Robert Studdert Gabbett JP (1818 - 1899)

Born 1818 in County Clare, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Gustava (Brown) Gabbett — married 23 Jun 1855 in St. Mary's Church, Allyn River, New South Wales, Australia

Died 17 Aug 1899 at about age 81 in Garrykennedy, Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland

Biography

Robert Gabbett was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Robert Gabbett JP was born in Ireland.

Robert Studdert Gabbett was born in 1818. He was the son of Reverend Robert Gabbett and Mary Studdert.

His father Robert died in January 1836.

Robert travelled to Australia, arriving on 20 April 1840 into Port Jackson, New South Wales. He was on the ship Thomas Bold. On 8 July 1843 he was issued a licence to depasturise Crown Lands in Murrumbidgee, New South Wales.

He married Gustava Brown (the daughter of John Brown Esq. of Coulston, Upper Paterson, New South Wales) on 23 June 1855 at St. Mary's Church, Allyn River, New South Wales:

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) Wednesday, 4 July 1855, Page 3:

Marriages.

At St. Mary's Church, Allyn River, on the 12th June, by the Rev F. W. Addams, Robert Studdert Gabbett, Esq., son of the late Rev. Robert Gabbett, LL D., to Gustava, fifth daughter of John Brown, Esq., of Colstoun, Upper Paterson.^[1]

Australian and New Zealand Gazette 20 October 1855, page 3:

MARRIAGES.

On the 12th of June, at St. Mary's Church, Upper Paterson, by the Rev. F W. Addams, Robert Studdert Gabbett, Esq., son of the late Rev. Robert Gabbett, LL.D., to Gustava, fifth daughter of John Brown, Esq., of Coulstoun.^[2]

They appear to have remained childless.

He was granted land at Murrumbidgee, New South Wales, Australia on 2 July 1855.

Robert returned to Ireland where he and his wife lived at Garry Kennedy, County Tipperary, Ireland.

In 1866 he was appointed by the Lord Chancellor to the commission of the peace for the county Tipperary.

The following account was printed on page 3 of the Kings County Chronicle dated 17 July 1872:

OUTRAGE NEAR NENAGH. An outrage of a very reprehensible character was perpetrated on Thursday night within about seven miles from this town. It appears that Robert L. Gabbett, Esq., J.P., of Garrykennedy House, near the village of Portroe, with a party of ladies, was returning, at about half past ten o’clock on the evening mentioned, from Ballyvalley, the picturesque seat of Robert S. Parker, Esq. The ladies were seated in the carriage, which was a close one, and Mr. Gabbett occupied a seat beside the driver. When within about a quarter of a mile from the church of Castletownand, it was perceived that a long "stretch" of strong wire forming part of the fence in the roadside, was drawn across the road at such a height as to reach the breast of the horse which drew the carriage. At this particular spot there is a gradual incline, down which the horse was driven at full speed, and, rushing against the wire, the animal burst through it, when immediately an explosion as of a pistol shot was heard, and a flash was seen issuing from the side of the road. Fortunately, the occupants of the carriage escaped without injury, as did also the vehicle and the animal by which it was drawn.

It has since been ascertained that the above account is greatly exaggerated - no pistol was connected with the wire, and the only "report" was the noise caused by the breaking of the wire.^[3]

His wife Gustava died on 3 May 1892.

He passed away 17 August 1899^[4].

Death Notice

Dublin Weekly Nation 26 August 1899, page 8:

GABBETT—August 17, 1899, at his residence, Garry Kennedy, Nenagh, Robert Studdert Gabbett, J.P., aged 84 years.^[5]

His Will was proved on 11 December 1899 in London to Robert Gabbett Parker, esquire^[6]. Sealed London, Effects: £3713 15s. in England.

Sources

1. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/703088
2. ↑ Australian and New Zealand Gazette 20 October 1855, page 3 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0004276%2f18551020%2f017&stringtohighlight=robert%20studdert%20gabbett (requires subscription)
3. ↑ Kings County Chronicle 17 July 1872, page 3, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0001376%2f18720717%2f067&stringtohighlight=gabbett%20garrykennedy (requires subscription)
4. ↑ "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTDC-9M9 : 11 March 2018), DEATHS entry for Robert Studdert Gabbett; citing Nenagh, Jul - Sep 1899, vol. 3, p. 329, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,600.
5. ↑ Dublin Weekly Nation 26 August 1899, page 8 https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0001479%2f18990826%2f109&stringtohighlight=robert%20gabbett%20garry%20kennedy (requires subscription)
6. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7618-RCW2 : 27 August 2019), Robert Studdert Gabbett, 11 Dec 1899; citing Probate, London, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm

• The Peerage:- Robert Gabbett

• NSW, Australia BDM Marriage Records Online: Registration No: 38/1855 V185538 43B | Groom: GABBETT, ROBERT S | Bride: BROWN, GUSTAVA | https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/family-history-search

• http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/search/cwa/details.jsp?id=1639592486