Robert Henley Shaw Eden, youngest son of the 3rd Baron of Auckland

 

Monument to Robert Henley Shaw Eden, All Saints' Churchyard, Boyn Hill, Maidenhead, Berkshire

"Robert Henley Shaw

Eden

youngest son

of 3rd Baron of Auckland

Born Sept 25th 1840

Died Dec 28th 1916"

Robert Henley Shaw Eden was born on 28th September 1840 to Robert John Eden, 3rd Baron of Auckland, and his wife Mary Hunt. Robert was christened on 6th November 1840, at St Mary's Church, Church Road, Battersea, by his own father who was vicar of Battersea at that time.

Robert first appears on the 1851 Census, aged 10, living with his parents and siblings at Bishops Court, Michael, Isle of Mann.

On the 1861 Census 20 year old Robert is visiting the home of Edward John Littleton, Baron of Hatherton, at Teddesley Hall, Staffordshire.  On November 26th 1862 in Swannington, Norfolk, Robert married Jessie Ellen Hildyard, daughter of Frederick Hildyard, Rector of Swannington, and his wife Laetita Shore.

In 1864 they celebrated the birth of their first child, a son, Robert Hildyard Henley Eden. He was shortedly followed by a daughter, Mabel Kate Eden, in 1865. Another daughter, Alice Mary Eden, was born in 1866, and another son, William Annesley Eden in 1869.

1871 finds the family living at 36 Town Street, Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, where Robert Sr's occupation is listed as Peers son.  Living with and working for the family are Mary Dainty, a parlour maid, Elizabeth Bayse, a cook, Phoebe Goodacre, a nurse, and Bridget Bordman, a ladies maid.

In 1881 Robert, Jessie, and their two daughters, Mabel and Alice, were living at Minety House, Green Hill, Minety, Whiltshire. Minety House once belonged to Henry VIII, and was gifted to Edward Seymour, brother of Henry's third wife Jane Seymour. Robert's occupation is given as a land agent. Boarding with the family is William Stanley, a student land agent. Visiting the family is Henry George Ricardo, a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. Bridget Boardman is still working for the family as a ladies maid, also working for and living with the family is Charlotte Downes, governess to Mabel and Alice, Sarah Chivers, a cook, Lucy West, a parlour maid, and Elizabeth Amey, a school room maid.

Minety House, Minety, Whiltshire

I have been unable to trace Robert and Jessie on the 1891 Census.

By 1901 Robert and Jessie had moved to Llandrillo, Wales. Visiting the family is 7 year old Muriel Jessie Smith their granddaughter, daughter of Alice Mary and her husband Harold Smith. Also visiting are sisters Gwendolyn Floyd Wynn, and Margaret Constance Wynn. Living with and working for the family are Millicent Field, a cook, Edith Hardwith, a house maid, Cynthia Hughes, a kitchen maid, and John Maxwell, a stable boy.

Robert and Jessie are still in Llandrillo, Wales, in 1911. Visiting the family is 15 year old Elizabeth Ann Evans, a student. Living with and working for Robert and Jessie are Beatrice Elizabeth Brooks, a cook, Sarah Elizabeth Roberts, a house maid, and Elizabeth Lean, a kitchen maid.

Robert was to pass away on 28th December 1916. On 30th December 1916 the Newcastle Journal reported:

"The death took place Thursday his residence in London of the Hon. Robert Henley Shaw Eden, of Llandrillo, youngest son of the third Baron Auckland, in his 77th year. married in 1862 Jessie Ellen, daughter of the late Rev. Frederick Hildyard."

Jessie was to pass away on 23rd January 1927 in Sussex, England.