Robert was born 13 Nov 1791 on Saint Helena. He was baptised 7 Jun 1792 at St James, son of Lieutenant Francis Seale and wife.
St Helena 1502-1938 by Philip Gosse records that:
Surname Seale, Forename(s) Francis, Gender m, Title Subaltern, Nationality English, Year 1790, Event Abandoned his wife & partnered Miss Elanor Alexander, of another longstnading Island family like his own. Notes Shocked St Helena society. They had a son Robert Francis Seale (born 13 Nov 1791), who later made a scale model of the Island. Francis Seale was arraigned, & ordered to pay 45 annually to support his earlier family.
1823: Surname Seale, Forename(s) Robert Francis, Title Maj., Nationality English, Year approx. ,Year 1823, Event Son of Francis Seale & Miss Eleanor Alexander, Notes Sent to a school near London; in 1807 engaged as a Junior Writer at age 16 at St Helena; proved a valued cartographer. In 1823 produced a map of the Island for EIC. In 1821 began a scale model of the Island, which the Company eventually paid him 500 pd to complete. This model was eventually taken to England, exhibited, stored, then lost to a museum who destroyed it.
Chaplin's Who's Who of 1914 recotds:
Surname Seale, Forenames Robert Francis, Title Maj., Affiliation HEIC, Status Jun. Merchant, Dep. Storekeeper. Notes Author of "Geognosy of St Helena" & made a scale model of the Island, later exhibited at Addiscombe College (HEIC training college)
14 Nov 1812 - Bachelor Robert Seale married Spinster Harriet Pritchard at St James.
18 Jan 1821 - Widower Robert Seale married Spinster Miss Eleanora Seale at st James.
Sources
Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA). The Diocese of St Helena Parish Registers and Indices held at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Historical Papers Research Archive series AB2073:
Saint Helena Baptism Register St James 7 Jun 1792 [1]
Saint Helena Marriage Register St James 14 Nov 1812 [2]
Saint Helena Marriage Register St James 18 Jan 1821 [3]
St Helena 1502-1938 by Philip Gosse. Oswestry: Anthony Nelson, 1938
Chaplin 1914 St Helena Who's Who
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