Robert John Cheney (1876 - 1965)

Born 1876 in Pleasant Creek, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Kelly) Cheney — married 1912 (to 1947) in Victoria, Australia

Died 30 Nov 1965 at about age 89 in Stawell, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Robert was born in Stawell, Victoria in 1876. He is the son of James Cheney and Agnes Boyd. ^[1]

In 1912, aged 46 Robert was working as a blacksmith in Trafalgar, Victoria. ^[2] It was here he met and married the local fruiterer Alice Collins nee Kelly. ^[3] The couple did not have any children.

After the wedding the couple moved to Melbourne, living at 110 Kerr St. Fitzroy, Victoria in 1914. Robert was working as a blacksmith, and Alice was performing home duties. ^[4] By 1915 they had moved to 58 Fitzwilliam St. East Kew. ^[5]

In 1922 Robert was still working as a labourer. He was residing with Alice at 3 Stanley St. Caulfield, ^[6] then in 1924 they moved to 38 Winter St. Malvern, an address they occupied until at least after 1927. ^[7]

The couple moved back to Trafalgar about 1934, with Robert working as a labourer. ^[8] They remained at 38 Whitton St, Trafalgar until after Alice's death. In 1958 Robert's address was Post Office Hotel, Stawell, ^[9] where he lived until he moved to live with his family at Black Range, Stawell. ^[10]

Robert passed away in Stawell on 30 November 1965, ^[11] and was buried in the Stawell Pleasant Creek Cemetery, aged 88 (note, gravestone in profile photo says date of death was 31 November.) ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Birth Records. https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/ Ref:18119/1876
2. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Robert John Cheney, Victoria > 1912 > Gippsland > Moe. Page 6 No. 354 via Ancestry accessed 25 March 2024
3. ↑ The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Marriage Records. https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/ Ref: 3442/1912
4. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Robert John Cheney, Victoria > 1914 > Batman > Fitzroy Central. Page 12 No. 735 via Ancestry accessed 25 March 2024.
5. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Robert John Cheney, Victoria > 1915 > Kooyong > Kew. Page 20 No. 1162 via Ancestry accessed 25 March 2024
6. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Robert John Cheney, Victoria > 1922 > Balaclava > Caulfield Page 16 No.919 via Ancestry accessed 25 March 2024
7. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Robert John Cheney, Victoria > 1924 > Fawkner > Malvern .Page 18 No. 1084 via Ancestry accessed 25 March 2024
8. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Robert John Cheney, Victoria > 1934 > Gipps > Trafalgar. Page 10 No. 573 via Ancestry accessed 25 March 2024
9. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Robert John Cheney, Victoria > 1958 > Stawell > Wimmera. Page 4277 No. 2 via Ancestry accessed 25 March 2024
10. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Robert John Cheney, Victoria > 1917 > Wimmera > Stawell. Page 10 No. 548 via Ancestry accessed 25 March 2024
11. ↑ The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Death Records. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history Ref: 24401/1965 accessed 25 March 2024.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/239470168/robert_john-cheney: accessed March 29, 2024), memorial page for Robert John Cheney (1876–30 Nov 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 239470168, citing Stawell Pleasant Creek Public Cemetery, Stawell, Northern Grampians Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by graj (contributor 50884283).