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Robert Jefferson (1785 - 1846)

Robert Jefferson
Born in Durham, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 6 Dec 1815 in Lanchester, Durham, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 61 in Westoe, South Shields, Durham, Englandmap
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Biography

Robert Jefferson was born in the county of Durham in about 1785.

He married Jane Balleny in Lanchester, Durham on 6 December 1815 [1]

1841 census: Middleton One Row, Middleton st George, Durham

  • Robert Jefferson M 55-59 Durham, ship owner
  • Jane Jefferson F 45-49 Durham
  • Jane Jefferson F 20-24 Durham [2]

Robert died in South Shields in 1846, age 60 years [3]

His entry in the probate calendar reads:

  • Jefferson Robert (Personal Estate £5,721 6s 6d) 3 June 1882. Administration with the Will of the Personal Estate of Robert Jefferson formerly of Bank Top but late of Westoe both near South Shields in the county of Durham, ship owner, who died 25 June 1846 at Westoe, left unadministered by Jane Jefferson widow the Relict, Robert Balleny esquire, and Francis Jefferson the brother, the executors, was granted at Durham to William Jefferson of 92 Church Road, Essex Road in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, the son one of the residuary legatees substituted. Former grants Consistory Court of Durham and Prerogative Court of Canterbury November 1846.[4]

Sources

  1. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNN6-DKJ : 10 December 2014), Robert Jefferson and Jane Balleny, 06 Dec 1815; citing Lanchester, Durham, England, reference 19; FHL microfilm 1,885,565.
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQB4-9YT : 30 October 2015), Robert Jefferson in household of Robert Moore, Middleton St George, Durham, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  3. (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp) GRO index Q3 1846 South Shields vol 24 page 177
  4. (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),




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