Monday, June 6, 2011

Nash Robinson

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After learning that his older brother shares the name of an up-and-coming young actor, (Friday's Post) I decided to Google Nash Robinson and see what I could find.  I wasn’t surprised to find that, like the young man himself, the name is pretty unique.

The search yielded several ladies named Nash who had married men named Robinson, but no references to currently living males with the last name of Robinson and the first name of Nash.  Almost all the references I found were to Nash (hyphen, comma, or backslash) Robinson.

I did find a link - How to calculate Nash/Robinson weight , but even the definition causes my head to swim:

the Nash/Robinson weight is like an indicator how much prime n's for a special k there could be found.
it's the number of remaining n-values of a sieve for this k for n=100001-110000 and prime factors (sieve depth) upto p=512.
so the higher the Nash weight the more candidates left and the more prime n you could expect.
i always display this value on my RieselPrimeDatabase:
- a low weight is smaller then 1000
- a high weight is about 4000 and more

There is a Nash-Robinson Co. LLC, which is a floor covering company in Waco, and a century ago, there was a Nash, Robinson & Co. in nearby Marlin, Texas.

From a classified ad in the September,11 1902 edition of the Marlin Democrat

SPECIAL WAGON OFFER.

      Nash, Robinson & Company are making a special offer for the month of September of a Standard 3 in. wagon with sheet and bows and farmer's umbrella for $62.50, also a fully warranted Top buggy with whip and lap rug for $55.00.  Call on them and examine these bargains.  Also remember that this offer is good for September only.
                                    Nash, Robinson & Co.
                                                    Marlin, Texas.

I did discover a bit of information about a man named Elijah Nash Robinson, who was born in Virginia in 1779, and died in Indiana in 1845.

The oldest brother of Elijah Nash Robinson was a fellow named Nathaniel Robinson.  Nathaniel was married to Mary Nash, the sister of Elijah Nash, who was killed  in the revolutionary war in 1777. So it seems likely that Elijah Nash Robinson may have been named after his deceased brother in law.

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