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Robert ( Robertus) Smithson 1710–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1710

Birth Location: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 24 Oct 1768

Death Location: Dewsbury

Father: Roundell Smithson

Mother: Sybilla Taylor

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Senior

Children(s): Abraham Smithson

Robert ( Robertus) Smithson was born in 1710 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, the child of Roundell Smithson And Sybilla Taylor. Robert ( Robertus) Smithson married Elizabeth Senior, and had children including Abraham Smithson. Robert ( Robertus) Smithson passed away in 1768 in Dewsbury.

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Biography

  • Robert ( Robertus) Smithson was born in 1710 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, the child of Roundell Smithson And Sybilla Taylor.
  • Robert ( Robertus) Smithson married Elizabeth Senior, and had children including Abraham Smithson.
  • Robert ( Robertus) Smithson passed away in 1768 in Dewsbury.

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Robert Smithson's Ancestors

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Robert Smithson
1710–1768
Birth Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Roundell Smithson
1680–1746
Adel, LEEDS, West Yorkshire
Sybilla Taylor
1680–1767
Dewsbury Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
HENRY Smithson
1650–1686
Adel, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England, UK.
MARIAH Hargraves
1656–1721
Harewood, LEEDS, West Yorkshire
Great-Grandparents
Alice Yeane
1636–1685
John Hargrave
1626–1697
Jennet Preston
1627–1676
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Smithson's Descendants

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Robert (( Robertus)) Smithson (1 Oct 1710–24 Oct 1768) m. Elizabeth Senior (1 Jan 1712–)
  1. 1. Abraham Smithson 1740–1787 m. Sarah Hall 1738–1787
    1. 1. Joseph Smithson* 1761–1836 m. Hannah Ingham* 1769–1834
      1. 1. John Smithson* 1794–1868 m. Martha Nowell 1798–1854
        1. 1. Joseph Smithson 1826–1877 m. Jane Breakspear 1826–1903

Robert Smithson's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1 Oct 1710
Birth of Robert ( Robertus) Smithson in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
1768
24 Oct 1768
Age 58
Death of Robert ( Robertus) Smithson in Dewsbury
Dewsbury

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1710
    Event Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1768
    Event Place: Dewsbury

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