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Robert Emerson Ireland

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Jackie

Jackie Report 21 Dec 2017 15:09

My husbands ancestor was Born in Ireland about 1801 and he was a butler, as says on his son Roberts banns certificate. Can anyone please tell me how I can find out anything about Robert where about in Ireland etc he came from.
Many Thanks

Jackie

Jackie Report 21 Dec 2017 15:56

He was living in Cheltenham in 1851 census, with wife mary

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 21 Dec 2017 16:00

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=173028.0

(looks to be on above, from google search)

Chris :)

Birth
EMERSON, ROBERT JAMES (HARRIS)
GRO Reference: 1840 M Quarter in THE CHELTENHAM UNION Volume 11 Page 219

Jackie

Jackie Report 21 Dec 2017 16:03

That one says William Emerson and Mary. Has she got it wrong way around?

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 21 Dec 2017 16:10

No idea Jackie, lol...but that seems to be the family!.

Chris :)

All Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1913 (Ancestry)


Jane Emmerson
7 Mar 1830 Broadwell Robert,
Mary

Caroline Emerson
3 May 1835 Cheltenham
Robert, (occ. Waiter)
Mary

Robert James Emmerson
1 Mar 1840 Cheltenham, St Mary Robert,
Mary

William Emmerson
18 Mar 1832 Cheltenham Robert,
Mary


All Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1988 (Ancestry)

Robert Emmerson
abt 1797 5 Dec 1859 Cheltenham, St Mary

Jane Emmerson
abt 1830 29 Jul 1859 Cheltenham, St Mary

Caroline Emerson
abt 1835 22 Aug 1836 Cheltenham

John Emerson
abt 1838 10 May 1852 Cheltenham

Mary Emerson
abt 1798 4 Mar 1880 Cheltenham
(Widow. 2, Princes Cottage)


06 March 1880 - Cheltenham Mercury - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,

Death
EMERSON - March I, at 2 Prince’s cottages, of heart disease, aged 81. Mrs Mary Emerson

Jackie

Jackie Report 21 Dec 2017 16:12

Ok thank you, so no further forwards with the Ireland part.

Rambling

Rambling Report 21 Dec 2017 16:12

Older children also born Glos

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Mitre Field, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Robert Emmerson Male 40 1801 Ireland ( labourer)
Mary Emmerson Female 40 1801 Gloucestershire, England
Jane Emmerson Female 10 1831 Gloucestershire, England
John Emmerson Male 4 1837 Gloucestershire, England
Robert Emmerson Male 1 1840 Gloucestershire, England
William Emmerson Male 10 1831 Gloucestershire, England
James Baldwin Male 28 1813
Thomas Baldwin Male 4 1837 Gloucestershire, England
John Baldwin Male 1 1840 Gloucestershire, England
Maria Baldwin Female 30 1811 Gloucestershire, England

Jackie

Jackie Report 21 Dec 2017 16:30

Thank you Nyx

Chris Ho :)

Chris Ho :) Report 22 Dec 2017 06:54

No help Marriage wise, but below a possible Baptism...(Daughter Jane Baptism there 1830)

Chris :)

All Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813 (Ancestry)

Mary Harris
Baptism 8 Oct 1797 Broadwell Jno,
Mary

1861 (Find My Past)
Mary Emmerson Lodger Widow Female 64 1797 Charwoman Broadwell, Gloucestershire, England
60, Sherborne Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,


Edits (if below Baptism related)

Frances Harris
31 Jul 1814 Broadwell John,
Mary


(Parents)

John Harris
23 Oct 1794 Broadwell
Mary Payne


Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 (Ancestry)

Frances Harris
11 Nov 1835 Broadwell
William Bolton
(Witnesses, William and Mary Thornton)

If Thorntons related?...(No!, they married same year, her Maiden Name Tombs)


(Baptism of their Son)

Joseph Boulton
13 Mar 1836 Broadwell
William,
Frances

(Burials)

Frances Boulton
abt 1815 1 Mar 1836 Broadwell

William Boulton
abt 1813 5 Sep 1846 Broadwell