Robert DAKIN/DEAKIN (1795-1863)

Robert DAKIN (also spelt DEAKIN) was the son of George DAKIN/DEAKIN and Bridget DEAKIN (née TOWNSEND). He was born in Taddington in 1795 and baptised on

Robert married Mary Ann in Taddington and they had the following children:

1. Eliza DEAKIN, b. 1826, Buxton, Derbyshire, baptised 22 January 1826

Eliza was a talented musician and sang in many concerts with her cousin Harriet Deakin and her aunt, Mary Ann Deakin and uncle, William Deakin.

In the 1851 Census, Robert is recorded as living in the Market Place, Buxton, near to his father George Deakin:

• Robert Deakin, 55 years, Painter
• Eliza Deakin, 25 years

and also in the Market Place, Buxton:

• George Deakin, 80 years, widowed, Grain Grocer (b. Taddington)
• Harriett Deakin, granddaughter, 25 years, Grain Grocer (b. Halifax, Yorkshire, daughter of )
• Hannah Deakin, servant, 10 years (b. Stockport, Cheshire)

In the 1861 Census, Robert is recorded as living in Higher Buxton:

• Robert Deakin, 65 years, Painter
• Sarah Ann Booth, granddaughter, 25 years, b. Stockport, Cheshire

Robert died on 12 December 1863 and was buried in the churchyard at St John The Baptist Church, Buxton, alongside his father, George Deakin and his brother George. The inscription on the headstone reads:

Sacred
TO
THE MEMORY OF
GEORGE DEAKIN
OF BUXTON who Died March 1st 1852
AGED 81 YEARS
Also of GEORGE DEAKIN
Son of the above
who Died January 10th 1863
AGED 71 YEARS
ALSO IN MEMORY OF
ROBERT DEAKIN
who Died December 12th 1863
AGED 68 YEARS

Headstone, St John The Baptist Church, Buxton, Derbyshire