Robert Broughton was born in 1832 and christened in Edgefield on 8th January 1832. He was the son of Robert Broughton (1798) and Sarah Woodyard. In 1841 he was living at Cross Green, Edgefield. He married Phebe Woodhouse in Edgefield on 9th November 1857 and, in 1861, was working as a blacksmith at Cross Green in Edgefield. In 1864 he was a blacksmith and iron founder at the forge at the Cross Roads, Edgefield. By 1871 he was working as a blacksmith in the Street, Marsham. In 1881 he was working as a blacksmith in North Walsham. He died before 1891.

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• 1. 1851 Census. Edgefield. Robert Broughton. Son [of Robert Broughton, b. 1798]. Age 19. Farmer's son. Born Edgefield. • 2. Ralph Broughton's Data. Robert Broughton. Baptised in Edgefield on 8 January 1832. Father: Robert. Mother: Sarah Woodyard. • 3. Kelly's Directory of Norfolk, 1864. Robert Broughton, Blacksmith and Iron Founder, "Cross Roads", Edgefield. • 4. 1881 Census. White Horse Common, North Walsham. Robert Broughton. Head. Age 47. Born Edgefield. Blacksmith. • 5. Grace King's Data. Robert Broughton. Born c1832. Baptised Edgefield, 8 Jan 1832. Married Phebe Woodhouse, Edgefield, 26 Mar 1857. • 6. 1871 Census. Street, Marsham. Robert Broughton. Head. Age 39. Blacksmith. Born Edgefield. • 7. 1861 Census. Cross Green, Edgefield. Robert Broughton. Head. Age 27. Blacksmith. Born Edgefield. • 8. 1841 Census. Cross Green, Edgefield. Robert Broughton. Age 9. Born Norfolk.