Augustus Sanford Keats Roe (1852 - 1921)

Born 7 Jan 1852 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Newman) Roe — married 14 Feb 1888 in Fremantle, Western Australia

Husband of Elizabeth King Puenta (Cook) Roe — married 1910 in Victoria, Australia

Died 15 Mar 1921 at age 69 in Chirritta, Esplanade, Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

MR. A. S. ROE. ^[1]
Mr. Augustus Sanford Keats Roe was born in the Western Australian capital on January 7, 1852, and is the youngest of six sons of the late Captain John Septimus Roe, R.N., for 42 years Surveyor-General of this State. He was educated at Bishop Hale's College, Perth, and at the close of his scholastic career was articled to the legal profession under Messrs. Stone and Son.
After being admitted to the Bar in 1873. and practising for about 12 months at Fremantle, Mr. Roe became engaged in pearling pursuits in the North-West, procuring for this purpose Malay divers from the Netherlands-India Archipelago, which they visited in the slack season for the purpose of recruiting. Upon the fall in the price of pearl-shell some four years later, he turned his attention to nautical life, and was sailing and trading amongst those islands for upwards of 10 years, at one time holding a Holland master mariners certificate.

During this period he visited Hong Kong and the west coast of Borneo. besides all the Polynesian islands, for copra, gutta-percha, rattan, coffee. and rice, and in the course of his voyages navigated the rivers of Borneo, Brou, Bolongan, and Koeti, acquiring a familiar knowledge of the Malay language and a close insight into the habits of the people.

Returning to Roebourne (named after his father) he practised his profession there for 12 years, during which period he gave considerable attention to mining investments, and acted as attorney for numerous large English syndicates.

In December 1890 he was appointed as Auditor of the Roebourne Municipal Council.

When, owing to the expansion of interests in the North-West and its growing population, sittings of the Supreme Court in its criminal jurisdiction to try capital cases became necessary, Mr. Roe was appointed under a commission issued in each separate case to preside as Judge.
He carried out these duties for some considerable time, and in 1898 received the appointment of police magistrate at Perth, in his earlier years of office discharging full Judge's duties, with the exception of exercising appellate jurisdiction in Full Court.

Mr. Roe is a member of the Weld Club.

He was married to Elizabeth.^[2]

His children were: ^[2]

• John Edward Roe (1889–?)
• Douglas Roe (1895–?)

In 1861, his family visited Hugh Hamersley in Pyrton, Oxfordshire, England.^[3]

In 1903, Augustus Sandford Roe, a Civil Servant, and Mary Roe, Housewife, gave their residence as Esplanade, Cottesloe, on the Electoral Roll (ER), and again in 1906, when Mary was doing Home Duties.

Augustus Sandford Keats Roe had a marriage registered to Elizth King Puente Cook in 1910, in Victoria, Australia^[4].

1912, 1913 and 1915 ERs have Augustus, at "Chirritta", Esplanade, Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe, the house he had built in the 1890's, and a Civil Servant; Elizabeth Roe, at Esplanade, Cottesloe, married, with George Harriott Roe giving that version of the address, and a Station Owner.

Augustus died on 15 March 1921 at Chirritta, Esplanade, Cottesloe, Western Australia.^[2][5]

The Chiritta property was built by Augustus Roe in the late 1890s and is described as being in "the blue-chip location of Peppermint Grove on the edge of the Swan River"^[6].

Sources

Marriage registration : (1841-1936) ^[7]

• KB00024568 Karrakatta Burial

• "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTDV-RBX : 11 February 2018), Augustus Sanford Keats Roe, 07 Jan 1852; citing Western Australia, Australia; FHL microfilm 1,363,650.

• "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZ4-XLT : 11 February 2018), Augustus Landford Keats Roe in entry for John Edward Roe, 14 Jul 1889; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,368,364.
• "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTHR-R4R : 11 February 2018), Augustus Sandford Keats Roe in entry for John Edward Roe, ; citing Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia; FHL microfilm 284,852.

1. ↑ The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954)
   Thu 21 May 1914 Page 6 POLICE MAGISTRATES
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Deaths." 16 March 1921. The West Australian (Perth), p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27958938.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch : 12 December 2017, Augustus J Roe in household of Hugh Hamersley, Pyrton, Oxfordshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast : n.d. paywall ; citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61649&h=1192610&tid=4623984&pid=481604106&usePUB=true&_phsrc=CrY6744&_phstart=successSource
5. ↑ Augustus S. K. Roe's death record at WA Online Indexes: Reg. No: 378; Reg. year: 1921. Retrieved 22 April 2018 by Clare Spring from http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx.
6. ↑ https://www.domain.com.au/news/nigel-satterley-buys-historic-chiritta-home-in-perths-peppermint-grove-for-175m-20130813-2ru2d/
7. ↑ Pioneers Index wa.gov format change 1906/1954

• Residence and Occupation: Ancestry.com. Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. 1903,