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Robert Musker

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  • Name Robert Musker 
    Born 1845  Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 2 Feb 1845  St John the Baptist, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Boatman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I04433  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

    Father Henry Musker,   b. Abt 1820, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1855, Pemberton Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Martha Prescott,   b. 1826, Upholland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Sep 1844  St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F00149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah Hulse,   b. Abt Feb 1847, Northwich Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1868, Northwich, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1864  St Nicholas, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Henry Musker,   b. 1866, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1928, Partington, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F04311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Martha Ormson,   b. 1852, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1878, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 19 Sep 1869  St Mary, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Betsey Musker,   b. 1870, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Musker,   b. 1871, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Martha Hannah Musker,   b. 1872, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Catherine Musker,   b. 1874, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Margaret Musker,   b. 1876, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Samuel Ormson Musker,   b. Abt Nov 1878, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1880, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F00151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Robert's second wife died in 1878, and he appears as a widower in the 1881 census in Whitechapel Row, Weston, next to his first wife's Hulse family. Next to them (previous census page) is Mary Whitby, 29, with four apparently illegitimate children.
      In 1891 he is again listed as a widower but with three children, Samuel 11, Mary 8, and Sarah A Musker 6, all born Weston Point, for whom no birth or other records have been found. They are believed to be children (by him) of Mary Whitby and are in the GRO Online Birth Index with no mother's maiden name given: Samuel Whitby, Q2 1881; Mary Emma, Q4 1882; and Sarah Ann, Q3 1884. A probable death is recorded for Mary, Q1 1885 Runcorn, age 33.
      Samuel Whitby married Sarah Jane Miles, 1903 Runcorn and in 1911 is a chemical works fireman in Weston Point;
      Mary E Whitby married Thomas F Robinson, 1902 Runcorn, but not found in 1911;
      Sarah Ann Whitby married Charles James Littlemore, 1904 Runcorn, who in 1911 is an electrician's labourer in Weston.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010056] Parish record.

    2. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    3. [S010069] MC.



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