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BREWSTER, Robert

Male 1840 - 1919  (79 years)   Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name BREWSTER, Robert 
    Birth 1840  Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1919  Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5373  Edgoose
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2026 

    Father BREWSTER, John,   b. Between 1799 and 1800, Frieston, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1882, Algarkirk, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother COATS, Ann,   b. Between 1799 and 1800, Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1863, Sutterton, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 16 May 1825  Wrangle, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family RICHER, Harriet,   b. Between 1837 and 1838, Downham Market, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 1879  Boston Registration District, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2026 

  • Notes 

    • ROBERT BREWSTER 1840-

      Robert, son of John BREWSTER and Ann, was baptised at Sutterton, Lincolnshire, on 15 March 1840.

      From the 1841 census of Dowdike, Sutterton, Lincolnshire:
      John BREWSTER, aged 42, agricultural labourer, born in Lincolnshire;
      Ann BREWSTER, aged 42, born in Lincolnshire;
      George BREWSTER, aged 13, born in Lincolnshire;
      Ann BREWSTER, aged 10, born in Lincolnshire;
      Richard BREWSTER, aged 8, born in Lincolnshire;
      Rebecca BREWSTER, aged 6, born in Lincolnshire;
      Samuel BREWSTER, aged 4, born in Lincolnshire;
      *Robert BREWSTER, aged 1, born in Lincolnshire.
      (HO107/611/2)

      From the 1851 census of Dowdyke Road, Sutterton, Lincolnshire:
      John BREWSTER, head, aged 50, farmer of 70 acres employing no labourers, born at Frieston, Lincolnshire;
      Ann BREWSTER, wife, aged 50, born at Sibsey, Lincolnshire;
      John BREWSTER, son, aged 24, employed on farm, born at Frieston;
      George BREWSTER, son, aged 22, employed on farm, born at Frieston;
      Ann BREWSTER, daughter, aged 20, employed in household, born at Frieston;
      Richard BREWSTER, son, aged 18, employed on farm, born at Frieston;
      Rebecca BREWSTER, daughter, aged 16, employed in household, born at Frieston;
      Samuel BREWSTER, son, aged 14, employed on farm, born at Frieston;
      *Robert BREWSTER, son, aged 11, born at Sutterton;
      Sarah Jane WAKEFIELD, boarder, aged 6, "Under Trustees", born at Sutterton.
      (HO107/2098/77/13)

      From the 1871 census of Broad Lane, Dowdyke, Sutterton, Lincolnshire:
      John BREWSTER, head, aged 71, widower, farmer of 104 acres employing 4 men and 1 boy, born at Frieston, Lincolnshire;
      *Robert BREWSTER, son, aged 31, unmarried, farmer's son, born at Sutterton;
      Elizabeth GREEN, servant, aged 30, unmarried, housekeeper, born in Skendleby, Lincolnshire;
      Elizabeth BLANCHARD, servant, aged 14, dairymaid, born at Frieston, Lincolnshire.
      (RG10/3334/75/10)

      The marriage between a Robert BREWSTER and a Harriet RICHARDSON was registered in 1879.
      (GRO December Q 1879 Boston 7a 837)

      From the 1881 census of Barrack Houses, Marsh Road, Sutterton, Lincolnshire:
      *Robert BREWSTER, head, married, aged 41, railway labourer, born at Sutterton, Lincolnshire;
      Harriett (sic) BREWSTER, wife, aged 42, born at Wimbotsham [2 km from Downham], Norfolk;
      Mary Ann JUDD, daughter-in-law, aged 24, married, born at Sutterton, Lincolnshire;
      Daisy May JUDD, grand daughter-in-law, aged 14 days, born at Sutterton.
      (RG11/3213/86/8)

      From the 1891 census of the shop, 53 Ruding Street, Leicester, Leicestershire:
      *Robert BREWSTER, head, aged 51, grocer, born at Sutterton, Lincolnshire;
      Harriet BREWSTER, wife, aged 53, born at Downham, Norfolk;
      Mary A. BREWSTER, niece of grocer Robert BREWSTER, aged 25, [marital status not shown], waitress, born at Sutterton, Lincolnshire.
      Daisy M. BREWSTER, niece, aged 10, scholar, born at Horncastle, Lincolnshire
      Arthur PRIESTLEY, lodger, aged 23, carrier, born at Sutterton, Lincolnshire.
      NB: The places of birth of Daisy BREWSTER and Arthur PRIESTLEY appear to have been transposed by the enumerator.
      (RG12/2542/46/31)

      The 1901 census of 32 Derwent Street, Leicester, Leicestershire:
      *Robert BREWSTER, head, aged 60, coppersmith, born at Sutterton, Lincolnshire;
      Harriett (sic) BREWSTER, wife, aged 63, born at Downham, Norfolk;
      Daisy M. JUDD, granddaughter, aged 20, single, tailoress, born at Sutterton, Lincolnshire;
      Ernest VAUGHAN, boarder, aged 24, single, piano repairer, born in Sheffield.
      (RG13/2997/154/36)

      The death of a Robert BREWSTER aged 79 was registered in 1919.
      (GRO March Q 1919 Leicester 7a 362)

      NOTES & QUERIES:
      What was his wife Harriet's maiden name?
      Fred JUDD married a Mary Ann RICHARDSON in 1880.
      (GRO June Q 1880 Boston 7a 687)
      Is the Daisy May JUDD in 1881 and 1901 synonymous with the Daisy M. BREWSTER in 1891?
      Daisy May JUDD married Samuel RICHARDSON in 1904. They were in Leicester in 1911.

      (revised 21.02.2010)