Robert Cleasby 1801

Robert was born about 1801, the son of William Cleasby and Dorothy Webster, at Palliard, Stainmore, Westmoreland. His occupation was always listed as a coal miner or a pitman. He married Elizabeth Watson on 22 October 1826, at Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham County.
Elizabeth Watson 1807-1886
Elizabeth was born on 14 February 1807, the daughter of Thomas Watson and Ann Swinbank, in Middleside, Middleton in Teesdale Parish, Durham.
I have identified six children:

Ann	Born abt 1829	Middleton, Middleton in Teesdale
Elizabeth	Born abt 1831	Midridge, Shildon Parish
William	Born abt 1835	Midridge, Shildon Parish	Married Elizabeth Laws
James	Born abt 1837	Old Shildon, Shildon Parish	Married Ann Coulson, Catherine "Ann" Cohran
Dorothy	Born 22 Jan 1840	Chapel Row, Shildon, Shildon Parish	Married John Milburn
Mary	Born abt 1843	Shildon, Bishop Auckland

Birth of Parents

Robert Cleasby

b: abt 1801 c: 20 Jan 1801 Palliard, Stainmore, Westmoreland
son of William Cleasby and Dorothy Webster

Elizabeth Watson

b: 14 Feb 1807 c: 29 Mar 1807 Middleton in Teesdale Parish, County Durham
3rd daughter of Thomas Watson and Ann Watson, Middleside

Marriage

22 Oct 1826
Robert Cleasby
Elizabeth Watson

Parish Church, Middleton in Teesdale, County Durham
by Banns
Wit: Jane Watson and Thomas Gowling, by Francis Joseph James, Curate

Children

Ann Cleasby

b: abt 1829 c: 2 Aug 1829 Middleton in Teesdale Parish, County Durham
daughter of Robert Cleasby, Miner, and Elizabeth Cleasby, Middleton

Elizabeth Cleasby

b: abt 1831 c: 5 Jul 1835 Shildon Parish, County Durham
daughter of Robert Cleasby, Pitman, and Elizabeth Cleasby, Midridge

William Cleasby

b: abt 1835 c: 5 Jul 1835 Shildon Parish, County Durham
son of Robert Cleasby, Pitman, and Elizabeth Cleasby, Midridge

James Cleasby

b: abt 1837 c: 15 Oct 1837 Shildon Parish, County Durham
son of Robert Cleasby, Pitman, and Elizabeth Cleasby, Old Shildon

Dorothy Cleasby

b: 22 Jan 1840 c: 12 Apr 1840 Chapel Row, Shildon, County Durham
daughter of Robert Cleasby, Pitman, and Elizabeth Cleasby, formerly Watson
Auckland District, Bishop Auckland, County Durham 1840 1Q Auckland XXIV 3

Shildon - A Village, Township, and Chapelry in Auckland-St Andrew Parish, 3 m SSE of Bishop Auckland

1841 Census		7 June 1841	Old Shildon, County Durham
			Born in this County?
Robert Cleasby Elizabeth Ann Elizabeth William James Dorothy	Age 35 Age 30 Age 11 Age 9 Age 6 Age 3 Age 1	Coalminer	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes	abt 1801 14 Feb 1807 abt 1829 abt 1831 abt 1835 abt 1837 22 Jan 1840

Mary Cleasby

b: abt 1843 c: 1 Dec 1843 Shildon Parish, County Durham 1843 4Q Auckland 24 9
daughter of Robert Cleasby, Pitman, and Elizabeth Cleasby, Old Shildon

Death

Robert Cleasby

No Date

William Cruickshank 1813-1896 (2^nd Husband)

William was born about 1813, in Benton, Yorkshire.
They had no additional children:

Birth of New Husband

William Cruickshank

b: abt 1813 Benton, Yorkshire

Marriage

1849
Elizabeth Cleasby
William Cruickshank

County Durham 1849 2Q Stockton XXIV 267
(Widow)
(Widower)

1851 Census		31 March 1851	New Durham, St. Giles parish, County Durham
Love Street
William Cruickshank Elizabeth (Wife) William Robert James Isabella George Joseph William Cleasby (Step-son) James Cleasby (Step-son) Elizabeth Cleasby (Step-dau) Dorothy Cleasby (Step-dau) Mary Cleasby (Step-dau)	Age 33 Age 44 Age 15 Age 13 Age 11 Age 9 Age 7 Age 5 Age 15 Age 13 Age 19 Age 10 Age 8	Coalminer Pit Laborer Pit Laborer Pit Laborer Home Home Home Pit Laborer Pit Laborer	Benton Middleton in Teesdale Dundee Dundee Dundee Darlington Darlington Darlington Midridge Shildon Midridge Shildon Shildon	Yorkshire Yorkshire Scotland Scotland Scotland Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham Durham	abt 1813 14 Feb 1807 abt 1835 abt 1837 abt 1839 abt 1841 abt 1843 abt 1846 abt 1835 abt 1837 abt 1831 22 Jan 1840 abt 1843

1861 Census		8 April 1861	Newfield (Bishop Auckland)
105 Low Road
William Crookshank Elizabeth (Wife) Robert George Joseph Dorothy Cleasby (Step-dau) Mary Cleasby (Step-daw)	Age 47 Age 53 Age 23 Age 17 Age 15 Age 20 Age 17	Coalminer and Local Method Preacher Coalminer Coalminer Coalminer	Benham Ferfardhill Darlington Shildon Shildon Shildon	Yorkshire Durham Scotland Durham Durham Durham Durham	abt 1813 14 Feb 1807 abt 1837 abt 1843 abt 1846 22 Jan 1840 abt 1843

1881 Census	RG11-4959	4 April 1881	Willington, County Durham
Commercial Street
William Cruickshank Elizabeth (Wife) Ann Smith (Boarder)	Age 67 Age 74 Age 74	Miner	Upes Barton Middleton-in-Teesdale Old Brough	York York York	abt 1813 14 Feb 1807 abt 1806

Death

Elizabeth (Cleasby) Cruickshank

Died 1886, Age 79 1886 1Q Durham 10a 201

1891 Census	RG12-4102	6 April 1891	Willington, County Durham
11 Commercial Street
William Cruickshank (Widow) Jane Mould (Widow) (Lodger)	Age 77 Age 72	Miner	Bentham North Shields	Yorkshire Durham	abt 1813 abt 1818

Death

William Cruickshank

Died 1896, Age 83 1896 4Q Auckland 10a 108