Author: Addison, Robert
Biography:
ADDISON, Robert (1778-1861: ancestry.co.uk)
Born on 3 May 1778 in Acklam, Yorkshire, he was one of at least five sons of John Addison and his wife Charity Potts. His brother, Richard Addison (q.v.), also wrote verse. Robert Addison married Jane Watson (q.v. as Jane Addison) in York on 27 Dec. 1802.; they had a daughter, Elizabeth, who was baptised in 1805. He was a schoolmaster in Bridlington. His first wife died in about 1811-12 and he edited a small collection of her verse. He married Jane Ellis on 14 July 1813. She died in 1860 and he followed her on 15 Mar. 1861, leaving effects of under £200. They were both buried at Scarborough. (ancestry.co.uk 21 Apr. 2022) SR
Other Names:
- R. Addison
Books written (1):
Scarborough: Printed by J. Ainsworth ... ; And sold by Scatcherd and Co., London, and by the booksellers of York, Hull, and Scarborough, 1824