Robert James SAWYER

Birth Name SAWYER, Robert James
Gender male
Age at Death 31 years, 7 months, 25 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 21 Aug 1880 Southampton, Hants.   1a 2a 3a 4a
Death 15 Apr 1912 At Sea, Titanic   5a 6a
Occupation 1912 RMS Titanic Window cleaner 7a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Frank SAWYERabout 1845
Mother Hannah SPREADBURYabout 1845
    Brother     Frank SAWYER about 1867
    Brother     Walter SAWYER about 1869
    Brother     Albert SAWYER about 1870
    Brother     William SAWYER about 1872
    Sister     Alice SAWYER about 1876
         Robert James SAWYER 21 Aug 1880 15 Apr 1912
    Sister     Rose SAWYER about 1882
    Brother     Percival SAWYER 3 Feb 1886 9 Dec 1968
    Brother     Charles SAWYER about 1887
    Brother     Arthur SAWYER about 1891

Families

Family of Robert James SAWYER and Adelaide Rosina CALLEN
Married Wife Adelaide Rosina CALLEN ( * about 1880 + 19 Feb 1938 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1904 Southampton reg district   1b 8a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Robert Arthur SAWYER9 Nov 190417 Oct 1973
Frank SAWYERabout 1906
William SAWYER4 May 1907about 1988
  Attributes
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Attributes

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Source References

  1. 1911 Census
      • Citation:

        Name: Robert Sawyer
        Age in 1911: 30
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
        Relation to Head: Head
        Gender: Male
        Birth Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England
        Civil Parish: St Mary
        Search Photos: Search for 'St Mary' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
        Country: England
        Street Address: 25 Bevois Street, Southampton
        Marital status: Married
        Occupation: Lamp Lighter
        Registration District Number: 99
        Sub-registration District: Southampton Eastern
        ED, institution, or vessel: 38
        Piece: 5972
        Household Members:
        Name Age
        Robert Sawyer 30
        Adelaide Sawyer 31
        Robert Sawyer 6
        Frank Sawyer 4
        William Sawyer 3
        Percival Sawyer 1
        Mary Callen 66

      • Citation:

        says married 7 years

  2. Online
      • Citation:

        https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/
        Robert James Sawyer was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England on 21 August 1880.
        He was the son of Frank Sawyer (b. 1845), a coachbuilder and carpenter, and Hannah Spreadbury (b. 1845), both Hampshire-natives of Southampton and Andover, respectively who had married in 1865.

  3. GRO index
      • Citation:

        SAWYER, ROBERT JAMES [mothers maiden name] SPREADBURY
        GRO Reference: 1880 S Quarter in SOUTHAMPTON Volume 02C Page 40

  4. 1901 census
      • Citation:

        Name: Robert Sawyer
        Age: 20
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
        Relation to Head: Son
        Gender: Male
        Father: Frank Sawyer
        Mother: Anna Sawyer
        Birth Place: Southampton, Hampshire, England
        Civil Parish: Shirley
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        Ecclesiastical parish: Freemantle Christchurch
        County/Island: Hampshire
        Country: England
        Street Address:

        Occupation:

        Condition as to marriage:

        Education:

        Employment status:

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        Registration District: South Stoneham
        Sub-registration District: Millbrook
        ED, institution, or vessel: 18
        Neighbors:
        Piece: 1073
        Folio: 177
        Page Number: 38
        Household Schedule Number: 271

  5. Find A Grave
      • Citation:

        Name: Robert James Sawyer
        Birth Date: 21 Aug 1880
        Birth Place: Southampton Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
        Death Date: 15 Apr 1912
        Death Place: At Sea
        Has Bio?: Y

        When he signed on to the Titanic in Southampton on 6 April 1912, he gave his address as 25 Bervois St., (Southampton). He had transferred from the Olympic. As a window cleaner he received monthly wages of £4.
        Sawyer died in the sinking. His body, if recovered, was never identified.

  6. Other
      • Citation:

        Titanic deaths at sea
        Name: R J Sawyer
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
        Age: 30
        Birth Location: Hampshire
        Ship Name: Titanic

  7. Crew Records
      • Citation:

        RMS Titanic
        Name: R J Sawyer
        Age: 30
        Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882
        Gender: Male
        Birthplace: Hampshire
        Nationality: British
        Ship Name: Titanic
        Port: Southampton
        County: Hampshire
        Registry Date: 6 Apr 1912
        Record Type: Crew Agreements
        Reference Number: BT100/259

  8. GRO index - Ancestry
      • Citation:

        Name: Adelaide Rosina Callen
        Registration Year: 1903
        Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
        Registration District: Southampton
        Inferred County: Hampshire
        Volume: 2c
        Page: 10
        Records on Page:
        Name
        Phillip John A Battam
        Adelaide Rosina Callen
        Robert James Sawyer