Robert married Mary Laycock in 1847

They had

Charlotte 1849 Wheldrake

William 1852 Wheldrake

Thomas 1853 Wheldrake

George 1855 Rothwell

Samuel 1857 Rothwell

Sophia 1860 Hunslet

Henry 1863 Hunslet

Maria 1867 Hunslet

John W 1870 Hunslet

Robert died before 1891 as Mary has remarried to a John P Halliday and is living with her daughter Maria at Beeston