ROBERT JOHN ROBERTS | ![]() |
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PARENTS: | William ROBERTS and Ann JONES | |
BIRTH: | 23 Oct 1836 in Careg Caeth, Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales | |
DEATH: | 13 Jan 1894 in Ararat, Victoria, Australia | |
SIBLINGS: | William ROBERTS | b:1826 |
John ROBERTS | d:1860 | |
Robert ROBERTS | b:1828 | |
William Lastra ROBERTS | b:22 Jul 1830 | |
Owen ROBERTS | b:10 Mar 1839 - d:17 Nov 1891 | |
Thomas ROBERTS | b:1842 - d:1864 | |
1st SPOUSE: | Mircella ANDERSON (b:1834 in Edinburgh, Scotland. d:9 Feb 1886 in Ararat) | |
MARRIAGE: | 24 Dec 1857 in Pleasant Creek (Stawell), Victoria, Australia | |
CHILDREN from 1st marriage: |
William ROBERTS | b:1859 |
Alexander Augustus ROBERTS | b:17 Feb 1860 | |
Ann Mary ROBERTS | b:1862 | |
Robert Thomas ROBERTS | b:1864 | |
James ROBERTS | b:Apr 1866 | |
2nd SPOUSE: | Elizabeth McKILLOP (b:1837 in Glasgow, Scotland. d:25 Sep 1894 in Ararat) | |
MARRIAGE: | 7 Jun 1886 in Stawell, Victoria, Australia | |
Robert arrived in Australia on the Annie Maree in 1852 ten years ahead of his brother Owen ROBERTS. |
![]() Outside the Royal Mail Hotel in Ararat owned by Robert Roberts. The opening was reported in the Ararat Advertiser of 28 Aug 1866. This is the hotel where Isabella Johnston's (Roberts) inquest was held after her death in 1872. Isabella was the first wife of Robert's brother Owen. CLICK on image to enlarge |
![]() Robert with his wife Elizabeth and son |