Robert Pallister was the ninth child of Peter Pallister & Catherine Gerry born April 26th, 1841 at Wrekenton, Co Durham.
Robert was living with his parents & sisters at Wrekenton in 1851.
Robert was still at home with his mother & father & sister Catherine in 1861 at Wrekenton. Robert was a blacksmith’s apprentice.
Robert married Margaret Roscamp in April-June 1864, the marriage being registered at Chester-le-Street. Margaret was born October 18 th , 1842 at Haswell, Co Durham, the daughter of Ann Hunter & Robert Roscamp. Robert Rosecamp was a collier at the coal mine at Haswell who was killed in a mining accident along with his brother William on September 28 th , 1844. The cause of the accident was an explosion & 95 lives were lost.
In 1871 Robert & Margaret were living at Boundary House, Gateshead, Co Durham. They had 3 children – Catherine (6), Anne (5) & Robert, 13 days old. Robert was now a blacksmith. Living in the same dwelling were Robert’s parents & his sister Catherine with her 9 year old son Joseph.
Robert & Margaret were still at Boundary House in 1881 with 6 children at home – Anne, Robert, John (7), Mary Hannah (5), Peter (4) & Barbara (1). Peter was described in the census as an annuitant. Daughter Catherine was working as a servant in the home of Henrietta Carrick & family in Whitley, Tynemouth, Northumberland. Living with them was a 16 year old blacksmith’s apprentice Henry Pearson.
By 1891 Robert & Margaret were living at Coach Road, Gateshead & Robert was still a blacksmith. At home were Robert, a general cartman, John, a school teacher, Peter, a blacksmith’s apprentice, Barbara & new arrival William (6). Daughter Ann who had married John Rutter Crone, a colliery coal weighman, in 1888 was living next door with their 2 year old son John.
Robert died in Oct-December 1895, aged 54, at Gateshead.
In 1901 widowed Margaret was still at Coach Road with children Robert, Peter, a railway mineral guard, Barbara, a dressmaker & William, an apprentice railway blacksmith. Near neighbours were Margaret's sister-in-law, Catherine Blythman & her husband Richard. Margaret's nephew Joseph Pallister & his family were immediate neighbours. Also living near Coach Rd at Springwell Inn was daughter Ann, husband John Crone & their son John. John Crone was now a carting contractor (farm).
Son John Pallister had become a clergyman in the Church of England by 1901& was living at 34 Russell St, Stockton.
Margaret was living at Eighton Banks, Wrekenton in 1911 with son Robert, a labourer at the grindstone quarry works & daughter Barbara, a domestic worker. Son William had married Emily Johnson in 1908 & he & Emily were living at Jingling Gate Cottages, Jingling Gate by Pelaw, Gateshead . They had a 3 year old son Robert William. Son John was visiting another clergyman – Frederic Colborne Fisher & his family at Walton Rectory, Burton-on-Trent, Staffs. It was noted that he was married but his wife was not with him. Daughter Ann (Crone) was now widowed, her husband having died in 1903, aged 39 years. Ann was the publican at Springwell Inn, Springwell, Gateshead. Her son John Crone was still at home & was a wagonwright at the colliery. Daughter Ann (Crone) was now widowed, her husband having died in 1903, aged 39 years. Ann was the publican at Springwell Inn, Springwell, Gateshead. Her son John Crone was still at home & was a wagonwright at the colliery. Son Peter Pallister had married Margaret (Maggie) James in 1905 & they were living at Eighton Banks in 1911 with their 5 year old daughter Isobel & Maggie's widowed father, Thomas James. Peter was described as a ‘railwayman breaking incline above ground'.
Margaret died in April-June 1928, aged 85, the death being registered at Chester-le-Street.
The children of Robert Pallister & Margaret Roscamp were:
p.1.6.3.6.9.1 Catherine Pallister born July 1864 at Wrekenton & christened
August 19th, 1864 at Chester-le-Street, Co Durham
p.1.6.3.6.9.2 Ann Pallister born at Wrekenton in 1866 & christened April
1st, 1866 at Eighton Banks, Gateshead, Co Durham
p.1.6.3.6.9.3 Hannah Pallister christened May 17th, 1868 at Eighton Banks,
Gateshead, Co Durham, died Oct-December 1869 at Gateshead, Co Durham
p.1.6.3.6.9.4 Robert Pallister born at Wrekenton in 1871 & christened
March 29th, 1871 at Eighton Banks, Gateshead, Co Durham
p.1.6.3.6.9.5 John Pallister born at Wrekenton in 1873 & christened December
14th, 1873 at Eighton Banks, Gateshead, Co Durham
p.1.6.3.6.9.6 Mary Hannah Pallister born at Wrekenton in 1875 & christened
August 8th, 1875 at Eighton Banks, Gateshead, Co Durham
p.1.6.3.6.9.7 Peter Pallister born at Wrekenton in 1877 & christened March
4th, 1877 at Eighton Banks, Gateshead, Co Durham
p.1.6.3.6.9.8 Barbara Pallister born Jan-March 1880 at Wrekenton, Gateshead,
Co Durham
p.1.6.3.6.9.9 William Pallister born April-June 1884 at Wrekenton, Gateshead,
Co Durham