Robert Anderson (1780 - 1806)

Born 1780 in Kilham, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Died 19 Jan 1806 at about age 26 in Kilham, Yorkshire, England

Biography

Robert was born at Kilham in Yorkshire, probably on the family farm at Broachdale, to Robert and Elizabeth Anderson and was baptised at All Saints on 5th October 1860. He was the youngest child in the family. He always wanted to go to sea but unlike his elder brothers, Thomas, Richard and Christopher he seems to have gone directly into the Royal Navy and saw service aboard HMS Elephant and HMS Inflexible.

He was taken ill with consumption in 1806 and was sent home to Kilham to die arriving there on 11th January and dying on the 19th aged 25. He was buried at All Saints on 22nd.

"In memory of Robert Anderson who died 22nd November 1796 aged 73 years. He left a widow by whom he had eight sons and two daughters who all survived him. Also of Elizabeth his widow who died 13th May 1806 aged 63 years. Also of Robert Anderson a midshipman youngest son of the above. He had the misfortune to break a blood vessel which brought on a consumption when serving on board HM Ship the Inflexible. Came home on the 11th and died on the 19th January 1806 in the 26th year of his age. He was a young man of much courage and promising abilities in his profession." ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Monumental Inscriptions, Kilham All Saints

• Baptismal record, Kilham All Saints

• Burial record, Kilham All Saints
• The Andersons: The History of a Kilham Family (1772-1880). Valerie Tonks 1985
• "England Expects", biography of Richard Anderson. Val Tonks