Robert Ensko

Robert F. Ensko I (October 17, 1855 – May 13, 1934) also known as Robert Ensko, Sr. was a Manhattan silver expert and author of Makers of Early American Silver in 1915. The book in its multiple editions has become the standard reference work for antique American silver. Birth and siblings Robert was the son of William Arthur Ensko I (c1830-1858) and Charlotte Coughlin (c1830-1895) who emigrated from Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. Charlotte remarried after William's death. Her new husband was Albert Moore (1822-?) and her children moved into his house. Robert's siblings include: William Arthur Ensko II (1850–1889) who married Eloise Lindauer I (1852–1944); Charlotte Ensko (1854-1918) aka Lottie Ensko; and Richard Ensko (1857-1902) who married and had children, but little is known of him. The family was living in Manhattan between 1870 and 1880. Marriage Robert married Mary Elizabeth Bleakley (1858–1939) on December 4, 1878, in Manhattan, and had the following children: Robert Ensko II (1880–1971) who worked as a lace dealer and married Leah Spurrell (1891–1972); Charlotte Ensko (1882–?) who married Milton Ernest Horn; Lamont Northrope Ensko (1890–1987) who worked in the family silver business and married Bernice (1890–?) but had no children; Stephen Guernsey Cook Ensko (1896–1969) who married Dorothea Winterloff (1892–1977) and worked in the family silver business; Elathene Amanda Ensko (1898–1989) who married George Robert Christie (1894–1993); and William Edward Ensko (1888–1918) who married Alma Dorothy (1891–1984) and died in a car accident in France during World War I as a sergeant in the US Army. Mother remarries In 1870-1880 Robert was living in the home of Albert Moore, a cable car conductor, who was his now widowed stepfather. In 1880 Robert was working as a shoe manufacturer, living with his wife, Mary, and their newborn son, Robert Ensko II.