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Robert Smithson 1852–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1852

Birth Location: Helperby, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 5 Jul 1928

Death Location: Brafferton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Smithson None

Mother: Sarah None

Spouse(s): Mary Johnson

Children(s): John Smithson, William Smithson, Johnson Smithson, Nellie Smithson, George Smithson, Florence Smithson, Mary Smithson, Albert Smithson, Joseph Smithson, Alice Smithson, Lily Smithson

In 1852, Robert Smithson entered the world in Helperby, Yorkshire, England, born to Smithson And Sarah. Robert Smithson married Mary Johnson, and had children including Albert Smithson, Alice Smithson, Florence Smithson, George Smithson, John Robert Smithson, Johnson Smithson, Joseph Smithson, Lily Smithson, Mary E Smithson, Nellie Smithson, William Smithson. Robert Smithson passed away in 1928 in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Robert Smithson entered the world in Helperby, Yorkshire, England, born to Smithson And Sarah.
  • Robert Smithson married Mary Johnson, and had children including Albert Smithson, Alice Smithson, Florence Smithson, George Smithson, John Robert Smithson, Johnson Smithson, Joseph Smithson, Lily Smithson, Mary E Smithson, Nellie Smithson, William Smithson.
  • Robert Smithson passed away in 1928 in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Smithson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Smithson
1852–1928
Birth Place: Helperby, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Smithson
1815–1890
C?Dale, Yorkshire
Sarah
1811–1880
Catton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
ENOS SMITHSON
1778–1864
Langthorpe, Boroughbridge Yorkshire
SUSANNAH DAWSON
1785–1855
Kirby Hill By Boroughbridge,York,England
William Smith
1782–1841
Welbury, Yorkshire
Hannah Galloway
1785–1858
Catton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1742–1810
Mary Haw
1743–
William Galloway
1755–1834
Ann 🧬
1754–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Smithson's Descendants

1.
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Robert Smithson (1852–5 Jul 1928) m. Mary Johnson (abt 1855–02/06/1945)
  1. 1. John (Robert) Smithson 1883–
  2. 2. William Smithson 1887–
  3. 3. Johnson Smithson 1894–
  4. 4. Nellie Smithson 1895–
  5. 5. George Smithson 1897–
  6. 6. Florence Smithson 1885–
  7. 7. Mary (E) Smithson 1889–
  8. 8. Albert Smithson 1891–
  9. 9. Joseph Smithson 1878–
  10. 10. Alice Smithson 1876–
  11. 11. Lily Smithson 1881–

Robert Smithson's Timeline

21 Records

1852
1852
Birth of Robert Smithson in Helperby, Yorkshire, England
Helperby, Yorkshire, England
1852
14 Feb 1852
Birth of Robert Smithson in Helperby, Yorkshire
Helperby, Yorkshire
1852
1852
Birth of Robert Smithson in Helperby
Helperby
1852
1852
Birth of Robert Smithson in Helperby, Yorkshire, England
Helperby, Yorkshire, England
1852
22 Feb 1852
Robert Smithson was baptized in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
1861
1861
Age 9
Robert Smithson was employed in -
-
1861
1861
Age 9
Robert Smithson resided here in Helperby, Helperby, Yorkshire, England
Helperby, Helperby, Yorkshire, England
1861
1861
Age 9
Robert Smithson resided here in Helperby, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Helperby, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1871
1871
Age 19
Robert Smithson was employed in -
-
1871
1871
Age 19
Robert Smithson resided here in Helperby, Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
Helperby, Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 19
Robert Smithson resided here in Helperby, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Helperby, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1881
1881
Age 29
Robert Smithson resided here in Helperby, Yorkshire, England
Helperby, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 39
Robert Smithson resided here in Helperby, Brafferton, Helperby, Yorkshire, England
Helperby, Brafferton, Helperby, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 49
Robert Smithson was employed in Brafferton, Easingwold, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England
Brafferton, Easingwold, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England
1901
1901
Age 49
Robert Smithson resided here in Brafferton, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
Brafferton, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
1911
1911
Age 59
Robert Smithson resided here in Brafferton and Helperby, Yorkshire-North Riding, England
Brafferton and Helperby, Yorkshire-North Riding, England
1916
1916
Age 64
Robert Smithson resided here in Helperby Yorks
Helperby Yorks
1921
1921
Age 69
Robert Smithson resided here in Brafferton, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
Brafferton, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
1928
abt Aug 1928
Age 76
Death of Robert Smithson in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
1928
1928
Age 76
Death of Robert Smithson in Helperby, Yorkshire-North Riding, England
Helperby, Yorkshire-North Riding, England
1928
5 Jul 1928
Age 76
Burial of Robert Smithson in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
Brafferton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Helperby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3515; Folio: 112; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6098625
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4321; Folio: 131; Page: 18; GSU roll: 1342031
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9d; Page: 413
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4544; Folio: 131; Page: 5
    [6] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBRAF3
    [7] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1936, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBRAF7
    [8] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBRAF58
    [9] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1523940, ED 15, Sch 6; Book: 23940
    [10] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; Schedule: 124; HouseHoldID: 3612599; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1852
    Event Place: Helperby, Yorkshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; Schedule: 124; HouseHoldID: 3612599; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [2] Volume: 9D; Page: 291; Line Number: 10; Record set: England & Wales Births 1837-2006; Subcategory: Civil Births; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [3] Page: 40; Record set: Yorkshire Baptisms; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom
    [4] Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 4321; Folio: 131; Page: 18; Schedule: 267; HouseHoldID: 4123975; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Helperby
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4281; Folio: 28; Page: 7; GSU roll: 846970
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; GSU roll: 543094

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Helperby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive series: RG10; Piece number: 4281; Folio: 28; Page: 7; Schedule: 44; HouseHoldID: 2981267; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1852
    Event Place: Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBRAF3
    [3] Batch number: C10505-1; Record set: England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975; Subcategory: Parish Baptisms; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: -
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; Schedule: 124; HouseHoldID: 3612599; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Helperby, Helperby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; GSU roll: 543094

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Helperby, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; Schedule: 124; HouseHoldID: 3612599; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Helperby, Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; Schedule: 124; HouseHoldID: 3612599; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England
    [2] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; Schedule: 124; HouseHoldID: 3612599; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: -
    Record Source: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive series: RG10; Piece number: 4281; Folio: 28; Page: 7; Schedule: 44; HouseHoldID: 2981267; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Helperby, Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4281; Folio: 28; Page: 7; GSU roll: 846970

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Helperby, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
    Record Source: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive series: RG10; Piece number: 4281; Folio: 28; Page: 7; Schedule: 44; HouseHoldID: 2981267; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1871
    Event Place: Helperby, Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast, Archive series: RG10; Piece number: 4281; Folio: 28; Page: 7; Schedule: 44; HouseHoldID: 2981267; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Surveys; Collections from: Great Britain, England
    [2] Archive reference: RG10; Piece number: 4281; Folio: 28; Page: 7; Schedule: 44; HouseHoldID: 2981267; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Helperby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4321; Folio: 131; Page: 18; GSU roll: 1342031

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1881
    Event Place: Helperby (York Nr), Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 4321; Folio: 131; Page: 18; Schedule: 267; HouseHoldID: 4123975; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Helperby, Brafferton, Helperby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3515; Folio: 112; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6098625

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1891
    Event Place: Helperby, Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG12; Piece number: 3515; Folio: 112; Page: 13; Schedule: 97; HouseHoldID: 5118887; Record set: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Brafferton, Easingwold, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England
    Record Source:
    [1] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; Schedule: 124; HouseHoldID: 3612599; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [2] Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 4321; Folio: 131; Page: 18; Schedule: 267; HouseHoldID: 4123975; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [3] Archive reference: RG12; Piece number: 3515; Folio: 112; Page: 13; Schedule: 97; HouseHoldID: 5118887; Record set: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [4] Series: RG14; Piece number: 29025; Schedule: 1; HouseHoldID: 290250001; Record set: 1911 Census For England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [5] Archive reference: RG13; Piece number: 4544; Folio: 131; Page: 5; Schedule: 24; HouseHoldID: 6113622; Record set: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Brafferton, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4544; Folio: 131; Page: 5
    [2] Archive reference: RG09; Piece number: 3201; Folio: 138; Page: 23; Schedule: 124; HouseHoldID: 3612599; Record set: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [3] Archive reference: RG11; Piece number: 4321; Folio: 131; Page: 18; Schedule: 267; HouseHoldID: 4123975; Record set: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [4] Archive reference: RG10; Piece number: 4281; Folio: 28; Page: 7; Schedule: 44; HouseHoldID: 2981267; Record set: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [5] Archive reference: RG12; Piece number: 3515; Folio: 112; Page: 13; Schedule: 97; HouseHoldID: 5118887; Record set: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [6] Series: RG14; Piece number: 29025; Schedule: 1; HouseHoldID: 290250001; Record set: 1911 Census For England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England
    [7] Archive reference: RG13; Piece number: 4544; Folio: 131; Page: 5; Schedule: 24; HouseHoldID: 6113622; Record set: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Brafferton, Easingwold, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding)
    Record Source: Archive reference: RG13; Piece number: 4544; Folio: 131; Page: 5; Schedule: 24; HouseHoldID: 6113622; Record set: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Brafferton and Helperby, Yorkshire-North Riding, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Brafferton, Easingwold, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (North Riding), England, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (North Riding)
    Record Source: Series: RG14; Piece number: 29025; Schedule: 1; HouseHoldID: 290250001; Record set: 1911 Census For England & Wales; Subcategory: Census; Category: Census, Land & Substitutes; Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Helperby Yorks
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; London, England, UK; War Office: Soldiers' Documents, First World War Wo363

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Brafferton, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1523940, ED 15, Sch 6; Book: 23940

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt Aug 1928
    Event Place: Easingwold, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9d; Page: 413
    [2] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBRAF58
    [3] Volume: 9D; Page: 413; Line number: 147; Record set: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007; Subcategory: Civil Deaths & Burials; Category: Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers); Collections from: United Kingdom, England

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Helperby, Yorkshire-North Riding, England

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1928
    Event Place: Brafferton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBRAF58

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