Richard Carlile Robey (1875 - 1899)

Born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Frances Mabel (Hobson) Johnson — married 1895 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1899 at about age 24 in Melbourne, Victoria

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Biography

Richard was the son of Robert Robey and Elizabeth Johanna Passmore. He was born in 1875 in the district of Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.^[1][2]

Richard emigrated with his mother aboard the Swanton from London, which arrived in Melbourne, Victoria on 23rd June 1884.^[3]

In 1895 Richard married Frances Mabel Hobson in Victoria, Australia.^[4]

Richard died in the Melbourne Hospital on 27th March 1899, after a short and painful illness.^[5][6][7][8]

Research Notes

Newspaper death notice indicates Richard's father lived in North Melbourne. He likely arrived on a different ship as only Richard and his mother were on the Swanton passenger list.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 1 January 2021) database entry for Robey, Richard Carlile (Mother's maiden name: Passmore) GRO Reference: 1875 Q2 in Shoreditch, Volume 01C, Page 63.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27S-N3LS : accessed 1 Jan 2021), Richard Robey in household of Robert Robey, Mile End New Town, London,Middlesex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, Piece/Folio 441/74, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,265.
3. ↑ Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7666 (Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 [database on-line] : accessed 1 Jan 2021) Passenger list for Swanton, Departed: London, Destination: Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney Australia. Passenger list includes Elizabeth Robey (42) and Richard Robey (9) for Melbourne, Arrived: 23 Jun 1884. Free Ancestry Image
4. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Victoria. Online index - Marriage (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history : accessed 1 Jan 2021) index entry for Robey, Richd Carlile and Hobson, Frances Mabel (Marriage Year: 1895, Registration number: 714/1895)
5. ↑ The Age, Melbourne, Vic., 28 March 1899, page 1, column 4, Family Notices. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 1 January 2021) death notice for Richard Carlile Robey, aged 23y11m, died 27th March in Melbourne Hospital, husband of Frances Mabel Robey, youngest son of Robert Robey, late of Courtney-street, North Melbourne, son-in-law of John Hobson of "The Age" office.
6. ↑ The Age, Melbourne, Vic., 27 March 1901, page 1, column 1, Family Notices. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 1 January 2021) Memoriam notice from widow. Age cannot be determined - obscured by binding.
7. ↑ The Age, Melbourne, Vic., 28 March 1914, page 7, column 4, Family Notices. (Trove, National Library of Australia, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?type=newspapers : accessed 1 January 2021) Memoriam notice from daughters Florrie and Grace, and mother-in-law Mrs Hobson.
8. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Victoria. Online index - Death (https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history : accessed 1 Jan 2021) index entry for Robie, Richd Carlisle (Death Year: 1899, Father: Robt Robie, Mother: Elizth Passmore, Age: 23, Death Place: Melb E Hosp, Registration number: 2774/1899.