William Robinson (historian)

William Robinson (1777-1848) was a solicitor and barrister who practised at Bartlett's Buildings, Holborn, London. He wrote a number of books on the history of Middlesex as well as several legal text books. He was elected fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1819. He was born and died in Tottenham. The London Metropolitan Archives holds his unpublished notes on the history of Stepney and its neighbourhood.