Born in North Cave, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (Kirk) Sharpe
— married
13 Jul 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 76
in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Robert Sharpe was born in Yorkshire, England.
Robert was born in 1847[1] in North Cave, Yorkshire, England. He was the son of William Sharp and his wife, Alice Garton. The family lived in North Cave, where Robert's father was a journeyman miller.[2][3]
At the time of the 1871 census Robert lived in Hull, Yorkshire, with his grandfather, Robert Fewster.[4]
Robert married Jane Kirk in Hull in 1873.[5][6] The family lived in Beverley, Yorkshire, where Robert worked as a clerk.[7][8] In 1901 he was a seedsman and florist.[9][10]
Jane died in 1919 at the age of 71.[11] Robert died in 1923 at the age of 73.[12]
Sources
↑Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 20 February 2024) Sharpe, Robert (Mother's maiden name: Garton). GRO Reference: 1847 Apr-May-Jun in Howden Volume 23 Page 64.
↑1851 Census: "1851 England Census" Class: HO107; Piece: 2358; Folio: 510; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87625-87626; ED, institution, or vessel: 10a and 11a; Household schedule number: 39 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #10943005 (accessed 20 February 2024) Robert Sharp (3) son in household of William Sharp (29) in North Cave in Howden registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in North Cave, Yorkshire, England.
↑1861 Census: "1861 England Census" Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3566; Folio: 124; Page: 9; GSU roll: 543153; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Household schedule number: 64 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #11864163 (accessed 20 February 2024) Robert Skarp (13) son in household of William Skarp (40) in North Cave in Howden registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in North Cave, Yorkshire, England.
↑1871 Census: "1871 England Census" The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4793; Folio: 23; Page: 2; GSU roll: 847349; ED, institution, or vessel: 38; Household schedule number: 8 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #10079569 (accessed 20 February 2024) Robert Sharp (23) grandson in household of Robert Fewster (66) in Kingston upon Hull, Holy Trinity in Hull registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in North Cave, Yorkshire, England.
↑Marriage: "Yorkshire Marriages" Archive: East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service; Reference: PE158/61; Page: 218 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 20 February 2024) Jane Kirk (25) marriage to Robert Sharp (26) on 13 Jul 1873 in Hull, Holy Trinity, Yorkshire (East Riding), England.
↑Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 20 February 2024) Kirk, Jane. GRO Reference: 1873 Jul-Aug-Sep in Hull Volume 9d Page 270.
↑1881 Census: "1881 England Census" Class: RG11; Piece: 4740; Folio: 45; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1342145; ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #26017166 (accessed 20 February 2024) Jane Sharp (33), wife, in household of Robert Sharp (33) in Walkergate, Beverley St Mary in Beverley registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Newport, Yorkshire, England.
↑1891 Census: "1891 England Census" The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3908; Folio: 4; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6099018 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #17908949 (accessed 20 February 2024) Lane Sharp (42), wife, in household of Robert Sharp (42) in Beverley, St Martin in Beverley registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Howden, Yorkshire, England.
↑1901 Census: "1901 England Census" Class: RG13; Piece: 4461; Folio: 48; Page: 6; ED, institution, or vessel: 04; Household schedule number: 40 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #28573698 (accessed 20 February 2024) Jane Sharp (52), wife, in household of Ruther Sharp (52) in Beverley, Beverley St Mary in Beverley registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Newport, Yorkshire, England.
↑1911 Census: "1911 England Census" The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 520; ED, institution, or vessel: 05; Piece: 28548 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #29983052 (accessed 20 February 2024) Robert Sharp (63), married, Seidsman, head of household at 110 Minster Moorgate Beverley E Yorks, Beverley St Martin, Yorkshire-East Riding, England. Born in North Cave Horndon, Yorkshire, England.
↑Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 20 February 2024) Sharpe, Jane (Age at death: 71). GRO Reference: 1919 Apr-May-Jun in Beverley Volume 9d Page 100.
↑Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 20 February 2024) Sharpe, Robert (Age at death: 73). GRO Reference: 1923 Apr-May-Jun in Beverley Volume 9d Page 100.
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