aged 83 Beatrice Annie LYNE died October 18 1950 aged 76. Reunited.

Their first son was George but we don't know if he worked in the business.

William Ronald Lyne, second son, was born in 1899 and John Leopold Lyne, b 1902, third son, also worked in the business.

William R Lyne married Annie (nee Salisbury) in 1925, and their first son Ronald R was born in 1927, and three years later a second son Harold L. was born.

William died in 1954 aged 54, Annie having predeceased him two years earlier. They are buried in Rushden cemetery, graves F 1621 and F 1618.

Rushden Echo, 2^nd May 1924, transcribed by Kay Collins

Back-Fire—On Monday, while starting up a motor-car outside Mr E Warren’s shop in Pratt-road, Mr J L Lyne, baker and confectioner of Crabb-street, suffered a broken arm as a result of the engine back-firing. Dr Muriset attended to the patient and ordered him to Northampton Hospital. He was taken there on Tuesday, and the bone was set.

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