Robert West (1826-1901)
1826 Born in Oldham, son of Thomas West
1845 Presumably took over his father's gas meter business on his death - Robert West of Oldham
1847 Married Mary Horsfall in Lymm, Cheshire[1]
1851 Robert West 24, Gas meter maker, mechanist and proprietor of houses, lived in Royton, Oldham with Mary West 22, E M West 2, Thos West 5 Months[2]
Presumably left the business of West and Gregson
1853-60 Birth of several children in Guildford, Surrey
1861 Robert West 34, gas engineer, lived in Latchford, Warrington, with Mary West 32, Elizabeth M West 12, Sarah West 8, Robert West 6, Henry West 4, John F West 1[3]
1881 Robert West 54, Gas engineer (fitter), lived in Lichfield with Mary West 52 Mary West 28, John Fred. West 21, commercial clerk, Alfred West 17, gas manager's assistant[4]
1901 Died in Lichfield[5]