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Robert Jefferson 1856–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1856

Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Apr 1928

Death Location: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Jefferson

Mother: Jane GATENBY

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Thomas Jefferson, Harry Jefferson, Minerva Jefferson, Elsie Jefferson, Robert Jefferson, Elizabeth Jefferson

Robert Jefferson was born in 1856 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Jefferson And Jane Gatenby. In 1881, Robert Jefferson resided in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. Robert Jefferson married Mary Thompson, and had children including Elizabeth Jefferson, Elsie Jefferson, Harry Jefferson, Minerva Minnie Jefferson, Robert Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson. Robert Jefferson passed away in 1928 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Robert Jefferson was born in 1856 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Jefferson And Jane Gatenby.
  • In 1881, Robert Jefferson resided in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.
  • Robert Jefferson married Mary Thompson, and had children including Elizabeth Jefferson, Elsie Jefferson, Harry Jefferson, Minerva Minnie Jefferson, Robert Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson.
  • Robert Jefferson passed away in 1928 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jefferson
1819–1883
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
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Jane GATENBY
1827–1901
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Thompson
1856–1933
Birth Location: Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
MT

Children(s)

Thomas Jefferson
1884–1966
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
TJ
Harry Jefferson
1888–1928
Birth Location: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
HJ
Minerva Jefferson
1890–1972
Birth Location: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
MJ
Elsie Jefferson
1892–1964
Birth Location: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
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Robert Jefferson
1894–1934
Birth Location: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Jefferson
1886–
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
EJ

Robert Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Jefferson
1856–1928
Birth Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Jefferson
1819–1883
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Jane GATENBY
1827–1901
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Jefferson
1784–1857
Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Alice Halton
1786–1858
Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
Robert Gatenby
1785–1819
Thirsk and Sand Hutton, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Morrell
1801–1852
Galphay, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1749–1815
Hannah Pannet
1756–1846
John Halton
1753–1824
Ann Mohun
1756–1831
Robert GATENBY
1749–1800
Jane Watson
1755–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leonard Jefferson
1707–1772
Jane Eckles
1709–1789
David Halton
1709–
Elizabeth Peacock
1710–1759
George Mohun
1710–1777
Mary Hildreth
1719–
Christopher GATENBY
1717–1792
Jane GAINS
1721–1787
William Watson
1715–1788
Jane Oates
1720–1793

Robert Jefferson's Descendants

1.
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Robert Jefferson (1856–Apr 1928) m. Mary Thompson (Oct 1856–Oct 1933)
  1. 1. Thomas Jefferson 1884–1966 m. Sarah (Lister) Taylor 1879–1960
    1. 1. George (Robert Jefferson) Snr. 1911–1943 m. Barbara (Mabel) Johnson 1913–1995
      1. 1. June (Barbara) Jefferson 1935–1986 m. Joseph (Bernard) Young 1924–1987
      2. 2. Joyce (Pauline) Jefferson 1936–2000 m. Raymond (A) Fox 1934–2008
      3. 3. Roy (Edward) Jefferson 1937–2014 m. Heather (Ann) Gibson 1938–2007
      4. 4. George (Robert Jefferson) Jnr 1940–2001
      5. 5. Douglas (William) Jefferson 1943–2018
      6. 6. Valerie (Ruth) Jefferson 1948–2017
      7. 7. Carl (Willis) Jefferson 1949–2014
    2. 2. Margaret ((Maisie)) Jefferson 1913–2008 m. Charles (Henry) Keech 1914–2012
    3. 3. Albert Jefferson 1915–1922
    4. 4. Stanley (Thomas) Jefferson 1910–1912
    5. 5. Minerva ((Minnie) Elizabeth) Jefferson 1910–1910
  2. 2. Harry Jefferson 1888–1928 m. Helen (F) Thornton 1885–1952
    1. 1. Harry Jefferson 1916–1916
  3. 3. Minerva ("Minnie") Jefferson 1890–1972 m. Cecil (F) Bishop 1898–
  4. 4. Elsie Jefferson 1892–1964
  5. 5. Robert Jefferson 1894–1934
  6. 6. Elizabeth Jefferson 1886–

Robert Jefferson's Timeline

5 Records

1856
1856
Birth of Robert Jefferson in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
1856
15 Jun 1856
Robert Jefferson was baptized in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 25
Robert Jefferson resided here in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
1884
July 1884
Age 28
Robert Jefferson was married in Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding, United Kingdom
Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding, United Kingdom
1928
Apr 1928
Age 72
Death of Robert Jefferson in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Prison Records, 1801-1914, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England; Nominal Register Number 83; Year Range: 1906 Oct - Dec; Reference Number: C118193
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4820; Folio: 30; Page: 52; GSU roll: 1342163
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9a; Page: 112
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [5] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRTH 1/15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1884
    Event Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4820; Folio: 30; Page: 52; GSU roll: 1342163

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1928
    Event Place: Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9a; Page: 112
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