Robert Smithson

1812 -

• Name	Robert Smithson
  Born	26 Mar 1812	Witton, Blackburn
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	7 Jun 1812	St Mary the Virgin, Blackburn   [1]
  Occupation	Canal bank ranger, lock-keeper, bookkeeper
  Person ID	I12528	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Smithson,   b. 1775, Marton, nr Skipton
  Mother	Jane,   b. 1796, Blackburn
  Family ID	F03782	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Geldard,   b. 1815, Marton, nr Skipton
  Married	28 Jan 1833	Marton in Craven, Yorkshire   [2]
  Children	1. Samuel Smithson,   b. 1832, Marton, nr Skipton   2. Jane Smithson,   b. 1834, Marton, nr Skipton   3. William Smithson,   b. 1837, Marton, nr Skipton   4. Elizabeth Smithson,   b. 1839, Marton, nr Skipton ,   d. 1861, Blackburn  (Age 22 years)   5. Robert Smithson,   b. 1841, Marton, nr Skipton   6. George Smithson,   b. 1843, Hoghton, nr Blackburn   7. Martha Smithson,   b. 1846, Blackburn   8. Isaiah Smithson,   b. 13 Apr 1848, Blackburn   9. Eli Smithson,   b. 1850, Blackburn   10. Ruth Smithson,   b. 1 Apr 1856, Lock houses, Nova Scotia, Blackburn
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F03781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks. [S010067] IGI.