Jephthah Roberts (1845 - 1925)

Born 5 Oct 1845 in Plymouth, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Martyn) Roberts — married 20 Jun 1870 in Raleigh St Chapel, Plymouth Brethren, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1925 at age 80 in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Jephthah Roberts was born in Devon, England.

Jephthah Roberts was born on 5th October 1845 at Plymouth, Devon, England. His parents were George Tutton Roberts and Elizabeth Deal. ^[1]

In1861, Jephthah was living on Portland Terrace, Charles, Plymouth, Devonshire. He was aged 15, working as an errand boy, and living with his younger brother, "Jeke" (assumed to be Jesse) and his grand-father, Thomas Deal, aged 86.

• 1861 UK Census

Jephthah Roberts married Mary Martyn on 20th June 1870 at Raleigh Street Chapel, Plymouth Brethren, Devon, England. ^[4]

Jephthah and Mary Roberts had five children

1. Frederick James Martyn Roberts b. 1871
2. Herbert Walter Martyn Roberts b. 1873
3. Henry Martyn Roberts b. 1874
4. Douglas Francis Roberts b. 1877
5. Annetta Florence May Roberts b. 1879

In 1881 Jephthah and family were living at No 19 Tavistock Place, Plymouth Charles the Martyr, Devon. Jephthah was working as a carpenter and joiner.

• 1881 UK Census

Jephthah Roberts migrated from UK to Australia.

Arrived in Australia with wife Mary and five children, on the "Earl Granville", 18th April 1883, at Maryborough, Queensland. They departed Plymouth on 6th January 1883. ^[6]

Jephthah Roberts died on 27th November 1925 at "Plymleigh", South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^[7]

Jephthah Roberts was buried on 28th November 1925 in Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^[8][9]

Reference Notes

The 1861 UK Census results are a bit of a mixed bag. For some reason, Jephthah, Jesse and grandfather Thomas appear as a separate household, with a separate record, but without a head of household named. Father George obviously has that role, even the relationships quoted are those relevant to George. But somehow the census record has become split into two separate households that were not actually two separate households. It is only when the two records are combined that the true picture appears.

Sources

1. ↑ England and Wales Birth Registration Index Jephthah Roberts Oct-Nov-Dec 1845 Plymouth Devon England Volume 9, Page 364, Line Number 20; "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch [1] 1 October 2014, Jephthah Roberts, 1845; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast [2]; citing Birth Registration, Plymouth, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch [3], Jephthah Roberts, Charles, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast [4]; citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Accessed 8 Nov 2019.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch [5], George ... Roberts, Charles, Devon, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast [6]; citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. Accessed 8 Nov 2019.
4. ↑ England and Wales Marriage Registration Index Apr-May-Jun 1870 Plymouth, Devon, England, Volume 5B, Page 519, Line Number 337,married one of Emily Augusta Brighton, Mary Martin, Charles Henry C Rendle; "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch [7], Jephthah Roberts, 1870; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast [8]; citing 1870, quarter 2, vol. 5B, p. 519, Plymouth, Devon, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch [9], Jephthah Roberts, Plymouth Charles, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast [10]; citing p. 6, Piece/Folio 2193/39, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,775. Accessed 8 Nov 2019.
6. ↑ Queensland State Archives; qsa imm 4/670; [11] Accessed 2 Jan 2017.
7. ↑ Qld BDM Index Death 1925 B47340 Jephthah Roberts, father George Tutton Roberts, mother Elizabeth Deal; [12] Accessed 2 January 2017.
8. ↑ Toowong Cemetery Records, Jephthah Roberts, age 80, date of service 28 November 1925, location 2-27-25/26; [13] Accessed 2 January 2017.
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images [14] accessed 08 November 2019, memorial page for Jephthah Roberts (1845–27 Nov 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #195433606, citing Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia ; Maintained by Kenny (contributor 48926223).