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Robert Thomas CUPITT (1869 - 1926)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Robert Thomas CUPITT (1869 - 1926)	Joseph CUPITT (1839 - 1923)
		Martha DOWSETT (1843 - 1928)	John DOWSETT (1809 - 1863)
			Deborah BALLS (1813 - 1871)

b. 1869 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

d. 22 Jun 1926 at Adelong, New South Wales, Australia aged 57

Near Relatives of Robert Thomas CUPITT (1869 - 1926)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John DOWSETT	1809	Essex, England	1863	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	54
Grandmother	Deborah BALLS	1813		1871		58
Father	Joseph CUPITT	1839		1923	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	84
Mother	Martha DOWSETT	23 Dec 1843	Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia	11 Jul 1928	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	84
Self	Robert Thomas CUPITT	1869	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	22 Jun 1926	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	57
Sister	Deborah Maria CUPITT	19 Aug 1866	Berrima, New South Wales, Australia	1956		90
Sister	Rebecca Paphelia Mary CUPITT	28 May 1871	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1953		82
Sister	Martha Jane CUPITT	02 Oct 1873	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1966		93
Sister	Alice Angelina Elizabeth CUPITT	16 Aug 1878	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1969		91
Brother	Joseph James Emanuel CUPITT	21 Nov 1880	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	14 Nov 1928	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	47
Sister	Ada Louisa CUPITT	04 Jul 1883	Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia	1943		60
Uncle	George DOWSETT	1834	Maldon, Essex, England	1908	Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia	74
Aunt	Ann HARRIS	1836		1926		90
Cousin	George Augustus DOWSETT	1861	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1930	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	69
Cousin	John Frederick DOWSETT	1864	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1943	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	79
Cousin	Willaim DOWSETT	1866	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	30 Aug 1926	The Rock, New South Wales, Australia	60
Cousin	Charles Arthur DOWSETT	1872	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1949	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	77
Niece	Edna Constantina Maria CUPITT	1892		1973		81
Nephew	Fredrick ROOKE		Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	abt 02 Jan 1917	France
Nephew	Ronald ROOKE		Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1984	New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Doris ROOKE	1901	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mary ROOKE	1904	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Anetta ROOKE	1906	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William Henry ROOKE	1909	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1967	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	58
Nephew	Herbert J ROOKE	1910	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia		Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Allen E ROOKE	1912	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia		Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Harold N ROOKE	1915	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Ernest John BEAVER	1905	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1980	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	75
Niece	Jane Elizabeth Jinnie BEAVER	1906	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1977		71
Niece	Olive Isabel BEAVER	1908	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1995	Concord, New South Wales, Australia	87
Nephew	Thomas Lyle BEAVER	1910	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	Frederick MOULT	1855		1936		81
Brother in Law	William Albert LANEY	04 Aug 1866	Yass, New South Wales, Australia	22 Jan 1939	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	72
Brother in Law	William ROOKE	1874		1945		71
Brother in Law	Thomas Keirnan Wiggins BEAVER	1878	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	09 Mar 1949	Canberra, ACT, Australia	71
Sister in Law	Valerie Agnes ATKINSON	15 Oct 1890	North Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1960		70
Brother in Law	Thomas Henry MANNS	1881		1928		47

Events in Robert Thomas CUPITT (1869 - 1926)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1869		Robert Thomas CUPITT was born	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1923	54	Death of father Joseph CUPITT (aged 84)	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia		63
22 Jun 1926	57	Robert Thomas CUPITT died	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia		63

Personal Notes:

The Tumut and Adelong Times 29 Jun 1926 The Late Mr Robt T. Cupitt An inquest into the death of Mr. Robert Thomas Cupitt was conducted at the Courthouse, Adelong, on Friday last, by Coroner W. W. Burkinshaw, when the following evidence was ad duced :— Sergt. John Ballantyne, Sergeant of Police stationed at Adelong, deposed : On the evening of 22nd June, from a telephone message received, proceeded, in company with Dr. Gallagher and Coroner to Mr Robert Cupitt's house at Rika. In a waggon outside, covered over, I saw the body of Robert Tho mas Cupitt and, in the company of the doctor, examined the body, but found no marks of any kind thereon. Deceased had, apparently been dead only a few hours. After the examin ation by Dr. Gallagher, the Govern- ment Medical Officer at Adelong, the Coroner issued an order for burial. Deceased's body was then taken charge of by his family, and I feel quite sure there are no suspicious cir cumstances surrounding the case. Robert Edward Cupitt deposed: I am a woodcutter, residing at Tumut road, Adelong. On the morning of 22nd June, my father (deceased) and I took two loads of wood to the gold dredges, each driving a separate team, After delivering the wood, I left for home. My father had not quite un loaded, but he said "You go ahead and I will catch you up." I looked back on several occasions and saw my father and his team coming along. Some three miles from home, I came over a hill and could not then see back along the road. After unyok ing my bullocks, I began to feel anxi ous about his non-arrival, and I rode my horse back to see what was the matter. I found him lying dead, just on the off-side of his horse team, and his three dogs were lying down and the horses standing. I saw George Ford going across the paddock, and I sang out to him. He came over and saw my father, and, as it was raining heavily, we lifted his body on to the waggon and I drove his waggon home, and left the body on the wag gon till the Coroner and doctor and police arrived. My father used to take giddy turns and nearly fell off his horse at times. He was a man who had no enemies. Think that he must have felt a bad turn coming on and stopped the team just before he died. Am deceased's only son, and always worked with him and we have been on the best of terms. Mary Teresa Cupitt deposed : Am wife of deceased, Robert Thomas Cup itt. On the morning of 22nd June he left home for work, and appeared to be in his usual state of health. He had been taking bad turns at times, but not lately. He used to complain about pains in the heart and short ness of breath, but had not seen a doc tor about it. I last saw him alive on the morning of 22nd June. His life was insured for £300 in the Australian Provincial Assurance Association, an accident and sickness policy. He was a man well liked and did not drink, and had no enemies. I can only think it was heart trouble that caused his death. He was 57 years of age at the time of his death. We always lived together quite happily. George Stephen Ford deposed : Am a laborer aud reside at Grahamstown. Remember 22nd June last. Was out at Califat, working there. Was com ing home, between 4 and 5 o'clock in the evening. Heard some one singing out. Pulled up my horse and looked round, and heard some one say, "Come on, quick !" Looked round and saw a horse team standing on a bush road. Galloped across to the waggon. Asked Mr. Bob Cupitt jr. what was wrong, and then saw the body of his father, Robert Thomas Cupitt, lying on the road. Said, "What is the matter with him," and he said "He's dead." Jum- ped off my horse, tied it up, and lifted the man's head with my hand, and I could see that he was quite dead. The body was not quite cold. It was rain ing at the time, and there were twenty or thirty head of cattle round about, and we did not know what to do ; so I assisted the son to lift his fa ther's body on to the waggon. Told Robert Cupitt jr. to drive off home, and I would get assistance to go out to them. Cantered across to Mr. Smith's place, about a mile further along, and asked a man there to go over to Cupitt's whilst I went and rang the police and doctor up. Came to Mr. Hassett's place, where there is a 'phone, and Mr. Hassett rang up at once. Have known deceased for over fifty years. He was a strictly sober man, and I can only think it must have been heart failure that caused his death. To the best of my know ledge the family always lived most happily together. Dr. William Patrick Gallagher, Government Medical Officer residing at Adelong, deposed : On the evening of 22nd June last saw the body of Robert Thomas Cupitt at his resi dence, Rika. There were no marks on the body. His lips were cyanosed. From his past history of breathless ness on exertion and praecordial pain, I am of the opinion that he was a sufferer from angina. Am of the opin ion that the cause of death was heart failure. Am satisfied there are no suspicious circumstances connected with the death. The Coroner found that the said Robert Thomas Cupitt was found dead at Califat, without any marks of vio lence appearing on his body; and he further found that he died from natu ral causes, to wit, heart failure.

Source References:

63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 29 Jun 1926 (Name, Notes, Death)

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 29 Jun 1926 (Death)

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