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Robert SMITH
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Name Robert SMITH Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 20 Mar 1870 Butt Lane, Staffordshire, England
- Date from the 1939 register, place from the 1911 census
GRO ref: Smith, Robert q2 1870 Newcastle L. RD 6b 77; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Salt
(Obviously there were a lot of Robert Smiths; based on his birth place when married and with children he can be readily identified as a child. Checking the mother's maiden name for a sibling with an unusual Christian name, Adelaide, makes it easy then to identify that this was the birth registration of this Robert Smith)
Gender Male Residence From 1936 to 1939 98, Church Street, Butt Lane, Staffordshire, England
- When his son Walter married and at the time of the 1939 register
Died Between 1956 and 1959 Newcastle under Lyme Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
- Deaths of Robert Smiths of the right age registered in Newcastle under Lyme RD, where this Robert probably died, shows two possibilities:
GRO ref: SMITH, Robert q1 1956 aged 85 Newcastle L. RD 9b 344
or
GRO ref: SMITH, Robert q1 1959 aged 88 Newcastle L. RD 9b 347
Person ID I306081 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 24 Nov 2023
Family Annice EDWARDS, b. 12 Jul 1873, Butt Lane, Staffordshire, England
, d. Jun Q 1941, Newcastle under Lyme Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
(Age 67 years) Married 19 Jul 1891 St. James’ Church, Audley, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: Smith, Robert to Edwards, Annice q3 1891 Newcastle L. RD 6b 95
Local (Staffordshire) BMD index shows SMITH, Robert to EDWARDS, Annie 1891 Church: Audley, St James, Registers at: Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Ref: C3/4/69
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 28 May 2019)
The 1911 census shows that by then Robert and Annice had had 6 children, 4 were with them but the other 2 had died.
Children7 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F301847 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Date from the 1939 register, place from the 1911 census
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Event Map Click to hide 
Child - John Edwards SMITH - Dec Q 1894 - Newcastle under Lyme Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England 


Child - Alice Rathbone SMITH - 27 Jan 1898 - Fenton, Staffordshire, England 


Child - Robert SMITH - Mar Q 1913 - Newcastle under Lyme Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England 


Died - Between 1956 and 1959 - Newcastle under Lyme Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England 

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