Robert Fisher (1815 - 1886)

Born 19 Mar 1815 in South Dalton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Gilbank) Fisher — married 10 Jan 1841 (to before Mar 1856) in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ann (Wardell) Fisher — married 2 Jul 1859 in Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1886 at about age 70 in Nafferton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth & Baptism 1815 South Dalton

Robert Fisher was born in 1815 in South Dalton a village north of Beverley in East Yorkshire and soon baptised. ^[1]

Robert is the son of William Fisher and his wife Lydia Crosby.

Marriage 1841 Kilnwick

Robert Fisher married Elizabeth Gilbank 19 Jan 1841 at Kilnwick, Yorkshire. ^[2]

Son in Law 1841 Kilnwick

Robert Fisher is with his wife's parents in 1841. His stepson Harper Gilbank is just 2 years old at the England and Wales Census of 1841 in Kilnwick. He is with his mother Elizabeth and stepfather and his mother's parents, all five born in Yorkshire. ^[3]

Children

Stepson Harper Gilbank passed away and was buried 7 October 1841 at Kilnwick juxta Watton, Yorkshire (East Riding), England.

Son Harper Fisher was baptized 20 February 1842 at Kilnwick, Yorkshire (East Riding), England. ^[4]

Son William Fisher was christened 14 January 1844 at Kilnwick, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom.

Robert's wife's mother Mary (Suggett) Gilbank passed away March 1844, at age 75. Believe Robert and family were still living with Elizabeth's parents in Kilnwick within Beverley Registration District at the time of her passing.

Daughter Mary Fisher was christened 11 October 1846 at Kilnwick, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom.

Ag. Lab. 1851 Kilnwick

Robert Fisher and family were living with wife Elizabeth's father John Gilbank 84 in Kilnwick during the 1851 UK Census. ^[5]

Son John Fisher was christened 5 August 1855 at Kilnwick, Yorkshire (East Riding), England.

Widowed 1856 Kilnwick

Robert's wife Elizabeth (Gilbank) Fisher passed away Jan-Feb-Mar 1856, at age 37 at Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England. With her passing only months after John Fisher's birth, it could have been complications with childbirth.

Second Marriage 1859 Kilnwick

Robert Fisher married Ann (Wardell) Jackson 2 July 1859 in Kilnwick, Yorkshire (East Riding), England, within Beverley Registration District. ^{[6] [7]}

Robert Fisher entered into a Marriage Banns to marry Ann (Wardell) Jackson 12 June 1859 at Kilnwick, Yorkshire (East Riding), England. Second marriage for both partners, need to check her previous marriage. Banns would be on 3 successive Sundays before the marriage.

First wife Elizabeth (Gilbank) Fisher's father John Gilbank passed away 10 January 1860 in Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England, having lived a long life of 92 years.

Not sure when Robert Fisher moved from Kilnwick to Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire - East Riding, after his first wife's passing, or his remarriage to Ann Jackson or the passing of his father-in-law, John Gilbank but he moved before the 1861 UK Census.

ROBERT FISHER in 1861 England & Wales Census

Robert Fisher was a man born in 1813 in South Dalton Yorkshire Hutton Cranswick. During the 1861 UK Census he was 48 years old and lived in Yorkshire - East Riding. He appears as the head of his house in the 1861 UK Census. LAST NAME: Fisher FIRST NAME: Robert MIDDLE NAME: BIRTH YEAR: 1813 BIRTH PLACE: South Dalton Yorkshire Hutton Cranswick COUNTY: Yorkshire - East Riding GENDER: Male RESIDENCE: Hutton Cranswick Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire - East Riding HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Robert Fisher Self (48, Male) Ann Fisher Wife (54, Female) John Fisher Son (5, Male) Jane Harriett Jackson Step daughter (12, Female)

Son Harper Fisher married Arabell Dales 18 Oct 1863 at Beverley, St Mary, Yorkshire (East Riding), England.

Name Arabell Dales Sex Male Age Full Residence Place Beverley Marital Status Single Father's Name David Dales Father's Sex Male Father's Occupation Labourer Spouse's Name Harper Fisher Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Age Full Spouse's Residence Place Beverley Spouse's Marital Status B Spouse's Occupation Labourer Spouse's Father's Name Robert Fisher Spouse's Father's Sex Male Spouse's Father's Occupation Labourer Witness Name Samuel Williamson Witness 2 Name John Tuting Marriage Date 18 Oct 1863 Marriage Place Beverley, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom Marriage Place (Original) Beverley, St Mary, Yorkshire (East Riding), England Event Type Marriage ^[8]

Need 1871 UK Census

Robert Fisher in England and Wales Census, 1881

Name Robert Fisher Sex Male Age 68 Event Date 1881 Event Place Nafferton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England Registration District Driffield Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1813 Birthplace South Dalton, England Marital Status Married Occupation Inn Keeper & Hawker Relationship to Head of Household Head ^[9]

Believe Robert Fisher passed away Jul-Aug-Sep 1886 at Nafferton, Yorkshire within Driffield Registration District.

Name Robert Fisher Age 72 Event Type Death Event Date 1886 Event Place Driffield, Yorkshire, England Registration District Driffield Page 217 Volume 9D Affiliate Line Number 145 Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Registration Year 1886 Birth Year (Estimated) 1814 ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑

   South Dalton Register of Baptisms : 19 March 1815 :

   Robert son of William & Lydia FISHER.

   Original Register in East Riding Archives, indexed in FamilySearch.

2. ↑

   Kilnwick Marriage Register 19 Jan 1841

   Banns 3 Jan, 10 Jan Kilnwick

   Original Register in East Riding Archives indexed in FamilySearch

   Robert Fisher of Full Age single of South Dalton son of William Fisher labourer

   Elizabeth Gilbank of Full Age single of Kilnwick dau of John Gilbank, labourer

   Witnesses Thomas Dalton, Ann Buttler Binnington

3. ↑

   1841 Census @ Village of Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England

   GRO HO107 /1218 page 8/

   Head (implied) John Gilbank 70 - 74 Ag. Lab.

   Wife (implied) Mary Gilbank 70 - 74 Son (implied) Harper Gilbank 2 Robert Fisher 25 - 29 Ag. Lab. Elizabeth Fisher 20 - 24
4. ↑

   Kilnwick Register of Baptisms 20 Feb 1842

   Harper Fisher son of Robert a Labourer and Elizabeth

   Original Register in East Riding Archives, indexed in FamilySearch

5. ↑

   1851 Census @ Kilnwick Village

   GRO HO107 /2359 page 692

   Head John Gilbank 84 Pauper (Ag.Lab) Huttons Ambo Deaf

   Son-in-Law Robert Fisher 36 Ag.Lab. South Dalton

   Daughter Elizabeth Fisher 32 Kilnwick, Yorkshire

   Grandson Harper Fisher 9 scholar Kilnwick, Yorkshire

   Grandson William Fisher 7 scholar Kilnwick, Yorkshire

   Granddaughter Mary Fisher 4 Kilnwick, Yorkshire

6. ↑

   Kilnwick Marriage Register 2 Jul 1859

   Ann Jackson widow of Kilnwick full age daughter of William Wardell

   Robert Fisher widower of Kilnwick son of William Fisher

7. ↑

   freebmd Marriages Sep 1859

   Fisher Robert Beverley 9d 177

   Jackson Ann Beverley 9d 177

8. ↑ "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66G4-Q4QB : 11 August 2022), Robert Fisher in entry for Arabell Dales, 1863.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-ZXT9 : 11 December 2017), Robert Fisher, Nafferton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 4794/94, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,338.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JY1-JWX : 31 December 2014), Robert Fisher, 1886; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Driffield, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• 1881 Census Robert FISHER M Male 68 South Dalton Inn Keeper & Hawker @ Priestgate Nafferton, York, England RG11 4794 / 94 Page Number 7

1861 Robert FISHER 48 Ag Lab b S Dalton, wife Ann 34 b Sutton, son John 5 b Kilnwick? scholar @ 31 Main St Hutton Cranswick RG9 3607 2 19

1851 Robert FISHER 36 b S Dalton, Elizabeth 32, Harper 9, William 7, Mary 4, all b Kilnwick, @ Kilnwick HO 107 2359 692r