William Bastard - Preston North Shields

[Lisa8thompson]

Good morning,

Could anyone please help as to what the occupation of William Bastard is on these census records. I'm trying to see if he had anything to do with the cemetery as his son Robert George Bastard is down as being born there and it states they also live there on various searches.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5BF-QJK

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSG1-XN2

Many thanks. L

[lizdb]

Is this one of them?

1891
Preston Cemetery
William Bastard  widower 71  Sexton  bn Norfolk Barney
Robert G 29  son Clerk bn Preston Cemetery

[lizdb]

Or this one?

1871
Preston Cemetery

William Bastard 49  Sexton tynemouth Cemetery bn Norfolk
Margaret 49 wife bn Norfolk
Elizabeth Wardenham 24  dtr married bn Norfolk
Robert G Bastard 9  son bn Northumberland
Charles Wardenham 26  son in law  carter  bn Norfolk

[JenB]

His death announcement in the Shields Daily News, 28th December 1898 states that he had been Sexton at Preston Cemetery for 42 years, so he must have worked there from the time it was first opened in 1857.

Yes - he is there in 1861, RG 9 / 3839 / 63 / 24

[Lisa8thompson]

Ah this is fantastic thank you!
Much appreciate the help.

I will have a look for the newspaper notice 

[Jamjar]

Lisa, the occupation can be seen on the FS links you provided, under Marital Status.

1871: Occupation: Sexton At Tyremouth Cemetery

1891: Ocupation: Sexton

Robert in 1901: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS97-N2V

Jamjar

[Lisa8thompson]

Thank you for all your reply, I have now found many articles on William and then his son Robert George Bastard who it seems took over from him as Ministers Clerk and attended as many as 31,000 interment!!

L x

[River Tyne Lass]

Hi Lisa,

I see that you have added a memorial from Robert george Bastard and that he died at Preston Hospital. 
You may already know this but Tyne and Wear Archives have the hospital death records up to 1949.  These entries give the causes of death amongst other basic info.  Perhaps this might be of interest when the archives eventually reopen again.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215275801/william-bastard/photo

I think Robert may well be buried with his family but this would have to be verified by a check to see if they have matching grave numbers.  North Shields local studies and Tyne and Wear Archives have the burial registers. 
Hopefully, both will reopen again at some point in 2021.
By the way I wonder if Robert might have been born in the North Lodge building?

[Radcliff]

I have seen a photo of a couple standing outside the Lodge , I will ask my friend if she can post it on here it may be your ancestors ,