R. S. Surtees
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 159 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 17,1805 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | County Durham |
| United Kingdom | |
| Died | Brighton |
| Brighton And Hove | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | March 16,1864 |
| Grandchildren | Standish Robert Gage Prendergast Vereker |
| Children | Eleanor Surtees |
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| ID | 4626626 |
R. S. Surtees Life story
Robert Smith Surtees was an English editor, novelist and sporting writer, widely known as R. S. Surtees. He was the second son of Anthony Surtees of Hamsterley Hall, a member of an old County Durham family. He is remembered for his invented character of Jorrocks, a vulgar but good-natured sporting cockney grocer.