Let Me Introduce You; Robert Owen Roberts Part 2
In 1901, a 44 year old widowed Robert was working in the coal mine “on (the) pit bank,” while living with his daughter Margaret, son Hugh and step son John(470). Fifteen year-old Hugh(463) was working as an “office boy” at the “post” while John(470) was working as a “cabinetmaker.”
The last census record we have of Robert Owen, is in 1901 when he is living with his married daughter Margaret, her husband and family. Robert Owen continues at age 54 to work in the “colliers” as a “labourer (sic).” In addition to Robert living with Margaret and her family, his stepson John lives with them continuing his work as a “cabinetmaker.”
Robert Owen Roberts(7) died in 1922 in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England at the age of 66 years old.
According to
family stories, Robert’s deafness was the reason he did not immigrate with the
rest of the family. It was probably
difficult for Robert to remain in Staffordshire and have his family immigrate
without him. When the Hugh(1) &
Margaret(2) Roberts’ family immigrated Robert’s two children were very small
and they never saw either of their grandparents again. Hugh(463) would only have been 2 years old
and Margaret(460) would only have been 7 years old. That was probably very difficult for their grandparents
to have to leave the small children knowing they would never see them
again.
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