Robert Pallister was the fifth child of Robert Pallister & Margaret Speed christened May 19th, 1816 at Longbenton, Northumberland.
Robert married Rachael Blakey in September 13th, 1845 at Longbenton. Rachael was christened May 4th, 1823 at Warwick, Cumberland, the daughter of Elisabeth Turner & William Blakey, a gardener.
In 1851 Robert & Rachael were living with Rachael’s widowed mother Elizabeth Blakey (64) who was an innkeeper. Their address was Camperdown, Longbenton & with them were children Elizabeth (4) & Margaret (1). Robert was a coal miner.
In 1861 Robert, still a coal miner, & Rachael were still living with Rachael’s mother who was now the innkeeper at the Grey Horse Inn, Killingworth. They had 5 children with them at this time – Elizabeth (14), Margaret (11), William (8), Isabella (5) & Rachael (2).
By 1871 the family had moved to 1 Country View, Cambois, Morpeth, Northumberland. Robert was still a coal miner & still at home were William, a coal miner, Rachael, & Mary Ann (5).
Robert died in 1879 at Tynemouth, aged 64.
The children of Robert Pallister & Rachael Blakey were:
p.1.6.3.1.5.1 Elizabeth Pallister born 1845 at Tynemouth, buried March 24th,
1846 at St Bartholomew’s, Longbenton, Northumberland
p.1.6.3.1.5.2 Elizabeth Pallister born June-September 1846 at Tynemouth, christened
August 8th, 1847 at St Bartholomew’s, Longbenton
p.1.6.3.1.5.3 Robert Pallister born October 7th, 1848 at Longbenton, died
October 8th, 1848, Longbenton, buried October 8th, 1848 at St Bartholomew’s,
Longbenton
p.1.6.3.1.5.4 Margaret Pallister christened July 21st, 1850 at Longbenton
p.1.6.3.1.5.5 William Pallister
born Jan-March 1853 at Tynemouth
p.1.6.3.1.5.6 Isabell Pallister christened May 19th, 1857 at All Saints, Newcastle
p.1.6.3.1.5.7 Robert Pallister born January 1858, buried August 29th, 1858
at St Bartholomew’s, Longbenton
p.1.6.3.1.5.8 Rachel Pallister christened November 27th, 1859 at Longbenton
p.1.6.3.1.5.9 William Speed Pallister born 1863, buried January 13th, 1874
at St Bartholomew’s, Longbenton
p.1.6.3.1.5.10 Mary Ann Pallister born Aril-June 1865 at Tynemouth
Widowed Rachael was living at 3 Davison St, Cowpen, nr Morpeth in 1881 with her son William. Rachael was a dressmaker & William a coal miner.
Rachael remarried in April-June 1887 at Gateshead. Her new husband was John O’Neill, born c1830 at Dukenfield, Cheshire.
In 1891 Rachael & John were living at 14 Chapel St, Byker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where John was a boilersmith.