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Robert Lister 1891 census

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**Liz in Scotland**

**Liz in Scotland** Report 10 Mar 2010 13:52

Can anyone help here, please.

I've searched Ancestry and FMP for Robert Smallwood Lister in 1891 census to no avail. I have him in both 1881 and 1901 census.
In 1881 he is living with his Aunt and Uncle in Cumberland, 1901 he is married and still in Cumberland.
He was born c1875, Cumberland, according to census

On searching for him on GR, I came across this

1 exact match for Robert Smallwood Lister in the 1891 Census
Lister Robert 1875 Reading St Giles, Reading

I still can't find him on either Ancestry or FMP.
Does anyone know why he's there on a GR census search and not anywhere else? Or am I just missing something here

♥Julia♥

♥Julia♥ Report 10 Mar 2010 14:15

Do you have his birth certificate with parents names???

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Mar 2010 14:16

1891?

Name: Thomas Lister
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: abt 1848
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Great Broughton, Cumberland, England

Civil parish: Flimby
Ecclesiastical parish: Flimby
Town: Flimby
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: Cockermouth
Sub-registration district: Maryport
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Lister 43
Mary Lister 43
Robert G Lister 15
Allan B Lister 11
Arthur B Lister 9
Thomas V Lister 4

Could be Robert S on image

Matches the 1881 family unless I have looked at the wrong ones

**Liz in Scotland**

**Liz in Scotland** Report 10 Mar 2010 14:18

Hi Julia,

Thank you for replying. No, I can't find a birth cert. for him either, but he remarried in Scotland in 1922 and has given the names of the Aunt and Uncle he lived with in 1881 as his parents

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Mar 2010 14:19

Well I must be looking at wrong 1881 if he is supposed to be with Aunt and Uncle

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 10 Mar 2010 14:21

Robert Smallwood Lister abt 1875 Great Broughton, Cumberland, England Nephew


Robert S. Lister
Thomas,Mary abt 1876
Broughton, Cumberland, England Son

Vera

Vera Report 10 Mar 2010 14:21

Thought I would show you this one....not yours

Births Mar 1876 (>99%)
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LISTER Robert Sandford Cockermouth 10b 589

Regards Vera

**Liz in Scotland**

**Liz in Scotland** Report 10 Mar 2010 14:22

Hi Glitter Baby,

There was another Robert Lister born in Cumberland, same year with Father Thomas, but that's not him.

Thanks for the help

♥Julia♥

♥Julia♥ Report 10 Mar 2010 14:22

Here is 1881 for ref

1881 England Census
about Robert Smallwood Lister
Name: Robert Smallwood Lister
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1875
Relation: Nephew
Gender: Male
Where born: Great Broughton, Cumberland, England

Civil parish: Little Broughton
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England

Street Address: Harker Lodge

Registration district: Cockermouth
Sub-registration district: Cockermouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
James Lister 43
Ann Lister 37
Sarah Isabella Lister 16
Jane Lister 14
John Lister 12
Robert Smallwood Lister 6

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 5174; Folio: 81; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1342248

**Liz in Scotland**

**Liz in Scotland** Report 10 Mar 2010 14:23

Hi Vera,

On all his documents he has Smallwood as his middle name, he also uses it in the 1881 census, I also wondered if Smallwood had been his surname and was taken in by the Listers, but I can't find anything under Smallwood either

♥Julia♥

♥Julia♥ Report 10 Mar 2010 14:37

What does it say about parents on his 1st marriage???

**Liz in Scotland**

**Liz in Scotland** Report 10 Mar 2010 14:46

Hi Vera His Aunt was Ann Thompson

Vera

Vera Report 10 Mar 2010 14:47

Sorry Liz...had a senior moment...realised and deleted it...

Regards Vera

**Liz in Scotland**

**Liz in Scotland** Report 10 Mar 2010 14:49

Julia,

I'm sure he has James Lister as his father, same as his 1922 Scottish marriage

**Liz in Scotland**

**Liz in Scotland** Report 10 Mar 2010 14:53

No problem Vera, I do have most of the info. on him, apart from who his real parents were. he and his family moved to Scotland after 1901

Can you tell me if it's worth while buying credits from GR for the census?

As I said, I can't find him in 1891 census on either FMP or Ancestry yet GR have thrown him up in a search for 1891

1 exact match for Robert Smallwood Lister in the 1891 Census
Lister Robert 1875 Reading St Giles, Reading

Vera

Vera Report 10 Mar 2010 15:15

Have been checking for you......

Regards Vera

**Liz in Scotland**

**Liz in Scotland** Report 10 Mar 2010 15:21

Thanks Vera,

I've been having another look myself, but I can't see a Robert Lister in Reading

Vera

Vera Report 10 Mar 2010 15:21

Hi Liz,
Sorry have been checking on Ancestry....it would be interesting to see who Robert is with on the GR 1891 census.....

Regards Vera

Vera

Vera Report 10 Mar 2010 15:22

Liz,
I wonder if either on GR or Ancestry there has been a mistransciption.

Regards Vera

Flick

Flick Report 10 Mar 2010 15:23

Not sure why you are ignoring the 1891 posted by Glitterbabe

Perhaps her posting is as invisble as mine was - I deleted it, by the way