Robert England

Events


Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.


Date of Death: unknown.

Place of Death: unknown.

Robert survived his wife, who died in 1759.


Relationships


Father: uncertain.

Mother: uncertain.

See the commentary section below.


Spouse: Elizabeth Cowlam. Married 4 December 1722 at Goxhill, Lincolnshire.

The marriage is recorded in the parish register.


Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project. All baptisms and burials were in Goxhill, except where noted.)


Francis England (baptized 20 October 1723 - buried 30 September 1750) married Elizabeth Nicholson 23 May 1749 in Goxhill. Francis was a “taylor and housekeeper.”


Robert England (baptized 19 March 1724/5) married Mary Smith 16 November 1752 in Goxhill.


Mary England (baptized 15 March 1726/7 - buried 10 September 1730)


Elizabeth England (baptized 25 January 1729/30) married John Twydle 28 July 1754 in Goxhill or (and?) married Richard Scupham 1760 in Goxhill. In both cases, Elizabeth was of Goxhill and Stephen England was a witness.


John England (baptized 24 February 1731/2)


Stephen England (baptized 19 January 1734/5 - buried 25 December 1818 in Middle Rasen Tupholme, Lincolnshire) married Mary Hall 5 May 1761 in Middle Rasen Tupholme.


William England (baptized 19 June 1737 - buried 12 December 1738)


William England (baptized 25 October 1741 - buried 19 April 1742)


Evidence


From the Goxhill parish register:

[1722, marriages]

Robert England & Elizabeth Cowlom; ---- December 4.

[1723, baptisms]

Francis son of Robert & Elizabeth England -- Octob.r 20.

[1724, baptisms]

Robert son of Robert & Elizabeth England; -- March 19.

[1726, baptisms]

Mary Daug:r of Robert & Elizabeth England: -- March 15.

[1729, baptisms]

Elizabeth Daug.r of Robert & Elizabeth England. - January 25,

[1730, burials]

Mary Daug.r of Robert England - September 10.

[1731, baptisms]

John Son of Robert & Elizabeth England. February 24.

[1734, baptisms]

Steven Son of Robert & Elizabeth England. - January 19.

[1737, baptisms]

William Son of Robert & Elizabeth England. - June 19.

[1738, burials]

William Son of Robert England - December 12.

[1741, baptisms]

William Son of Robert & Elizabeth England. October 25.

[1742]

William Son of Robert England. - April 19


Commentary


There are two Robert Englands that I have come across being baptized in the area in the correct time period:

  1. Robert England baptized 1691 in Barrow upon Humber to Edward England and Mary Hudson. Edward and Mary were married in 1680 in Wootton, Lincolnshire. Robert seems to be their only surviving son.

  2. Robert England baptized 1701 in Bonby, Lincolnshire, to John England and Rebecca. I haven’t found a marriage for them. This Robert had an elder brother John who had children baptized in Bonby in the 1730s and 1740s.


There seem to be two marriages of Robert Englands in the time period as well:

  1. Robert England of Worlaby married Elizabeth Bilton at Bonby in 1713. I haven’t found any children for them. This Robert was buried at Worlaby in 1733.

  2. Robert England married Elizabeth Cowlom at Goxhill in 1722.


Given the dates, it would seem that Robert (1) was in marriage (a) and Robert (2) in marriage (b). However, I am not sure the baptism and marriage records are complete enough to be very confident in this conclusion. It would be nice to have some corroborating evidence.


References


Lincolnshire Parish registers. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 2 January 2018).