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The only death of a Robert Coburn anywhere near London, 1970-85, is this one - which doesn't fit any of what little we know of him so far:

Deaths Mar 1977 (>99%)
COBURN ROBERT JAMES 26SE1903 HARROW 12 2537

Aha!
This looks like him in 1964, living with Richele Satori:

Robert Coburn
in the London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965
Name Robert Coburn
Electoral Date 1964
Street Address 55 Witherington Road
Ward or Division/Constituency Islington East
County or Borough Islington, England
Reference Number LCC/PER/B/2931

They're also at that address in 1965.

The details of birthdate on that death registration match this birth in Belfast.

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/

If the correct person, then he lied about his age when he married, but maybe because of the age difference

Name ROBERT COBURN
Date of Birth 26 September 1903
Group Registration ID 4457244
SR District/Reg Area Belfast
Sex see register entry
Mother's Birth Surname STIRRETT


From Image - Father Robert James Coburn of 30 McClure Street, Belfast. He is a Carter
Mother Elizabeth Coburn formerly Stirrett.

1911 census of Ireland for the 1903 Robert - maybe a Sterrett uncle staying in the home

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie

Census Years / 1911 / Antrim / Cromac / McClure Street / Residents of a house
Residents of a house 30 in McClure Street (Cromac, Antrim)

Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
Coburn Robert J 43 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Down Labourer Read and write English Married - 17 5 4
Coburn Elizabeth 43 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Down - Read and write English Married - 17 5 4
Coburn Elizabeth 14 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Antrim Box Maker Read and write English Single - - - -
Coburn Christina 11 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Antrim Scoller Read and write English Single - - - -
Coburn Agness 9 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Antrim Scoller Read and write English Single - - - -
Coburn Robert J 7 Male Son Presbyterian Co Antrim Scoller Read and write English Single - - - -
Stevenson Joseph 44 Male Head of Family Boarder Presbyterian Co Down Draper Read and write English Widower - 21 5 4
Stevenson Herbet John 18 Male Son Boarder Presbyterian Co Down Coller Cutter Read and write English Single - - - -
Sterrett James 35 Male Boarder Presbyterian Co Down Labourer Read and write English Married - 4 - -

Robert and Elizabeth married 17 years 5 children born, 4 living

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If that 1903 Robert Coburn is the correct one, his father had a big change in occupation, from being a carter in 1903 to foreman in a linen mill by 1939.

Possibly his father's birth - born Co Down per 1911:

SR District/Reg Area - Lisburn
Birth of ROBERT COBURN in 1869
Name ROBERT COBURN
Date of Birth 1869
Group Registration ID 8123773
SR District/Reg Area Lisburn

Robert James Coburn, born 7/12/1869 at Ballymorphy, Hillsborough, Co Down.
Father: David Coburn, weaver.
Mother: Mary Coburn, formerly Kidd

Informant: John M Harvey, occupier, Ballymorphy



David and Mary were both widowed per their marriage cert in 1863.
Mary had previously been married to someone named Dowdalls.

Ive just been told that Robert Coburn known as Bobby who lived with Italian lady , who was in the army in Italy ( where he met Italian lady) lived in Finchley London but died in Calais on his way home from a french holiday. If i can get a death certificate it can prove if hes our Robert Coburn or not . I can then apply for military records .

I defo think Argyle gran has found them in 1964. If he died in Calais do i have to go to France to get death certificate ?

I think you need to contact the authorities in Calais, if that's where he died;

MAIRIE DE CALAIS
Place du Soldat Inconnu
CS30329
62107 CALAIS Cedex
Tel : 03 21 46 62 00
Fax : 03 21 46 62 09

Thank you so much , this one was really complicated and you guys have helped me solve it . For over 20 years i have tried to find Sheila who was adopted and Robert Coburn who died in france .

He did die in Calais : Robert Died in Calais
l'acte de deces is given by the mairie ( Mayor)
On the 27th of May, 1979 at ten o'clock. Thirty minutes dead, 11, Quai du Commerce: Robert COBURN, domiciled in London (Great Britain) 19, woodlands, Avenue Finchley ( N3 2NS), born in Lisburn (Ireland) on July 1, 1910, chef, without further information.

Drawn up on May 23, 1979 at 10:15 am on the declaration of Denis Wairy, 22 years old, employee at the Hospices Civils of Calais, domiciled in Sangatte (Pas de Calais) 2259, route Nationale. Signed with Us- Yvonne Lehaire, tenth Deputy Mayor of the City of Calais, Civil Registrar by delegation.

I know that William Thomas Clark married an Elizabeth Killeen and had 4 children Lavinia, Eileen, Sheila and John.

I have never heard of a Winifred?

He then ran off with his niece Annie Violet and had Jessica Clark

I can see the births of Eileen, Sheila and John on FreeBMD - but no Lavinia or Winifred.

As I said earlier, the mention of Winifred was only on one of the dodgy trees on Ancestry, and there's no record of a Winifred Clark born 1921 in Southend-on-Sea as claimed. (or Rochford reg district, as it was in 1921).

That tree also says that William T was born in Southend-on-Sea - which is not true.
He was born in Bethnal Green.

CLARK, WILLIAM THOMAS mmn HOW
GRO Reference: 1899 J Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 146

Don't believe anything you find on someone's tree unless backed up by actual records!

Just for our info -

Tree on Ancestry says Lavinia was born 1920 in Dublin.

Parents' marriage:

Marriages Dec 1919 (>99%)
Clark William T Killeen W. Ham 4a 848
KILLEEN Lilian Clark W. Ham 4a 848


Wife's name Lilian, not Elizabeth - unless that's just what she was known as.

ADDED:
Yes, born as Elizabeth , 15 August 1896;
listed as Lizzie in 1901 Census, and as Lily in 1911 - both in Dublin with parents and siblings.

That's the ones, argyle Gran you have taught me a valuable lesson to always check..
I have been to the National Archives and popped in Roberts military number from marriage certificate:

Name: R Coburn . Service number: 7011164 . Date of birth: 1 July 1910 .
This record is closed
Opening date: 01 January 2026
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Reference: WO 423/34136
Description:
Name: R Coburn.

Service number: 7011164.

Date of birth: 1 July 1910.

Date: [1939-1963]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: ADH000081040
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Closed Until 2026
Record opening date: 01 January 2026