Douglas Eric Robertson (1896 - 1972)

Born 1896 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

Husband of Olive Victoria Miller — married 10 Apr 1926 in East Malvern, Victoria, Australia

Died 8 Sep 1972 at about age 76 in Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Douglas Eric Robertson was born in 1896 in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, the son of Edith Emily Robertson, nee Stout, and Johnathon Robertson.^[1]

Marriage. Douglas married Olive Victoria Miller in 1926 in Victoria. ^[2]

Table Talk (Melbourne) Thursday 25 March 1926 - Page 60

APPROACHING MARRIAGES ;

The marriage of Miss Olive Miller, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.: W. J. Miller, Kerford Street, East Malvern, to Mr. Douglas Eric Robertson, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Robertson, Auburn Road, Auburn, will take place at the Ewing Memorial Presbyterian Church, Burke Road, East Malvern, at 2 o'clock on April 10. ^[3]

Death. Douglas died on 8 September 1972 at Mount Eliza, Victoria. His death was registered at Windsor, Victoria, giving his birthplace as St. Kilda and naming his parents as John Robertson and Edith Emily Stout. ^[4]

A death notice, published 9th September 1972 in The Age (Melbourne), informed the reader that Douglas Eric Robertson had died the day before, on the 8th September, at Centennial House. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth index: 23678 / 1896. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Douglas Eric ROBERTSON); (Place: ST KILDA); (Mother: Edith Emily STOUT); (Father: Jno)
2. ↑ Marriage index: 5417 / 1926. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Olive Vict MILLER and Douglas Eric ROBERTSON)
3. ↑ Marriage Announcement 1926 'Family Notices', Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic. : 1885 - 1939), 25 March, p. 60. , viewed 22 Feb 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article146584474
4. ↑ Death Index, Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. (Online index accessed 23 Feb 2022): 1972 Death Registration for Douglas Eric ROBERTSON (Edith Emily STOUT & John ROBERTSON) Born at St Kilda, Died Windsor 21448/1972
5. ↑ The Ryerson Index to death notices and obituaries in Australian newspapers Home Page Douglas Eric ROBERTSON, died 8 Sep 1972, The Age (Melbourne) index accessed 23 Feb 2022)