Walter George ROBERTS (1861

Walter George ROBERTS (1861 - 1923)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Vyan ROBERTS (1891 - 1891) Gerald Claughton ROBERTS (1894 - 1974)	Walter George ROBERTS (1861 - 1923) + Vyan COLLINS (1864 - 1936)	William Barker Claughton ROBERTS (1829 - 1865)



		Asenath ELWORTHY (1829 - 1922)	James ELWORTHY (1796 - 1832)	James ELWORTHY (1770 - 1837)
				Grace Thirza LEIGH (1771 - 1836)
			Elizabeth MORSE ( - 1841)

b. 28 Nov 1861 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

m. 21 Aug 1889 Vyan COLLINS (1864 - 1936) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

d. 17 Sep 1923 at Waverley, New South Wales, Australia aged 61

Near Relatives of Walter George ROBERTS (1861 - 1923)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	James ELWORTHY	bef 11 Dec 1796	Stoke Damerel, Devon, England	25 Feb 1832	St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England	35
Grandmother	Elizabeth MORSE			bef 1841	England

Father in Law	Thomas COLLINS
Mother in Law	Mary HARNETT

Father	William Barker Claughton ROBERTS	1829	Manchester, Lancashire, England	15 Jun 1865	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	36
Mother	Asenath ELWORTHY	bef 29 Apr 1829	Exeter, Devon, England	29 Apr 1922	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	93

Self	Walter George ROBERTS	28 Nov 1861	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	17 Sep 1923	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	61

Wife	Vyan COLLINS	abt 1864	Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia	1936	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	72

Daughter	Vyan ROBERTS	1891	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia	1891	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia	0
Son	Gerald Claughton ROBERTS	12 Aug 1894	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia	1974	New South Wales, Australia	80

Brother	William Alfred ROBERTS	07 Jul 1856	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	30 May 1943	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	86
Sister	Asenath Ellen ROBERTS	1858	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	25 Apr 1944	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia	86
Sister	Edith Mary ROBERTS	19 Feb 1860	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	18 Aug 1937	Balmain North, New South Wales, Australia	77
Sister	Annie Emma Eugenie ROBERTS	31 Mar 1864	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1944	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	80

Uncle	Charles Leonard ELWORTHY	06 May 1823	St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England	Oct 1834	England	11
Uncle	Alfred John ELWORTHY	bef 24 Jun 1824	St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England
Aunt	Ellen Sarah ELWORTHY	bef 23 Feb 1826	St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England	1921	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	95
Uncle	Richard Morgan JONES	18 Feb 1817	London, Middlesex, England	1874	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	57
Aunt	Sarah Elizabeth ELWORTHY	bef 06 Feb 1828	St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England
Uncle	James ELWORTHY	bef 10 Oct 1831	St Sidwell, Exeter, Devon, England

Cousin	(Ellen) Annie JONES	1854	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Marion (Minnie) JONES	1857	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1933	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	76
Cousin	Kate JONES	01 Aug 1859	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia	1945	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	86
Cousin	Richard Morgan JONES	1862	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia	1932	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	70

Niece	Albina (Alma) Wilhelmina M WALTHER	1880	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1944	Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia	64
Nephew	Otto Victor Hubert WALTHER	15 May 1881	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	07 Mar 1940	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	58
Nephew	Walter G S WALTHER	1882	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	1888	Marrickville, Sydney, Australia	6
Niece	Ruby Coralie M WALTHER	1884	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia	1965	Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia	81
Niece	Iona Camilla E L WALTHER	1887	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia	1969	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	82
Nephew	Roy O G WALTHER	1889	Paddington, New South Wales, Australia	1891	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	2
Niece	Rita Olive Eunice WALTHER	13 Apr 1892	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1980		88
Niece	Mary I O'CONNOR	1889	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Margaret A O'CONNOR	1895	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Kevin A W O'CONNOR	1900	Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law	Elizabeth COLLINS
Sister in Law	Emma La Veigne WEAVERS
Brother in Law	Alfred Allfreid Seigmund W WALTHER	25 Jul 1853	New South Wales, Australia	17 Sep 1895	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	42
Brother in Law	Patrick O'CONNOR	abt 1852	Ireland

Events in Walter George ROBERTS (1861 - 1923)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
28 Nov 1861		Walter George ROBERTS was born	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1862/BA00890
15 Jun 1865	3	Death of father William Barker Claughton ROBERTS (aged 36)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	653/1865
21 Aug 1889	27	Married Vyan COLLINS (aged 25)	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1264/1889
1891	30	Birth of daughter Vyan ROBERTS	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia	13205/1891
1891	30	Death of daughter Vyan ROBERTS	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia	6006/1891
12 Aug 1894	32	Birth of son Gerald Claughton ROBERTS	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia	13456/1894
29 Apr 1922	60	Death of mother Asenath ELWORTHY (aged 93)	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	7519/1922
17 Sep 1923	61	Walter George ROBERTS died	Waverley, New South Wales, Australia	15824/1923

Personal Notes:

Walter George Roberts was born in Brisbane on 28 Nov 1861 when the family lived in Wickham Terrace. Back in Sydney, on 21 Aug 1889, Walter wed Vyan COLLINS born in Jamberoo about 1864. A daughter Vyan was born in 1891 but died the same year.

When their son Gerald Claughton was born on 12 Aug 1894, Walter's occupation was given as a grocer living at 3 Mt Vernon Street, Annandale. When Walter died on 17 Sep 1923 from acute bronchitis and myocarditis at 26 Grafton Street, Woollahra where his mother had died the previous year, he was a reader on the Sun newspaper. Gerald, who was the informant. was shown as a wine and spirit merchant of Victoria Avenue, Chatswood.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

- Reference = 42 (Name, Notes)

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

- Reference = Sydney Morning Herald 18 Sep 1923 (Death)

- Notes: ROBERTS.—September 17, at his residence, 26 Grafton- street, Woollahra, Walter George Roberts, formerly of "The Sun" Newspaper Co., second son of the late W. B. and Asenath Roberts, aged 61 years.

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