Robert Rennison Peters and
Sarah Wilkinson
Sarah Wilkinson was the 6th child of John
Wilkinson (1792-1880) and Sarah Wraith (1791-1877).
Robert Rennison and Sarah Wilkinson married in 1844
at South Shields.
Robert Rennison and Sarah Peters had 9 children.
- John Peters, b. 1845,
died 20 April 1852
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- Robert Rennison
Peters, b. 1847, he died 3 Jul 1922 at Felling.
He married Rachel Ruddick at Gateshead in 1868.
Robert was a blacksmith
- William Peters, b.
1850. William was a Joiner and he married Annie
Fairweather in 1881.
- Sarah Jane Peters
1853-1855.
- John Wilkinson Peters,
b. 1856. John Wilkinson Peters died 7 Feb 1917
at Felling. He was a Joiner and married Louisa
Murray (1860-1936).
- George Wraith Peters,
b. 1859, he died 2 Oct 1878 at Felling.
- Sarah Jane Peters bn
1862 and died 9 Aug 1869 at Felling
- Thomas Peters b. 1866
at Felling, he was a Shoe Repairer. In 1901
census Thomas is living with his brother William
at 11 South Street, Heworth and is 39 years and
single.
- Andrew Swap Peters was
b. 1868 and died 5 Apr 1887.
Robert Rennison Peters was a
Ship Carpenter, and born North Shields. In the 1861
census the family are living at Drummond Row,
Heworth. The 1871 census shows the family living at
Crowhall Lane and next door to Sarah’s mother and
father John and Sarah Wilkinson. Robert is a
Shipwright in this census. By 1881 the family are
living at High Felling Board Schools, which is next
to Stephensons Terrace and Bog House Farm Cottages.
Robert is now the Caretaker of the School. In the
1891 census the family are living at 1 South Street,
Felling. Robert is again a Shipwright and is now 68
years old, Sarah his wife is 65. Thomas Peters their
son is 25, single and a Fruiterer Green, William
their son is 41 years old and a widower, and also
there is Ethel J Peters grand daughter 4 years,
Florence M Peters, 9 years, granddaughter, and Sarah
H Peters, (not sure of age but think under 1 year).
These are the children of William Peters.
Interestingly living next door is their son John
Wilkinson Peters b. 1856.
John Peters 34, Joiner, Louisa 31, wife, children
John G 10, Sarah J 4, and Amy S 2 years, all b.
Felling. Also there Charles Murray, brother in law
to Head (so brother of Louisa who is married to John
Peters), Joiner, and Thomas Murray, brother in law,
worker in shipyard, also b. Felling.
