Robert Bingham

1841 - 1892


Robert's signature at the time of his marriage in 1866 ⁽⁶⁾

Robert was born in Litton on 16th October 1841 ⁽¹⁾, and baptised the following day at St John the Baptists in Tideswell ⁽²⁾. He was the second child of Matthew & Elizabeth, having an elder sister Mary Jane. His younger brother William was born in about 1850 ⁽³⁾. When he left school Robert took up weaving, like many others in the village, and continued in the same line of work throughout his life ⁽⁴⁾.

On 10th November 1866, he and Hannah Goodwin from Cressbrook, were married in Tideswell church ⁽⁶⁾. They initially lived in Litton, where their only daughter, Mary Jane, was born in April 1868 ⁽⁷⁾. His father died the following February ⁽⁸⁾.

They had to moved to Cressbrook by the time of the 1871 census ⁽⁹⁾, probably either upon taking up jobs at the mill, or simply to be nearer if they already worked there. By the 1881 census however, they were living in Ashton under Lyne, at 79 Princess Street, right next door to his brother William's family, and their mother. His sister in law Alice Goodwin (wife of his wife's brother William), was also visiting them at the time. They were all still weaving for a living ⁽¹⁰⁾.

Robert and family had moved back home to Cressbrook by the census of April 1891 ⁽¹¹⁾ (although his brother was still in Ashton). No health issues were noted on the census for Robert, but by the end of the following year, having seen his daughter married in the summer ⁽¹²⁾, he was in the County Asylum in Mickelover, where he died of "Exhaustion from Epilepsy" on 16th December, aged 51 ⁽¹³⁾. He was buried in Tideswell a few days later ⁽¹⁴⁾.

His mother Elizabeth died the following year ⁽¹⁵⁾, and his wife Hannah five years after that ⁽¹⁶⁾.

• Mary Jane has her own page

1. Birth Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

   When and where born	Name	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
   Sixteenth of October 1841 in Litton	Robert	Boy	Matthew Bingham	Elizabeth Bingham formerly Jones	FrameWork Knitter	Matthew Bingham Father Litton	Seventeenth of October 1841

2. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
   

   When baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents Name		Abode	Quality, Trade or Profession
   		Christian	Surname
   Octr 17th [1841]	Robert	Matthew & Elizabeth	Bingham	Litton	Frame Work Knitter

3. Census of 30th March 1851 reads:
   Place: Litton
   

   Matthew Bingham	Head	Mar	48	Stocking Weaver	Derby, Litton
   Elizabeth Do	Wife	Mar	35		Derby, Litton
   Mary Bingham	Daughter		11	Scholar	Derby, Litton
   William Do	Son		1		Derby, Litton
   Robert Do	Son		9	Scholar	Derby, Litton
   George Bingham		U	36	Lodger Mill operative ^Cotton	Derby, Litton

4. In every reference to his work from the census in April 1861 when he was 19 ⁽⁵⁾, until his death certificate in 1892, he is described as a weaver, so I think it fair to assume he was also doing that during the period prior to 1861.
5. Census of 7th April 1861 reads:
   Place: Litton
   

   Matthew Bingham	Head	Mar	58	Stocking Frame Work Knitter	[Derbyshire], [Litton]
   Elizabeth Do	Wife	Mar	43	Stocking Seamer	Lancashire, Liverpool
   Mary J Do	Daur	un	21	Winder in a Cotton Mill	Derbyshire, Litton
   Robert Bingham	Son	un	19	Power Loom weaver Cotton	Do, Do
   William Do	Son	un	11	Scholar	Do, Do
   George Bingham	Head	un	46	Power Loom weaver Cotton	Do, Do

6. Marriage Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

   1866 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Tideswell in the County of Derby

   When married	Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Father's name and Surname	Rank or Profession of father
   1866 November 10th	Robert Bingham	25	Bachelor	Weaver	Litton	Matthew Bingham	Frame Work Knitter
   	Hannah Goodwin	24	Spinster	Weaver	Cressbrook	Isaac Goodwin	Warehouse- man

   Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the established church after banns

   in the presence of us Thomas Eyre, Ellen Dawson

   
   Parish Register of St John the Baptist's, Tideswell includes the corresponding entry:

   1866 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Tideswell in the County of Derby

   When married	Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Father's name and Surname	Rank or Profession of father
   1866 November 10th	Robert Bingam	25	Bachelor	Weaver	Litton	Matthew Bingham	Framework Knitter
   	Hannah Goodwin	24	Spinster	Weaver	Cressbrook	Isaac Goodwin	Warehousman

   Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after Banns
   This Marriage was solemnized between us	Robert Bingham	in the Presence of us	Thomas Eyre
   	Hannah Goodwin		Ellen Dawson

7. Birth Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

   When and where born	Name	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
   Tenth April 1868 Litton	Mary Jane	Girl	Robert Bingham	Hannah Bingham formerly Goodwin	Power loom cotton weaver	Hannah Bingham Mother Litton	Twentyfifth April 1868

8. Death Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

   When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
   Fifteenth February 1869 Litton	Matthew Bingham	Male	66 years	Stocking framework knitter	Cerebral Apoplexy Certified	John Lomas present at the death Litton	Seventeenth February 1869

9. Census of 2nd April 1871 reads:
   Place: Top Row, Cressbrook
   

   Robert Bingham	Head	Mar	30	Cotton Power Loom Weaver	[Derbyshire], Litton
   Hannah do	Wife	Mar	29	do	do, Monyash
   Mary Bingham	Daur		2		do, Litton

10. Census of 3rd April 1881 reads:
    Place: 79 Princess St, Ashton-under-Lyne
    

    Robert Bingham	Head	Mar	39	[Cotton Weaver]	Derbyshire, Litton
    Hannah - do -	Wife	Mar	39	- do -	- do - Monyash
    Mary Jane - do -	Daur		12	Scholar	- do - Litton
    Alice Goodwin	Visitor	Mar	49		- do - Tideswell
    Ann Heywood	Visitor	Unm	28	Cotton Weaver	- do - Little Longstone

11. Census of 5th April 1891 reads:
    Place: Middle Cottages, Cressbrook, Litton
    

    Robert Bingham	Head	M	49	Powerloom Calico Weaver	Employed	Derbyshire, Litton
    Hannah Do	Wife	M	49			Do, Monyash
    Mary Jane Do	Daur	S	22	Powerloom Calico Weaver	Employed	Do, Litton
    Herbert Bennett	Boarder	Widower	32	Power Loom Overlooker	Employed	Do, Tideswell

12. Marriage Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    1892 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Tideswell in the County of Derby

    When married	Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at the time of marriage	Father's name and Surname	Rank or Profession of father
    1892 June 27th	William Sheldon	21	Bachelor	Labourer	Cressbrook	the late John Sheldon	Gamekeeper
    	Mary Jane Bingham	24	Spinster	-	Cressbrook	Robert Bingham	Weaver

    Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after banns

    in the presence of Fred Dawson, Charlotte Jackson

13. Death Certificate from Registration District of Repton states:

    When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Sixteenth December 1892 The County Asylum Mickleover R.S.D.	Robert Bingham	Male	51 years	Formerly a weaver at Cressbrook Bakewell	Exhaustion from Epilepsy Certified by J Murray Lindsay MD	J Murray Lindsay MD Superintendent County Asylum Mickleover	Twentieth December 1892

14. Parish Register of St John the Baptist, Tideswell includes the entry:
    

    Name	Abode	When buried	Age
    Robert Bingham	Cressbrook Mickleover Died 16th Dec.	December 21st. [1892]	51 years

15. Death Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Nineteenth December 1893 Litton RSD	Elizabeth Bingham	Female	76 years	Widow of Matthew Bingham a Stocking Frame Work Knitter	Hemiplegia 6 months Congestion of Brain Certified by J S Parke MRCS	Samuel Smith Son-in-law present at the death Litton	Twentieth December 1893

16. Death Certificate from Registration District of Bakewell states:

    When and where died	Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered
    Twentieth November 1898 Ravensdale Litton RD	Hannah Bingham	Female	56 years	Widow of Robert Bingham a Powerloom Cotton Weaver	Influenzal Bronchitis Asthemia Certified by J S Parke MRCS	William Sheldon Son-in-law present at the death Ravensdale Litton	Twenty first November 1898

Check County Asylum records at DRO.