Robert James Woolley (abt. 1855 - 1869)

Born about 1855 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Died 28 Mar 1869 at about age 14 in Wyrallah, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Robert Woolley died young.

Robert, child of Jacob and Margaret, died in 1869 in Richmond River, New South Wales.^[1]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) Tue 13 Apr 1869 Page 4 ^[2] Death from Fright. - A magisterial inquiry was recently held at Wyrallah, Richmond River, concerning the death of a boy named Robert Woolley. The deceased, a lad about 12 years of age, it appeared, came home one evening, and said he thought he had been bitten by a snake on the foot. The part was examined, but no marks of a bite could be found ; deceased, however, became very ill, and died in three days. Dr. Markey gave evidence that he had that day made a post mortem examination of the body of Robert Woolley; he found nothing abnormal except the bladder, which contained a little bloody urine ; he found nothing to account for his death ; a place was pointed out to him on the foot, as where he was supposed to have been bitten by a snake - there was no mark, he could not have been bitten there; the only cause which he could assign for his death was fright. A verdict was returned in accordance with the medical testimony.^[3]

Robert was mentioned on a memorial in Wyrallah Cemetery, Wyrallah with a death date of 28 March 1869.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ *Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths Marriages : accessed 14 Oct 2023), Index entry for WOOLLEY ROBERT J; Parents: JACOB and MARGARET; District: RICHMOND RIVER; ; Registration Number: 5862/1869 DOD: 28 MAR 1869
2. ↑ Coroners Inquest https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18736307?searchTerm=robert%20woolley
3. ↑ Death: "New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937"
   State Archives NSW; Series: 2926; Item: 4/8541; Roll: 344
   - Ancestry Record 1785 #319995 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   Robert Woolley death about 1869.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #235914430 (accessed 14 October 2023)
   Memorial page for Robert James Woolley (1855-28 Mar 1869), citing Wyrallah Cemetery, Wyrallah, Lismore City, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Lucas (contributor 50499237).