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Robert Hamby

(abt.1856 - 1890)


Father: not known
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Martha Edmondson


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1856 Birth
  • Estimated from age at marriage
1876-04-15 Marriage
Martha Edmondson (1858 - 1938)
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves
  • Age: 20
  • Abode: 5 Bamford Street, Burnley
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: William Windle
  • Witness: Alice Ann Howarth
  • Parish register:  F1  T1
  • Parish register:  F2  T2
  • freebmd:  T3
  • lancashirebmd:  T4
  • lan-opc:  Link  T5
  • lan-opc:  Link  T6
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 1 Arundel Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 24
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver and grocer
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG11-4154-8-10:  F3  F4  T7
abt.1890-12-27 Death
  • Place: Trafalgar Street, Burnley
  • Age: 34
  • Estimated from burial
1890-12-30 Burial
  • Place: Grave 5978, Burnley Cemetery
  • Note: In same grave: Elizabeth Hamby 2yrs Halstead Court 21 Nov 1878 Susannah Hanby 5yrs Arundale St 22 Feb 1883 Ellen Foster 38yrs Union Infirmary 29 Jul 1915


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
[St Peter, Burnley]
Page___  The Year 1876
No___  Banns of Marriage between
Robert Hamby of this Parish
and
Martha Edmondson of Habergham Eaves
Were published, as follows:
1st, on Sunday March 19th by J Cranbrook
2nd, on Sunday March 26th by J Cranbrook
3rd, on Sunday April 2nd  by J Cranbrook
        
T2
Page 85
1876.  Marriage solemnized at Holy Trinity Church in the Parish of Habergham Eaves in the County of Lancaster
No. 169  April fifteenth 1876
Robert Hamby      20  Bachelor  Weaver  5 Bamford Street  James Taylor     Mason
Martha Edmondson  19  Spinster  Weaver  4 Halstead St.    Jonas Edmondson  Grocer
Married in the above church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church,
after banns by me, George Frederick Reynolds
This Marriage was solemnized between us,  {  Robert Hamby      }
                                          {  Martha Edmondson  }
in the Presence of us,  {  William Windle     }
                        {  Alice Ann Howarth  }
        
T3
Marriages Jun 1876
Edmondson  Martha     Burnley  8e 311
Hamby      Robert     Burnley  8e 311
        
T4
EDMONDSON, Martha  HAMBY, Robert  Burnley, Holy Trinity  Preston  CE104/6/169
        
T5
Marriage: 15 Apr 1876 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England
Robert Hamby - 20 Weaver Bachelor of 5 Bamford St.
Martha Edmondson - 19 Weaver Spinster of 4 Halstead St.
Groom's Father: James Taylor, Mason
Bride's Father: Jonas Edmondson, Grocer
Witness: William Windle; Alice Ann Howarth
Married by Banns by: George Frederick Reynolds
Register: Marriages 1875 - 1879, Page 85, Entry 169
Source: LDS Film 1526143
        
T6
Banns: St Peter, Burnley, Lancs.
Robert Hamby - of this Parish
Martha Edmondson - of Habergham Eaves
First Reading: 19 Mar 1876; Read By: J. Cranbrook
Second Reading: 26 Mar 1876; Read By: J. Cranbrook
Third Reading: 2 Apr 1876; Read By: J. Cranbrook
Source: LDS Film 1517691
        
T7
1881 census RG11 piece 4154 folio 8 page 10

Civil Parish or Township of Habergham Eaves
City or Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of Gannow
Parliamentary Borough of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St John the Baptist

Schedule 55   1 Arundel St.

Robert Hamby    Head  Mar  24     Cotton Weaver & Grocer       Lancashire Burnley
Martha Hamby    Wife  Mar     22  Cotton Weaver & Grocer Wife  Lancashire Burnley
Susannah Hamby  Daur          3                                Lancashire Burnley
Clara Hamby     Daur          4mo                              Lancashire Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4154-8-10.jpeg by dh

        
T8
Burial: 30 Dec 1890 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Robert Hamby -
Age: 34yrs
Abode: Trafalgar St
Grave: 5978
Gender: M
Register: Burials 1890 - 1895, Page 41, Entry 38062
Source: Original Registers Book 6
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Banns-RobertHamby-MarthaEdmondson-1876-03-19-StPeterBurnley.jpeg
F2 Image Marriage-RobertHamby-MarthaEdmondson-1876-04-15-HolyTrinityHaberghamEaves.jpeg
F3 Image Census-1881-RG11-4154-8-10.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4154-8-10-Hamby.text


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