Richard Robertson (abt. 1858 - 1889)

Born about 1858 in Jarrow, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Henderson) Robertson — married 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1889 at about age 31 in Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Richard Robertson is identified as the father on his daughter's birth certificate. Lily told Varey-24 her father was a Scot from Edinburgh and a butcher by trade. He was a butcher but the Scots origin appears to go back to the turn of the century or further.

Sources

• Richard Robertson

in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Richard Robertson Registration Year: 1858 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration District: South Shields Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 516

• 1861 Census:

Richard Robertson's Census Details First name(s) Richard Last name Robertson Relationship Son Marital status - Sex Male Age 3 [well, 4 days short if he was born on 11/4 ! ] Birth year 1858 Occupation - Birth town Jarrow Birth town as transcribed JARROW Birth county Durham Birth county as transcribed DURHAM Birth place (other) England Birth place other as transcribed - Street Nixon Street Parish Hedworth Monkton & Jarrow City or borough - Town Jarrow County Durham Country England Municipal ward - Parliamentary borough - Ecclesiastical district Jarrow Registration district South Shields Enumeration district 12 Archive reference RG09 Piece number 3796 Folio 15 Page 23 Family member last name Robertson Family member first name(s) Richard, Jane, Hannah Record set 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain, England

• Record Transcription 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Melbourne Street, Gateshead, Durham, England Household Member Members that resided in the household at the time of the census. First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

Richard Robertson Head - Male 47 1824 - Northumberland, England [it does say Iron Founder]

Hannah Hedworth Robertson Wife - Female 46 1825 - Northumberland, England

Jane Ann Robertson Daughter - Female 18 1853 - Durham, England

Richard Robertson Son - Male 12 1859 - Durham, England

Cathe Jane Robertson Daughter - Female 7 1864 - Durham, England

Thomas Wm Robertson Son - Male 9 1862 - Durham, England

Helen Robertson Daughter - Female 4 1867 - Durham, England

Richard Robertson's Census Details Details taken from the original census record. First name(s) Richard Last name Robertson Relationship Son Marital status - Sex Male Age 12 Birth year 1859 Occupation - Birth town - Birth place England Birth county Durham Birth county as transcribed COUNTY DURHAM House name - Street Melbourne Street Parish Gateshead Town - City Gateshead County Durham Country England Registration district Gateshead Vessel name - Archive reference RG10 Piece number 505 Folio 65 Page 7 Record set 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category Census, land & surveys Subcategory Census Collections from Great Britain, England

• Richard Robertson

In the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: Richard Robertson Registration Year: 1879 Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration District: Gateshead Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Durham Volume: 10a Page: 783 Records on Page: Name Barbara Henderson Margaret Hogg Henry Kelly Richard Robertson

Where were they in 1881? No trace… except for the Morpeth Comnnection: It’s the Robinsons. Must be. Wife name correct. Wife birth date correct. Wife birth place correct. Occupation correct. Smith’s Yard, off Mirk Lane, Gateshead. (it’s still there)

• England and Wales Census, 1881

Name: Richard Robinson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1881 Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England Registration District: Gateshead Residence Note: Off Mirk Lane (Smiths Yard) Gender: Male Age: 22 Marital Status: Married Marital Status (Original): Married Occupation: Butcher Birth Year (Estimated): 1859 Birthplace: Jarrow, Durham, England Relationship to Head of Household: Head Page Number: 7 Registration Number: RG11 Piece/Folio: 5036/29 Affiliate Record Type: Household Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1881/4362268/00399&parentid=GBC/1881/0023574237 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Richard Robinson Head Male 22 Jarrow, Durham, England Barbra Robinson Wife Female 23 Morpeth, Northumberland, England

• Lily Maud Robertson

in the England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Lily Maud Robertson Gender: Female Baptism Date: 1 Apr 1885 Baptism Place: Gateshead, Durham, England Father: Richard Robertson Mother: Barbara FHL Film Number: 1514575

• England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

First name(s) RICHARD Last name ROBERTSON Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1859 Age 30 Death quarter 2 Death year 1889 District Gateshead County Durham Volume 10A Page 442 Country England Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from Great Britain, England