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Richard Rodda (abt. 1837 - 1885)

Richard Rodda
Born about in St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdommap
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Died at about age 48 in Moonta Bay, South Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

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Richard Rodda was born in St Austell, Cornwall, England.
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Richard Rodda migrated from Cornwall, England to South Australia.
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Richard was born about 1837

On the 8th inst.., at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. W. Brown, Richard, youngest son of Captain Rodda, Penrice, to Kezia, eldest daughter of Mr. George Watson, Angaston.[1]

RODDA.—Drowned by the accidental upsetting of a boat in Spencer's Gulf, Richard Rodda, of Moonta, brother of Mrs. Edmund Lewis, Commercial-street; also, at the same time and place, Frank, his youngest son, aged 10 years. [2][3]

Sources

  1. Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904) Sat 17 Oct 1857
  2. Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954) Wed 14 Jan 1885
  3. Times (Port Wallaroo, SA : 1882 - 1888) Wed 7 Jan 1885 Page 2 FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT MOONTA.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQB9-ZK4 : 5 March 2021), Richd Rodda in household of Richd Rodda, St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.




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