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Robert Ellis Sanderson 1849 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1849

Birth Location: Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom

Death Date: October 1915

Death Location: Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom

Father: William Sanderson

Mother: Nancy Sanderson

Spouse(s): Mary Swain

Children(s): Sarah Swain, Robert Sanderson, Valentine Sanderson, Harriet Sanderson, John Sanderson

Robert Ellis Sanderson was born in 1849 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom, the child of William Clarke Sanderson and Nancy Sanderson. In 1851, Robert Ellis Sanderson resided in Kingston upon Hull Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, Englan. In 1881, Robert Ellis Sanderson resided in Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England. Robert Ellis Sanderson married Mary Ellen Swain, and had children including Sarah Ann "Nancy" Swain, Robert William Sanderson, Valentine Sanderson, Harriet Sanderson, John Sanderson. Robert Ellis Sanderson passed away in 1915 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Robert Ellis Sanderson was born in 1849 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom, the child of William Clarke Sanderson and Nancy Sanderson.
  • In 1851, Robert Ellis Sanderson resided in Kingston upon Hull Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, Englan.
  • In 1881, Robert Ellis Sanderson resided in Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England.
  • Robert Ellis Sanderson married Mary Ellen Swain, and had children including Sarah Ann "Nancy" Swain, Robert William Sanderson, Valentine Sanderson, Harriet Sanderson, John Sanderson.
  • Robert Ellis Sanderson passed away in 1915 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Sanderson's Ancestors

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Robert Sanderson
1849 – 1915
Birth Place: Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom
Parents
William Clarke Sanderson
1805 – 1874
Cottingham, Hull, Yorkshire, England
Nancy Sanderson
1811 –
Carlton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
James Sanderson
1784 – 1845
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Maria (Elizabeth) Clarke
1787 – 1854
St Luke Parish, Old Street, Islington, London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Sanderson
1741 – 1788
Elizabeth Johnson
1753 –
Joseph Clarke
1766 – 1813
Fanny Price
1766 – 1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Sanderson's Descendants

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Robert (Ellis) Sanderson (October 1849 – October 1915) m. Mary (Ellen) Swain (abt 1853 – 11 Mar 1911)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann "Nancy") Swain (Oct 1872 – )
  2. 2. Robert (William) Sanderson (12 Jan 1873 – 3 Jan 1932) m. Emma (Mary Ann) Pickering m. Winifred Graham (29 May 1875 – Jun 1955)
    1. 1. Annie Sanderson (Abt. 1893 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Sanderson (15 May 1895 – Sep 1985)
    3. 3. Harriett Sanderson (28 Apr 1897 – )
    4. 4. John (Robert) Sanderson (01 Sep 1899 – 24 Jan 1982)
    5. 5. William Sanderson (11 Jun 1903 – Oct 1986)
    6. 6. Winifred (E) Sanderson (Oct 1906 – )
    7. 7. Eva (Jessie) Sanderson (12 Jan 1910 – Mar 1972) m. Frederick Strafford (17 Oct 1907 – Nov 1993)
      1. 1. Peter (Edmund) Strafford (Sep 1936 – 20 Apr 2022) m. Winifred (Elizabeth) Strafford (Sep 1936 – 2007)
        1. 1. Edmund ((Ed) George) Strafford (17 Mar 1960 – ) m. Monica
        2. 2. Anne Strafford
      2. 2. Josephine Strafford (Sep 1943 – )
  3. 3. Valentine Sanderson (21 Jul 1874 – Dec 1939)
  4. 4. Harriet Sanderson (abt 1877 – October 1881)
  5. 5. John Sanderson (abt 1878 – )

Robert Sanderson's Timeline

5 Records

1849
October 1849
Birth of Robert Ellis Sanderson in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom
Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 2
Robert Ellis Sanderson resided here in Kingston upon Hull Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England
Kingston upon Hull Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 32
Robert Ellis Sanderson resided here in Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England
Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 42
Robert Ellis Sanderson resided here in Hull, St Marks, Sutton [with Stoneferry], Yorkshire, England
Hull, St Marks, Sutton [with Stoneferry], Yorkshire, England
1915
October 1915
Age 66
Death of Robert Ellis Sanderson in Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom
Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1849
    Event Place: Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census
    [2] 1881 England Census
    [3] 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kingston upon Hull Holy Trinity, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Kingston-Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Hull, St Marks, Sutton [with Stoneferry], Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1915
    Event Place: Sculcoates, Yorkshire East Riding, United Kingdom

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