Robert Robson NESSWORTHY b. 30 May 1893 Westoe, Durham, England d. 20 Oct 1914 Ypres, Belgium

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1893 - 1914 (21 years)

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Name	Robert Robson NESSWORTHY [1]
Born	30 May 1893	Westoe, Durham, England [1]
	Robert Robson NESSWORTHY, born 30 May 1893, at 45 Wellington St., Westoe, South Shields, son of Mary Ellen NESSWORTHY. Birth registered by Mary Ellen NESSWORTHY, mother, of same address, on 8 July 1893; she made her mark.
Christened	13 Aug 1893	Parish Church of St. Hilda, South Shields, Durham, England [2]
	Robert NESSWORTHY, born 13 May 1893; baptised 13 August 1893; son of Mary Ellen NESSWORTHY.
Gender	Male
Address	19 Jan 1914 [3]
	The Barracks, Fulford, York, Yorkshire
	Address at the time of his marriage.
Died	20 Oct 1914	Ypres, Belgium [4]
Commemoration	1915	Pleogsteert Memorial, Mesen, West Flanders, Belgium
	In Memory of / Private ROBERT R. NESSWORTHY / 9785, 1st Bn., East Yorkshire Regiment / who died on 20 October 1914. / Remembered with honour / PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL.
Person ID	I6848	Nosworthy
Last Modified	23 Nov 2019

Father	Unknown, b. Abt 1872, d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Mary Ellen NESWORTHY, b. 23 Nov 1872, South Shields, Durham, England , d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F1752	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Mary WILSON, b. Abt 1893, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	19 Jan 1914	York, Yorkshire, England [3, 5]
	Robert NESSWORTHY, age 21, Bachelor, Private with East Yorks Regiment, residing at The Barracks, Fulford, York, son of Robert NESSWORTHY (Deceased), Coal Miner; and Mary WILSON, age 21, Spinster, residing at 10 Jackson St., York, daughter of Richard WILSON, Blacksmith at Railway, married 19 January 1914. They married at the Register Office in the District of York. Witnesses were J. PULLEYN and B. WILSON. [Since Robert was the son of Mary Ellen NESSWORTHY and the father was not stated on his birth certificate, it is interesting to note he states his father was "Robert NESSWORTHY (Deceased)"] [3]
Last Modified	28 Oct 2014
Family ID	F1753	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Headstones
NESSWORTHY
In Memory of
PRIVATE ROBERT R. NESSWORTHY
9785, 1st Bn., East Yorkshire Regiment
who died on 20 October 1914
Remembered with honour
PLOEGSTEERT MEMORIAL

[S72] Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth, General Registrar Office.
[S726] Index: Births and Christenings: England, 1538-1975, (www.familysearch.org).
[S74] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, General Register Office.
[S28] Website: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (www.cwgc.org).
[S168] England and Wales Registration Index.