Richard
Roberts
Born in Grahamstown, Cape Colony
Son of John Roberts
and Rose (Duncan) Roberts
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Letitia (Thomas) Roberts
— married
12 Sep 1866 in Albert, Cape Colony
Father of
Annie Meriam (Roberts) Widlake
Died
at age 69
in Johannesburg, Tranvaal Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2023
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Biography
Richard was born in 1838 in the Cape Colony; he was the son of John Roberts and Rose (Duncan) Roberts.
He was 27 years old when he married 18-year-old Elizabeth Letitia Thomas in Christ Church in Spion Kop, Burgersdorp on 12 September 1866.[1]
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| Marriage Richard Roberts to Elizabeth Letitia Thomas |
They had the following children:
- Richard Humphrey Duncan Roberts
- Edwin Thomas Roberts
- Olympia Caroline Roberts
- George Clifford Roberts
- Mildred Eleanor Roberts
- Evered John Roberts
- Annie Meriam Roberts
- Vida Bell Roberts
- Rose Jane Roberts
- Cecil Gordon Roberts
- Harry Leopold Roberts
Richard was a Stockbroker; he was 69 years old and living at Keizer Street, Johannesburg when he passed away in the Johannesburg Hospital on 29 December 1907.[2][3]
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| Death Notification of Richard Roberts |
Sources
- ↑ "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F1J-B28P : 3 June 2023), Richard Roberts, 1866
- ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8BR-2Z6Z : Fri Oct 06 15:33:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard Roberts, 29 Dec 1907
- ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 19 October 2023
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