Person:Robert Newbery (2)

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Robert Newbery
b.27 Nov 1843 England
Facts and Events
Name Robert Newbery
Gender Male
Birth[3][6] 27 Nov 1843 England
Marriage 20 Sep 1871 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canadato Eliza Hewitt Arnold
Census[1] 4 Apr 1881 Aurora, York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada 1881
Census[2] 5 Apr 1891 Aurora, York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada 1891
Census[3] 31 Mar 1901 Aurora, York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada 1901
Death[4] 1910 Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada
Burial[5] Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, York, Ontario, Canada

Robert Newbery spent his adult life as a photographer in a small town north of Toronto. Unfortunately, his collection of glass negatives which remained after his death is reputed to have been used to build some local greenhouses. Only a few of his family photographs are in my collection.

References
  1. Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-13249; District 137: York North, SubDistrict 22, Aurora, pp41-42; Family No: 209., 4 Apr 1881.

    Newberry, Robert, m, 36, head, b England, photographer
    Newberry, Eliza, f, 33, wife, b Ontario,, m
    Newberry, John, m, 8, son, b Ontario, s
    Newberry, Jane, f, 4, daughter, b Ontario

  2. Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    T-6379; District 131: York North, SubDistrict A: Aurora, pp 2-3, family 12, 5 Apr 1891.

    Newbery, Robert, m, 47, m, head, b England, father born England, mother born England, photographer
    Newbery, Eliza, f, 44, m, wife, b Ontario, father born New Brunswick [corrected to Ontario], mother born New Brunswick
    Newbery, John, m, 18, s, son, b Ontario, father born England, mother born Ontario
    Newbery, Jane, f, 14, s, daughter, born Ontario, father born England, mother born Ontario

  3. 3.0 3.1 Canada. 1901 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    T-6507, Ontario, District 130: York North, SubDistrict a: Aurora, Division 1, p 10, family 110, 31 Mar 1901.

    Newbery, Robert, m, head, m, 27 Nov 1843, 57, b England, photographer
    Newbery, Eliza, f, wife, 3 Jan 1847, 54, b Ontario
    Newbery, John R, m, son, 3 Feb 1874, 27, b Ontario, telegrapher

  4. Reg'n 093340/10, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
    MS935; Reel 151., 23 May 1910.

    21 May 1910 at Toronto
    Robert Newberry, male, 68, married, photographer. At Toronto General Hospital. No informant. Registered 23 May 1910.

  5. Stone Number 1394, in Gravestone. Aurora Cemetery.

    Robert H Newbery 1843 -- 1910 photographer
    his wife, Eliza Arnold 1847 -- 1915
    their son John Feb 3 1873 -- May 30 1950
    their daughter Frances Jane 1876 -- 1923
    wife of George Wesley Phillips

  6. Robert Newbery gave his birthplace on his marriage registration. It was very hard to identify, but my best guess was "Township of Frankland, England". GENUKI has a gazetteer which led me to either Frankland in Sampford Courtenay parish or Franklands Hennock parish in Devon.