Robert worked as a Wherryman on the river Tyne. His job was to tie up the ships ready to be unloaded.
He was killed in an accident involving one of the ships by slipping and drowning at the age of only 29 years, leaving his pregnant wife and 2 children.
Born: 1857.
Felling, Durham, England. -- Q1 - Births Mar 1857 Surname First name(s) District Vol Page SHARP Robert Gateshead 10a 485.
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Marriage: 31 July 1876.
Gateshead, Durham, England. -- Q3 - Marriages Sep 1876 Surname First name(s) District Vol Page Sharp Robert Gateshead 10a 909 WILKINSON Ann Gateshead 10a 909.
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Residence Relation to Head: Son.
1871
St James, Durham, England.
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Relationship: Son.
1861
Gateshead, Durham, England.
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Marital Status: MarriedRelationship to Head: Son.
1881
Gateshead, Durham, England.
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Died 8 June 1886.
Gateshead, Durham, England. -- Q2 - Deaths Jun 1886 Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page Sharp Robert 29 Gateshead 10a 424.
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Buried: 10 June 1886.
Gateshead, Durham, England.
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Occupation: Waterman / Wherryman on the river Tyne.
Source: S494530681 England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 FreeBMD Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 8913
Source: S494530720 England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 FreeBMD Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 8912
Source: S494532350 1881 England Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 7572
Source: S494532483 1861 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 8767
Source: S494532564 England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 9852
Source: S494532589 1871 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 7619
Source: S494532598 England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915 FreeBMD Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 8914
Source: S494532614 England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 9840
Source: S494532778 England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 9841
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