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Robert Henry Gilbert (1865 - 1944)

Robert Henry Gilbert
Born in Gulval, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married 16 Oct 1886 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at about age 79 in Gulval, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
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Robert Gilbert was born in Cornwall, England.

Robert Henry Gilbert was born in 1865 in Gulval, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom,[1] son of William Gilbert (1832 - 1873) and Mary (Penberthy) Gilbert (1833 - 1874).

Robert, child of William Gilbert & Mary Gilbert, was baptised on 4 March 1865 in Cornwall, Cornwall, England.[2]

His siblings were as listed below:

  1. William John Gilbert (1859 - 1925)
  2. Mary Jane Gilbert (1861 - )
  3. James Gilbert (1863 - 1882)
  4. Edwin Gilbert (1867 - )
  5. Stephen Gilbert (1870 - 1933)

In the 1881 census Robert (age 16) was the unmarried nephew of Jane Bennetts in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England.[3]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Jane Bennetts Head Widowed F 48 Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
James H Penberthy Son Unmarried M 25 Tin Miner Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Grace Bennetts Daughter Unmarried F 15 Scholar Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth J Bennetts Daughter Unmarried F 11 Scholar Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Isaac Bennetts Son Unmarried M 9 Scholar Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
William J Gilbert Nephew Unmarried M 21 Stone Breaker Towednack, Cornwall, England
James Gilbert Nephew Unmarried M 18 Stone Breaker (Road Lab) Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Robert H Gilbert Nephew Unmarried M 16 Stone Breaker (Road Lab) Gulval, Cornwall, England
Edwin Gilbert Nephew Unmarried M 12 Scholar Gulval, Cornwall, England
Stephen Gilbert Nephew Unmarried M 10 Scholar Gulval, Cornwall, England

Robert married Christiana Friggens (1866 - 1915) on 16 Oct 1886 in Ludgvan, Cornwall. [4]

Their children were as listed below:

  1. Robert Garfield Gilbert (1888 - 1956)
  2. Elizabeth Mary (Gilbert) Wallish (1893 - ).
  3. James Rominal Gilbert (1899 - 1958)
  4. William John Gilbert (1904 - 1968)
  5. Edwin Gilbert (1904 - 1976)

In the 1891 census Robert (age 26) was the married head of household in Ludgvan, Cornwall, England.[5]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Robert Gilbert Head Married M 26 Stone Breaker Cornwall, England
Christiana Gilbert Wife Married F 24 Cornwall, England
Robert Garfield Gilbert Son M 2 Cornwall, England
Cathrine Jane Friggens Niece Single F 13 Scholar Cornwall, England

In the 1901 census Robert (age 36) was the married head of household in Uny Lelant, Cornwall, England.[6]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Robert Gilbert Head Married M 36 Road Contractor Gulval, Cornwall
Christiana Gilbert Wife Married F 34 Ludgvan, Cornwall
Robert Garfield Gilbert Son M 11 Ludgvan, Cornwall
Elizabeth Mary Gilbert Daughter F 8 Ludgvan, Cornwall
James Bominal Gilbert Son M 2 Towednack, Cornwall

In the 1911 census Robert (age 46) was the married head of household in Gulval, Cornwall, England.[7]

Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place
Robert Henry Gilbert Head Married M 46 Road Contractor Gulval, Cornwall
Christina Gilbert Wife Married F 44 Ludgvan, Cornwall
Robert Garfield Gilbert Son Single M 21 Road Labourer Ludgvan, Cornwall
Elizabeth Mary Gilbert Daughter Single F 18 Ludgvan, Cornwall
James Rominal Gilbert Son M 12 School Towednack, Cornwall
William John Gilbert Son M 7 School Towednack, Cornwall
Edwin Gilbert Son M 5 Towednack, Cornwall

Robert died on 18 Feb 1944 in Gulval aged ~78. [8]

Sources

  1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XMR-33T : 1 October 2014), Robert Henry Gilbert, 1865; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Penzance, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  2. ↑ Baptism: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
    Citing Baptism, Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
    FamilySearch Record: Q2Z4-LKLW (accessed 21 June 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6XSW-VL9 Image number 00810
    Robert Henry baptism on 4 Mar 1865, child of William Gilbert & Mary Gilbert, in Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
  3. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
    Citing p. 8, Piece/Folio 2339/66, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,207.
    FamilySearch Record: Q27H-G973 (accessed 21 June 2022)
    FindMyPast Image
    Robert H Gilbert (16), unmarried nephew, in household of Jane Bennetts (48) in Ludgvan in Penzance registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Gulval, Cornwall, England.
  4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF2F-SVP : 11 March 2020), Robert Henry Gilbert, 1886.
  5. ↑ 1891 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1891"
    Citing PRO RG 12, Cornwall county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: WX2H-ZT2 (accessed 21 June 2022)
    FindMyPast Image
    Robert Gilbert (26), married head of household in Ludgvan in Penzance registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Cornwall, England.
  6. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
    Citing Uny Lelant subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: XSH8-M3Z (accessed 21 June 2022)
    FindMyPast Image
    Robert Gilbert (36), married head of household in Uny Lelant in Penzance registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Gulval, Cornwall.
  7. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
    Citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
    FamilySearch Record: X7G9-WSP (accessed 21 June 2022)
    FindMyPast Image
    Robert Henry Gilbert (46), married head of household in Gulval in Penzance registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in Gulval, Cornwall.
  8. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCC-QMG3 : 2 November 2021), Robert H Gilbert, 1944.




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