1841–1924

Introduction

Born: May 26, 1841, Man­ches­ter, Eng­land.

Christened: June 27, 1841, Old or Col­le­gi­ate Church, Man­ches­ter, Eng­land.

Died: March 22, 1924, at the home of his son Her­bert, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois.

Buried: For­est Home Cem­e­te­ry, For­est Park, Il­li­nois.

Biography

Francis was the son of John Ro­bert­shaw and Eliz­abeth Knott, and hus­band of Em­i­le Ri­chard­son-Cooke (mar­ried July 16, 1870, Wal­tham­stow Par­ish Church, Lon­don, Eng­land).

He taught mu­sic in Eng­land and Am­er­ica, and was a pro­fes­sor at the Chi­ca­go School of Mu­sic.

He found­ed the St. Mar­tin’s choir, di­rect­ed the Apol­lo Club, and be­longed to the Bor­rowed Time Club in Oak Park, Il­li­nois.

Works

Sources

Music

  1. Slumber Song

Help Needed

If you know to where get a good qual­i­ty pho­to of Ro­bert­shaw (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),