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hi , I see the first name keeps changing from richard to robert i suppose those were both of his first names .
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No, I don't think so and I wouldn't say it 'keeps changing' either.
His name is Richard at baptism, marriage and 1841, 1851 and 1871 census records, all of which are already mentioned in this thread. At the moment it's just the 1861 census that has him written as Robert, which may be an error on the part of the enumerator copying his name incorrectly from the householder form to the census folio, or not being able to read Richard's first name on the first form.
Here's another place he is Richard (Emma is on the 1871 census record with her parents, see post #6):
Baptism: 23 Oct 1863 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
Emma Cliff - [Child] of Richard Cliff & Ellen
Abode: Back Bridge St
Occupation: Basket Maker
Baptised by: Thos Johnson Curate
Register: Baptisms 1863 - 1865, Page 152, Entry 1212
Source: LDS Film 93990