Robert Flood was born around 1822 in Holt. He may have been the son of William Flood (1778) and Mary. He married Sarah Cushing from Thursford in Walsingham in 1850. In 1861 he was an agricultural labourer on the farm of his father-in-law, Osborn Cushing. In 1871 he was farming 50 acres in Thursford.

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•1. 1881 Census. The Green, Thursford. Sarah Flood. Head. Widow. Age 61. Born Thursford. Farmer of 64 acres, 2 labourers. Robert Flood. Son. Age 28. Born Thursford. Farmer's son. • 2. 1861 Census. Heath Lane, Thursford. Robert Flood. Son-in-law. Age 39. Ag lab. Born Holt. • 3. Marriage Registers. Flood, Robert & Cushing, Sarah. Jun. 1850. 13. 593. Walsingham. • 4. 1871 Census. The Street, Thursford. Robert Flood. Head. Age 49. Farmer of 50 acres employing 1 Woman. Born Holt.