Robert Kirk [1858

Born: 1 December 1858

Registration District	Islington
in the Sub-District of	Islington
in the County of	Middlesex
When and where born	1 December 1858, 14 Coles Terrace
Name	Robert
Sex	Boy
Name of Father	John Kirk
Name of Mother	Martha Kirk, formerly Blower
Profession of Father	Watch Engraver
Informant	John Kirk, Father, 14 Coles Terrace Barnsbury Rd
When Registered	28 December 1858

Father: John Kirk

Mother: Martha Blower

Siblings:

Fanny Kirk [25 September 1839 - ] (stepsibling) married DEC qtr 1864, Islington Alfred Field
1. Fanny Elizabeth Field [1866 -] married SEP qtr 1893 Islington Norman Legg
  1. Erica Frances B Legg [SEP qtr 1894 Lewisham -]
    (18 Effingham Road, Lewisham: RG13/547 f65 p14)
2. Alfred John Field [1870 -] married MAR qtr 1891 Islington Lucy Ellen Clapperton [DEC qtr 1876 Shoreditch -]
  1. Constance Hypatia Field [MAR qtr 1892 Islington -]
  2. Brian Fitzgerald Field [DEC qtr 1894 Cheltenham -]
  3. Victor Danton Field [DEC qtr 1895 -]
    A Private in the Gloucestershire Regt in WW1 (numbers 3297, 241093)
  4. Beta Frances I Field [JUN qtr 1897 -]
  5. Alfred Russel W Field [SEP qtr 1899 -]
  6. Ina Lucy A C Field [MAR qtr 1901 -]
    (36 Lothair Street, Tottenham: RG12/1076 f126 p76; 6 Rodney Place, Cheltenham GLS: RG13/2465 f156 p53)
  (47 Medina Gdns, Islington: RG10/304 f72 p32; 14 Travers Road, Islington: RG11/259 f36 p19)
John Thomas Kirk [SEP qtr 1845 - DEC qtr 1857] (stepsibling)
Harberson Joseph Kirk [DEC qtr 1849 - ]
Martha Kirk [1854 - ]
George Kirk [1855 - ]
Ernest Alfred E Kirk [1857 - MAR qtr 1907 Barnet]
Robert Kirk [1858 - 1931]
Hephzibah Kirk [20 June 1860 - ]
Shown in the 1881 census (RG11/163 f64 p14) as a Shop Assistant, boarding with Alfred D Atkins, a builder and decorator of 1 Queens Road, Marylebone. And in the 1901 census (RG13/1240 f144 p2) as a servant to Alfred Mills of 31 Harvey Road, Hornsey.

Married 1: Eleanor Amelia Leahair 25 March 1883

Registration District	Islington
Solemnized at	The Parish Church
in the Parish of	Islington
in the County of	Middlesex
When Married	25 March 1883
Name and Surname	Robert Kirk
Age	of full age
Condition	Bachelor
Rank or Profession	Clerk
Residence	15 Russel Rd
Father's Name	John Kirk
Father's Profession	Engineer
Witnesses	Thomas Leahair, Hephzibah Kirk bride's father, groom's sister?

Children of first marriage:

Circa 1890 The picture is believed to show Robert Kirk, his first four children, his wife, and Alice Sherman who became his second wife.

Married 2: Alice Sherman

Solemnized at	The Register Office		295 Liverpool Road was the home of the Sherman family in the 1901 census. There were two visitors listed: Harold L Kirk (presumably, Robert's son Harold Leahair Kirk); and Alice M Barnes, who is listed in Alexander Leahair Kirk's address book. George Sherman `married` Mary A Ada Sherman [1871 -] Amelia Sherman [JUN qtr 1872 Holborn -] Alice Sherman [JUN qtr 1874 -] Emma Sherman [1877 -] William Sherman [1881 -] Mary Ann M Sherman [JUN qtr 1885 Islington -] Richard Sherman [1888 -] `(164 St Johns St: RG12/228 f67 p19; 295 Liverpool Rd: RG13/177 f100 p1)`
in the District of	Islington
in the County of	London
When Married	10 May 1902
Name and Surname	Robert Kirk	Alice Sherman
Age	42 years	28 years
Condition	Widower	spinster
Profession	Solicitor's Clerk	—
Residence	295 Liverpool Road	295 Liverpool Road
Father's Name	John Kirk	George Sherman (deceased)
Father's Profession	Watch Engraver	Printer's Prover
Witnesses	H Kirk, Annie Sherman Groom's son, bride's sister?

A grand-daughter described Alice Sherman as "a small, dainty, kind woman", and Robert Kirk as "a big man"

Children of second marriage:

Died: 3 May 1931, Tottenham

Registration District	Edmonton
in the Sub-District of	West Tottenham
in the County of	Middlesex
When and where died	3 May 1931, 22c Alfoxton Avenue Tottenham
Name and Surname	Robert Kirk
Sex	Make
Age	71 years
Occupation	Solicitors Clerk (retired)
Cause of death	(a) Angina Pectoris (b) Myocarditis. No PM. Certified
Informant	E Kirk, Son, Present at the death, 22c Alfoxton Avenue Tottenham
When Registered	4 May

Addresses:

1858	14 Coles Terrace Barnsbury Rd
1861	26 Lower Smith St, Clerkenwell
1871	108 Liverpool Road, Islington
1881	Hornsey Road, Islington
1883	15 Russel Rd, Islington (Booth Map)
1891	42 Isledon Road, Islington
1900	29 Waldeck Road, South Tottenham
1901	57 Fulbourne Terrace, Walthamstow
1902	295 Liverpool Road, Islington
1911	44 Hawksley Rd Stoke Newington
1917	14 Coles Terrace Barnsbury Rd
1917	Alfoxton Avenue, Harringay