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Sir Robert Appleby Bartram        1835-1925

Sir. Robert Appleby Bartram
  Robert Appleby was born about 1835, the son of George Bartram and Margaret Appleby. He started in partnership with his father, George in 1854. When his father retired in 1871, Robert began a partnership with George Haswell, the firm being styled Bartram, Haswell & Co. This partnership continued until 1890, when his elder sons George and William Naizby joined the firm, which was renamed Bartram and Sons, South Docks. Sir Robert was knighted in 1921. He outlived both his sons, but by then the management of the firm had been taken over by his grandsons, Robert Appleby and George Hylton Bartram, George's sons.

Robert married Ann Naizby, who died at the early age of 32, and he subsequently married Margaret Agnes Rhind.
Ann Naizby                       1837-1870             (1st Wife)
Ann was born about 1837, the daughter of William Naizby and Ann Bulmer, a shipbuilder. William built ships from 1836 to his death in 1867. He had no sons to carry on the business.
I have identified the following children:
  George Born abt 1860   Hylton, County Durham Married Euphemia Walker Rhind
William Naizby Born abt 1862   Hylton, County Durham Died a bachelor at age 61
Margaret Appleby Born abt 1865   Hylton, County Durham Married Charles Elliot Thompson
Robert Appleby Born abt 1866   Hylton, County Durham

Birth of Parents
Robert Appleby Bartram b: abt 1835 c: 17 May 1835        South Hylton, County Durham
son of George Bertram and Margaret Appleby
Ann Naizby b: abt 1837
daughter of William Naizby and Ann Bulmer, Shipbuilder
Marriage
28 Dec 1859
Robert Appleby Bartram
Ann Naizby
County Durham       1859 4Q Sunderland 10a 501
Son of George Bartram
Daughter of William Naizby

Bartram and Sons First shipyard up the river at Hylton

Children
George Bartram b: abt 1860 c: 8 Nov 1860           South Hylton, Durham       1860 4Q Sunderland 10a 353
Son of Robert Appleby Bartram and Ann Naizby

1861 Census RG9-3770 8 April 1861 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
Railway Terrace
Robert Appleby Bartram
Ann (Wife)
George
Plus 1 Servant
Age 26
Age 23
Age 4 Mos
Ship Carpenter Hylton
Hylton
Hylton
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1835
abt 1837
abt 1860

William Naizby Bartram b: abt 1862           South Hylton, Durham       1862 4Q Sunderland 10a 390
Son of Robert Appleby Bartram and Ann Naizby           Died Nov 1923, Age 61
Died at 17 Thornhill Park, Buried at Bishopwearmouth Cemetery on 24 Nov 1923 (21 CC 42)
Margaret Appleby Bartram b: abt 1865 c: 9 Apr 1865           South Hylton, Durham       1865 2Q Sunderland 10a 480
Son of Robert Appleby Bartram and Ann Naizby
Robert Appleby Bartram b: abt 1867           South Hylton, Durham       1867 1Q Sunderland 10a 484
Son of Robert Appleby Bartram and Ann Naizby

Death
Ann (Naizby) Bartram Died 6 Feb 1870   Age 32       1870 1Q Sunderland 10a 314
Buried in Bishopwearmouth Cemetery

1871 Census RG10-5003 3 April 1871 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
6 Cambria Terrace
Robert Appleby Bartram (Widr)
George
William Naizby
Ann Naizby (MLaw)
Plus 1 Servant
Age 36
Age 10
Age 8
Age 69
Shipbuilder (Wood)
Scholar
Scholar
Annuitant
Ford
Ford
Ford
Staindrop
Durham
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1835
abt 1860
abt 1862
abt 1801

1871 Census RG10-5003 3 April 1871 South Hylton, Ford, County Durham
5 Cambria Terrace
Elizabeth Pratt (Widow)
Margaret Appleby Bartram (Niece)
Robert Appleby Bartram (Nephew)
Plus 1 Servant
Age 27
Age 5
Age 4
Annuitant Ford
Ford
Ford
Durham
Durham
Durham
abt 1841
abt 1865
abt 1867



Margaret Agnes Rhind                   1833-1900               (2nd Wife)
Margaret was born on 4 August 1833, in Forgan, Fife, Scotland, the daughter of Alexander Rhind and Euphemia Walker.
I have not found any additional children:

Birth of New Wife
Margaret Agnes Rhind b: 4 Aug 1833  c: 6 Sep 1833                 Forgan, Fife, Scotland
the daughter of Alexander Rhind and Euphemia Walker
Marriage
1878
Robert Appleby Bartram
Margaret Agnes Rhind
Forgan, Fife, Scotland
Widower, Thornhill Park, Shipbuilder
Spinster, daughter of Alexander Rhind and Euphemia Walker

1881 Census RG11-4993 4 April 1881 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
Thornhill Park
Robert A. Bertram
Margaret A. (Wife)
William N.
Margaret C.
Robert A.
Euphemia W. Rhind (u)(Sis-Law)
+ 2 Servants
Age 46
Age 46
Age 18
Age 16
Age 14
Age 44
Shipbuilder


Scholar
Scholar
Durham
Scotland
Durham
Durham
Durham
Scotland
Hylton
Forgan, Fife
Hylton
Hylton
Hylton
Forgan, Fife
abt 1835
4 Aug 1833
abt 1862
abt 1865
abt 1866
25 Nov 1835

1881 Census Vol 498 4 April 1881 Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton, Scotland
Beech Rd Braemar Villa
William Kelman
Christina B. (Dau)
George (Son)
George Bartram (Visitor)
+ 1 Servant
Age 61
Age 27
Age 23
Age 20
Collector of Inland Revenue
Surgeon
Ship Draughtsman
Scotland
Wales
Scotland
England
Boharm, Banff

Keith, Banff
abt 1819
abt 1853
abt 1857
abt 1860

1891 Census RG12-4133 6 April 1891 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
7 Thornhill Park
Robert A. Bartram
Margaret A. (Wife)
George
William N.
Margaret A.
George M. Rhind (Neph)
Jesse H. Rhind (Niece)
George Bartram (Father)
Age 56
Age 57
Age 30
Age 28
Age 25
Age 16
Age 13
Age 90
Shipbuilder

Shipbuilder
Shipbuilder

Shipbuilder Appr
Scholar
Liv on own means
Durham
Scotland
Durham
Durham
Durham
America
America
Durham
South Hylton
Fifeshire
Fulwell
Fulwell
Fulwell
New York
Orange
South Hylton
abt 1835
4 Aug 1833
abt 1860
abt 1862
abt 1865
abt 1874
abt 1877
abt 1800

Death
Margaret Agnes (Rhind) Bartram Died 16 Nov 1900, Age 67,       1900 4Q Sunderland 10a 384

DURHAM   19 Jun 1901                         Probate
BARTRAM, Margaret Agnes - of Thornhill-park, Sunderland (wife of Robert Appleby Bartram) died 16 November 1900, Probate Durham 19 June, to the said Robert Appleby Bartram, shipbuilder.
  Effects £3,232 14s. 6d.

1901 Census RG13-4716 1 April 1901 Sunderland, County Durham
Thornhill Park
Robert A. Bartram (Wdr)
William N.
Margaret A.
George M. Rhind (Neph)
Plus 2 Servants
Age 66
Age 38
Age 34
Age 26
Shipbuilder
Shipbuilder

Ship Draughtsman
Ford
Ford
Ford
New York
Durham
Durham
Durham
U.S.A.
abt 1835
abt 1862
abt 1865
abt 1874

Death
Robert Appleby Bartram Died 8 Aug 1925, Age 90,       1925 3Q Knaresbrough 9a 116
Shipbuilder, died at 77 Valley Drive, Harrogate, Yorkshire
Buried 11 Aug 1925, Bishopwearmouth Cemetery (21 CC 43)

DURHAM   21 Oct 1925                         Probate
BARTRAM, sir Robert Appleby K.B.E. - of 17 Thornhill Park, Sunderland, died 8 August 1925, at 77 Valley Drive, Harrogate, Probate Durham 21 October, to Richard Southern Burkett, chartered accountant, Robert Appleby Bartram, and George Hylton Bartram, shipbuilders.   Effects £217,813 19s.


PICTURE CREDIT
The photographs are from the book
"WHERE SHIPS ARE BORN, SUNDERLAND 1346-1946, A History of Shipbuilding on the River Wear" by J. W. SMITH and T. S. Holden.
Published by Thomas Reed and Company Limited, Sunderland       1946