Robert
Uphill
Born in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of James Uphill
and Charlotte (Ashman) Hayter
Husband of
Martha (Weaver) Uphill
— married
6 Dec 1841 in St Mary Redcliff Bristol
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Uphill, James Uphill, Frank Uphill, Frederick Uphill, Elizabeth Fanny (Uphill) Speed, Charles Edward Uphill and Sarah Ann (Uphill) Payne
Died
at about age 32
in Chewton Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2014
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Biography
Robert was baptised in Chewton Mendip on 11 April 1821.[1] The son of James Uphill and Charlotte Ashman
1841 - Nedge, Chewton Mendip. Robert has no profession listed, although he would be around 20 at this time. His father is a Smith.
6 December 1841 - marries Martha Weaver at St. Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol. Profession is given as Blacksmith. Witnesses are George Bryant and Elizabeth Palmer. [2]
1846 - the electoral register records Robert living in Nedge, Chewton Mendip. He has a freehold house, blacksmith shop and land.
1851 - Nedge, Chewton Mendip. Blacksmith. Living with wife Martha and their five children.
25 April 1853 - Robert dies. His death certificate records that he died of Scrofulous Disease (Tuberculosis of the lymph nodes, particularly of the neck) and that Martha was with him when he died.
Robert was buried at Chewton Mendip on 1 May 1853. [3]
Sources
- 1841 UK Census.
- UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893
- 1851 UK Census.
- England, Select Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900
- England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
- Bristol, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935
- Death Certificate (in family collection)
- Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1914
- ↑ Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\chewt.m/2/1/6 (accessed 18 Feb 2024 via Ancestry)
- ↑ Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Bishop Transcripts of Parish Registers; Reference: EP/V/4/34 (accessed 18 Feb 2024 via Ancestry)
- ↑ Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\chewt.m/2/1/8 (accessed 18 Feb 2024 via Ancestry)
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