Robert George King (bef. 1855)

Born before 14 Jan 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

This profile is part of the St Helens, Lancashire One Place Study.

Robert George King was born in about 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire. He was the son of John King and Ann (Lester) King. His birth was registered in the first quarter of 1855, in Prescot district, as Robert George King. He was christened on 14 Jan 1855 in St Helens, as George King.

Robert married Mary Elizabeth Johnson on 29 Dec 1879 at St Thomas' Church in Lydiate, Lancashire. Both were of full age (21 or more) and living in Lydiate, and neither had been married before. Robert was a carter. Their fathers were named as John King (glass maker) and Thomas Johnson (labourer). The witnesses were Thomas Johnson and Betsy Johnson.

Their son Robert George King was born in about 1888 in St Helens; his birth was registered in the first quarter of the year, in Prescot district.

Sources

• Birth registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

• Baptism "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSTC-845 : 19 March 2020), George King, 1855.

• Marriage listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• "General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5903529be9379091b15cb918 : viewed 4 Sep 2020), Robert George KING in household of John KING, St Thomases St, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/2750, Folio 62, Page 30, Schedule 143, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD6S-FBB : 24 April 2019), George King in entry for John King, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27L-YM4Q : 13 December 2017), Geo King, Eccleston, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 5, Piece/Folio 3736/6, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,076.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:77H5-HMM : 6 May 2019), Robert G King, Eccleston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

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