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Robert Wanless
Male 1812 - 1879

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  • Birth  24 Feb 1812  Mount, Washington, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christened  29 Mar 1812  Washington, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender  Male 
    Occupation  1838  Old Shildon, Shildon, Co. Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • pitman (coal miner)
    Residence  1838  Old Shildon, Shildon, Co. Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census  1841  Cockfield, Co. Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cockfield (piece 305/1, folio 21 pg 6)
      Robert Wanless, 29, Colliery [illegible, maybe D.O.], Y
      Ann W, 28, Y
      Robert W, 2, Y
      William W, 3 months, Y
      Ann Spedding, 55, Independent Means, Y
      Hannnah Spedding, 10, Y
    Occupation  1839-1841  Cockfield, Co. Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    colliery agent 
    Residence  1843  Whitworth, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence  Abt 1845  Trimdon, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Witness  22 May 1848  Tanfield, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    to his sister Alice's marriage 
    • At least we assume it's him, as their father Robert is dead.
    Residence  Jan 1849  Darlington, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence  Abt May 1850  Shildon, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census  1851  Flimby, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Flimby Village (HO107/2435 folio 690 )
      Robert Wanless, hd, md, 38, Colliery Viewer, DUR Lower(?) Mount
      Jane, wife, 26, DUR Houghton le Spring
      Robert, son, 12, scholar, DUR Cockfield
      William, son, 10, scholar, DUR Cockfield
      Thomas S., son, 8, scholar, DUR Whitworth
      Mark, son, 5, DUR Trimdon
      Mary Jane, dau, 11 mos, DUR Shildon
      Thomas Lowes [Laws], lodger, 18, agricultural labourer, DUR Bishopwearmouth
      Dorothy Lowes [Laws], visitor, married, 50, DUR Painshaw [Penshaw]
      Mary A. McBride, servant, 18, Antrim, Ireland
    Occupation  Jun 1860  Padstow, Hensingham, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    colliery viewer 
    Census  1861  Hensingham, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • (folio 76 pg 6 & 7)
      Robert Wanless hd, md, 49, mining engineer, DUR Mount
      Jane wife, md, 36, DUR West Herrington
      Robert son, un, 21, land & mines surveyor, DUR Cockfield
      Thomas Sp’g son, un, 18, coal miner, DUR Whitworth
      Mark son, 15, coal miner, DUR Trindon [sic]
      Mary Jane dau, 10, scholar, DUR Shildon
      Dorothy dau, 9, scholar, CUL Fllimby
      Luke son, 7, scholar, ditto
      Margrett dau, 6, scholar, ditto
      John son, 5, scholar, CUL Flimby
      Maria C. dau, 2, CUL Flimby
      Louisa dau, 9 mos, CUL Padstow
      Ma--** Laws visitor, un, 24, DUR Bishop Wearmouth
      [** doesn't look like Mary or Marg't, looks like Mais or Mars or Mass]
      Martha Wear servant, 20, un, house servant, CUL Workington
    Residence  Abt 1852-1864  Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    various places 
    • He was at Flimby 1852-1856, Padstow, Hensingham in 1860, Hensingham in 1862, and Whitehaven in 1864. In May 1869, he probably lived at Hexham Street in Bishop Auckland, where his daughter Mary Jane lived & gave birth to her daughter Jessie.
    Occupation  1865  [4] 
    Colliery Manager 
    Census  1871  Town Head, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • RG10 4923 folio 78
      Robert Wanless 59 coal miner hd Dur Mount
      Jane Wanless 46 wife .. West Herrington
      Dorothy Wanless 19 dau Cul Flimby
      Luke Wanless 17 son coal miner Cul Flimby
      John Wanless 14 son coal miner Cul Flimby
      Louisa Wanless 10 dau Cul Padstow
      Reuben Wanless 9 son Cul Hensingham
      Maria Wanless 7 dau Cul Whitehaven
      Jessie Wanless 1 gdau Dur West Auckland
    Occupation  1879  Newfield, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    master shiftman 
    Died  11 Jan 1879  Newfield, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID  I162  8: Percival Wanlis & Grace Tomson
    Last Modified  14 Apr 2008 
     
    Father  Robert Wanless,   b. Oct 1788, Eighton Banks, Lamesley, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1839, Colliery Row, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Alice Mould,   b. Abt 1796, Tanfield, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Est 1855, (probably) Tanfield, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  4 May 1811  Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F12  Group Sheet
     
    Family 1  Ann Spedding,   b. Abt 1818, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1845-1848, Co. Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  2 Jun 1838  St. John's Church, Shildon, Co. Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Wanless,   b. 1839, Cockfield, Co. Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1871, Kirby, Lancashire Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William Wanless,   b. 1841, Cockfield, Co. Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Thomas Spedding Wanless,   b. 1843, Whitworth, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Est 1884, Westhoughton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mark Wanless,   b. 3 May 1845, Colliery Row, Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Est 1894
    Last Modified  13 Apr 2003 
    Family ID  F130  Group Sheet
     
    Family 2  Jane Laws,   b. Abt 1825, West Herrington, Co. Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married  29 Jan 1849  Darlington, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Wanless,   b. Abt May 1850, Shildon, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Est 1869-1871, (probably) Bishop Auckland, Durham Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dorothy Wanless,   b. Abt 1852, Flimby, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Luke Wanless,   b. 1853, Flimby, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Margaret Wanless,   b. 1854, Flimby, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Wanless,   b. 1856, Flimby, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Maria Catherine Wanless,   b. Jul 1858-Sep 1858, Flimby, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1862-Mar 1862, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Louisa Wanless,   b. 19 Jun 1860, Padstow, Hensingham, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Reuben Henry Wanless,   b. 1862, Hensingham, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Maria Wanless,   b. Abt 1864, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  15 Feb 2003 
    Family ID  F60  Group Sheet
     
  • Photos
    Robert Wanless (1812-1879, son of Robert Wanless & Alice Mould) (ID of picture is not certain)    		Robert Wanless (1812-1879, son of Robert Wanless & Alice Mould) (ID of picture is not certain)
    These 2 photos are supposed to be of Robert Wanless (1812-1879, son of Robert Wanless & Alice Mould) and his wife Jane Laws, but...assuming the folks in the picture are about 30, as they appear to be, that would date these photos to the 1840-50s, and the quality seems too good to be that early...so it's possible that they are of children or grandchildren of Robert & Jane.
    Robert Wanless (1850-1919), probably taken in Providence, Webster Co, Kentucky    		Robert Wanless (1850-1919), probably taken in Providence, Webster Co, Kentucky
    s/o William Wanless & Margaret Hann; grandson of Robert Wanless & Alice Mould
     
    Histories Photos of descendants of Robert Wanless (abt 1793-1839) & Alice Mould
    Robert & Jane (Irwin) Wanless of Providence, Kentucky; Robert & Jane (Laws) Wanless descendants; Jessie Wanless & Thomas Eddy; Alfred & Mary Ellen (Green) Wanless; Ralph Wanless (1885-1954)
     
  • Notes 
    • Note that Cockfield, where this family was based for awhile, runs to the Gaunless river, which was sometimes called Wanless.

      Why didn't Robert name any daughters after his mother Alice?

      Why did 2 sons of this family commit suicide?
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Census, 1871 census says Mount; chr. rec just says Washington; Mount is in Washington parish (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S4] Parish register.
      Robert Wandless born 24 Feb 1812, bap 29 March 1812, 1st son of Robert Wandless, pitman, Native of Lamesley, by his wife Alice, dau of Almond(?) Mould, Native of Tanfield.

    3. [S29] Marriage record/certificate.

    4. [S29] Marriage record/certificate, of son Thomas (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S13] Census, RG10/4923 Folio 78 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S6] Death certificate.
      Son Luke of 61 Newton Cap Bank, Bishop Auckland was the informant

    7. [S29] Marriage record/certificate.
      2nd June 1838, marriage solmnized by banns in the parish of Shildon in the county of Durham: Robert Wanless, of full age, bachelor, pitman, his father Robert Wanless a pitman, and Ann Spedding, age 20, spinster, her father William Spedding, a country(man?). Married in the presence of Mary (her mark) Wanless and Luke Wanles. Ann was illiterate and signed her name with a mark. Filed in Auckland Registration District.

    8. [S40] Marriage record.
      Married at Trinity Church, district of the Holy Trinity, Darlington, Co. Durham, on 29 Jan 1849 by Thos. W. Minton, according to the rite and ceremonies of the Established Church, after publication before the Board of Guardians: Robert Wanless, of full age, widower, viewer, lives Darlington, father Robert Wanless an overlooker, and Jane Laws, of full age, spinster, lives Shildon, father Robert Laws a gardener. Witnesses William Wilson, Mary Wilson.

  

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