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Robert Slater 1799 – 1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Urswick, Lancashire,England

Death Date: 14 Apr 1864

Death Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland

Father: Thomas Slater

Mother: Margaret Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Hannah Sherwen

Children(s): Robert Slater, John Slater, Hannah Slater

The story of Robert Slater began in 1799 in Urswick, Lancashire,England. Robert Slater married Hannah Sherwen, and had children including Robert Sherwen Slater, John Slater, Hannah Slater. Robert Slater passed away in 1864 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Slater began in 1799 in Urswick, Lancashire,England.
  • Robert Slater married Hannah Sherwen, and had children including Robert Sherwen Slater, John Slater, Hannah Slater.
  • Robert Slater passed away in 1864 in Whitehaven, Cumberland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Slater
1768 – 1817
Birth Location: Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Wilkinson
1771 – 1855
Birth Location: Bardsea, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Sherwen
1787 – 1856
Birth Location: Ellerscrook Eskdale, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

Robert Slater
1826 – 1886
Birth Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, England
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John Slater
1828 – 1905
Birth Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, England
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Hannah Slater
1834 –
Birth Location: Frizington
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Robert Slater's Ancestors

Self
Robert Slater
1799 – 1864
Birth Place: Urswick, Lancashire,England
Parents
Thomas Slater
1768 – 1817
Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Margaret Wilkinson
1771 – 1855
Bardsea, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Slater
1731 – 1795
Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Elisabeth Postlethwaite
1734 – 1809
Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Margaret Wilkinson
1747 – 1834
Urswick, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Slater
1688 – 1777
Frances NEWBY
1694 – 1764
William Postlethwaite
1703 – 1790
Elizabeth Nunns
1702 – 1780
John Wilkinson
1714 – 1796
Ann Ashburner
1710 – 1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Slater's Descendants

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Robert Slater (1799 – 14 Apr 1864) m. Hannah Sherwen (Dec 1787 – April 1856)
  1. 1. Robert (Sherwen) Slater (1826 – 4 Oct 1886) m. Nancy Hutchinson (abt 1827 – 13 November 1878)
    1. 1. Robert Slater (July 1850 – 15 Jul 1931) m. Maria Turner (1856 – 8 Nov 1938)
      1. 1. Slater (Bef 1879 – Bef 1879)
      2. 2. Percival Slater (2 Sep 1881 – 30 Apr 1953)
      3. 3. Robert Slater (29 Aug 1883 – 18 May 1908)
      4. 4. Bertha Slater (2 Jul 1886 – 1 Aug 1926)
      5. 5. William (Turner) Slater (1889 – 31 Jul 1970)
      6. 6. Amy (Irene) Slater (25 Jan 1891 – 5 Sep 1968)
      7. 7. George (“Graham”) Slater (18 Jun 1893 – 28 May 1977) m. Muriel (“Dora”) HEWARD (22 Sep 1894 – 15 Dec 1978)
        1. 1. Gwenda (Muriel) Slater (21 Feb 1924 – 19 Jan 2014) m. Ralph (Lionel) Sutton (9 Feb 1923 – 22 Jun 2019)
      8. 8. Doris (Milbro) Slater (10 Apr 1896 – 1981)
  2. 2. John Slater (abt 1828 – May 1905)
  3. 3. Hannah Slater (1834 – )

Robert Slater's Timeline

2 Records

1799
1799
Birth of Robert Slater in Urswick, Lancashire,England
Urswick, Lancashire,England
1864
14 Apr 1864
Age 65
Death of Robert Slater in Whitehaven, Cumberland
Whitehaven, Cumberland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Urswick, Lancashire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Whitehaven, Cumberland
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