Robert George Rashleigh (1887 - 1914)

Born 19 Jun 1887 in Aschill, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UK

Ancestors

Died 10 Jun 1914 at age 26 in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States

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Biography

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Robert was born on the 19th June 1887 in Aschill, Camborne, Cornwall, England ^[1]. He was the son of William Henry Rashleigh and Elizabeth Ann Hocking. He lived with his parents and siblings until he was a young man ^[2][3][4]. Like his brothers and father Robert worked in the tin mines.

Eventually Robert followed the lead of his brothers and emigrated to the United States. He departed from Southampton on the 19th Apr 1911 aboard the ship Teutonic of the White Star Line heading for New York ^[5].

Robert met an untimely death on the 10th June 1914 in Calumet, Michigan. He was 27 years old. He went for a swim in the C&H bathhouse in Calumet. He was not a strong swimmer. Unnoticed by the other bathers, he got into difficulties and drowned. The precise circumstances were unknown ^[6][7].

Census Data

Census for England and Wales – 5 Apr 1891: ^[2]

William H Rashleigh, Head, Married, Male, 31, 1860, Tin miner, Lelant, Cornwall,

Elizabeth A Rashleigh, Wife, Married, Female, 28, 1863, -, Lelant, Cornwall,

William J Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 7, 1884, Scholar, Lelant, Cornwall,

Richard Hy Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 5, 1886, Scholar, Lelant, Cornwall,

Robert G Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 3, 1888, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Thomas Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 1, 1890, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Address: Menadarva, Camborne, Cornwall

Census for England and Wales – 31 Mar 1901: ^[3]

Elizabeth A Rashleigh, Head, Widow, Female, 37, 1864, -, Lelant, Cornwall,

William J Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 17, 1884, Tin streamer, Lelant, Cornwall,

Richard H Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 15, 1886, Tin streamer, Lelant, Cornwall,

Robert G Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 13, 1888, Tin streamer, Camborne, Cornwall

Thomas Rashleigh, Son, -, Male, 11, 1890, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Elizabeth J Rashleigh, Daughter, -, Female, 9, 1892, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Beatrice Rashleigh, Daughter, -, Female, 7, 1894, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Edmund Rashleigh, Son, -, Male, 6, 1895, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Albert G Rashleigh, Son, -, Male, 4, 1897, -, Camborne, Cornwall

Address: Brea, Camborne, Redruth, Cornwall

Census for England and Wales – 2 Apr 1911: ^[4]

Elizabeth Ann Rashleigh, Head, Widow, Female, 48, 1863, -, Lelant Cornwall

Robert George Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 23, 1888, Tin miner underground, Ashchill Camborne

Thomas Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 21, 1890, Tin miner surface, Ashchill Camborne

Elizabeth Jane Rashleigh, Daughter, Single, Female, 19, 1892, Guse works, Ashchill Camborne

Beatrice Rashleigh, Daughter, Single, Female, 17, 1894, Guse works, Ashchill Camborne

Edmund Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 16, 1895, Tin miner surface, Ashchill Camborne

Albert Garfield Rashleigh, Son, Single, Male, 14, 1897, Tin miner surface, Ashchill Camborne

Address: Beacon Camborne, Camborne, Cornwall

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006. JAS Q3, Vol. 5c, Page 215. Redruth. 1887. Cited in FindMyPast.co.uk
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1891 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG12 piece 1851, folio 71, page 15 schedule 105. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1901 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG13 piece 2244, folio 163, page 27 schedule 175. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} 1911 England, Wales and Scotland Census. PRO RG14 RG14PN14013 RG78PN834 RD299 SD4 ED14 SN7. Cited in FindMyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk
5. ↑ UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960. [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
6. ↑ The Calumet News - 10 Jun 1914 - Page 1. Newspapers.com
7. ↑ Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929. [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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