Robert was born on December 23, 1905, in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. He was the son, and oldest of three children, of Thomas Kelk and Lauretta Mitchell.
Robert married Minnie Thompson in Keighley, at Saint Mary, Eastwood, on May 30, 1925. It is unknown, at his time, whether the couple had any children.
Robert passed away in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in 1984.
Birth
December 23, 1905, Keighley, Yorkshire, England.
England & Wales, Birth Index, 1837-1915: Vol. 9a page 181.
Marriage
May 30, 1905, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, Saint Mary, Eastwood church.
England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005: Vol. 9a page 456.
West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935: Parish Register.
Saint Mary, Eastwood, Keighley, Parish Register, Marriages, 1905: page 38 no 75.
Death
1984, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007: Vol. 4 page 74.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FF1-W6M : accessed 14 May 2016)], Robert Kelk, 1906; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZR-S46X : accessed 14 May 2016)], Robert Kelk and null, 1925; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1925, quarter 2, vol. 9A, p. 456, Keighley, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
Citation Information, Marriage, 1905, Saint Mary, Eastwood.
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: 74d38/4/1/7.
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC1-F5HL : accessed 14 May 2016)], Robert Kelk, Jun 1984; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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