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John Roberts

Birthdate:
Birthplace: SHEFFIELD South Yorkshire England, uk
Death: 1911 (51-52)
SHEFFIELD South Yorkshire England, uk
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Roberts and Mary Roberts
Husband of Elizabeth Ann Wild; Florence Mary Hayes and Sarah Ann Roberts
Father of Florence Ada Roberts; Harry Roberts; John Kelly/roberts; Ethel Kelly/roberts; William kelly/Roberts and 5 others
Brother of Emily Roberts; Arthur Roberts; Thomas Roberts; George Roberts; Elizabeth Roberts and 3 others

Occupation: file Grinder
Managed by: Carolina dinah lewis
Last Updated:

About John Roberts

info from the sheffield indexers website Query "Address of 120 Bradley St" returned 6 results, see also How to Search.

Kelly, George (Student, dob 6 Jun 1892).

    Parent or guardian name(s): John Roberts (~), of 120 Bradley St.
    Admitted to Bole Hill School, Bole Hill Rd, Walkley, Sheffield, as of 03 Jul 1900, 
    until 03 May 1901, reason for leaving: Western Rd Sch. Previously attended Bole Hill Infs.
    Remarks: ~. 
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Kelly, Mary Jane (Student, dob Jul 1889).

    Parent or guardian name(s): John Roberts (~), of 120 Bradley St.
    Admitted to Bole Hill School, Bole Hill Rd, Walkley, Sheffield, as of 1 Mar 1899, 
    until 02 May 1901, reason for leaving: Western Rd Schl. Previously attended St Josephs RC.
    Remarks: ~. 
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Roberts, Florence Ada (Student, dob 15 Oct 1884).

    Parent or guardian name(s): John Roberts (~), of 120 Bradley St.
    Admitted to Bole Hill School, Bole Hill Rd, Walkley, Sheffield, as of 16 Aug 1897, 
    until 5 Oct 1899, reason for leaving: F 144. Previously attended Croft Bd.
    Remarks: Very backward - left a long time ago a Junior. 
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Roberts, Harry (Student, dob 13 Sep 1886).

    Parent or guardian name(s): John Roberts (~), of 120 Bradley St.
    Admitted to Bole Hill School, Bole Hill Rd, Walkley, Sheffield, as of 10 Jan 1898, 
    until 7 Jul 1899, reason for leaving: Left District. Previously attended Croft Bd.
    Remarks: Ran away from home. 
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Roberts, William (Student, dob 21 Aug 1887).

    Parent or guardian name(s): John Roberts (~), of 120 Bradley St.
    Admitted to Bole Hill School, Bole Hill Rd, Walkley, Sheffield, as of 30 Jun 1897, 
    until 6 Oct 1898, reason for leaving: Crookes Moor. Previously attended Croft Board.
    Remarks: Not been attending school for a long time. 
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Roberts, William (Student, dob 21 Aug 1887).

    Parent or guardian name(s): John Roberts (~), of 120 Bradley St.
    Admitted to Bole Hill School, Bole Hill Rd, Walkley, Sheffield, as of ~, readmitted 20 Mar 1899
    until 26 Sep 1900, reason for leaving: ~. Previously attended St Josephs RC.
    Remarks: A Truant. 
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lived at number 52 west john street sheffield next door to martha harry's wife in 1881

lived at number 56 thomas street sheffield in 1882

lived at 112 holme lane sheffield in 1911 with william kelly (roberts) ethel kelly(roberts) harold roberts? and lily kelly (roberts)

believed to be a bare knuckle fighter was supposed to be

in the guinness book of records as the first man to kill a

man under the

queenesberry rules i haven't found any evidence of that yet

the family believes john was not a pore man as he

had his own wheel for file grinding so where did he get

his money from was it prize money from the fights ?

john Died of pulmonary tuberculosis at 112 Holme Lane;
Buried on June 17,

1911 in Consecrated ground; 

Grave Number 14341, Section Y of City Road
Cemetery, Sheffield.

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John Roberts's Timeline

1859
1859
SHEFFIELD South Yorkshire England, uk
1884
May 1884
Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, UK
1884
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
1886
September 13, 1886
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1886
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
1887
1887
1889
1889
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
1892
1892
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
1898
1898
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK