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Robert Smelt Bush 1843–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 August 1843

Birth Location: Jubbulpore, Bengal, India

Death Date: 8 January 1932

Death Location: Point Clare, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia

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Spouse(s): Eliza Faulkner

Children(s): James Bush, Robert Bush, Marian Lapraik, Rose Innes, Edwin Bush, Henry Bush

The story of Robert Smelt Bush began in 1843 in Jubbulpore, Bengal, India. In 1879, Robert Smelt Bush resided in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Robert Smelt Bush married Eliza Bush Nee Faulkner, and had children including Edwin Faulkner Bush, Henry Robertson Bush, James Tobin Fairchild Bush, Marian Eliza Lapraik, Robert Bush, Rose Louisa Innes. Robert Smelt Bush passed away in 1932 in Point Clare, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Smelt Bush began in 1843 in Jubbulpore, Bengal, India.
  • In 1879, Robert Smelt Bush resided in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Robert Smelt Bush married Eliza Bush Nee Faulkner, and had children including Edwin Faulkner Bush, Henry Robertson Bush, James Tobin Fairchild Bush, Marian Eliza Lapraik, Robert Bush, Rose Louisa Innes.
  • Robert Smelt Bush passed away in 1932 in Point Clare, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Robert Bush's Ancestors

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Robert Bush
1843–1932
Birth Place: Jubbulpore, Bengal, India
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Robert Bush's Descendants

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Robert (Smelt) Bush (24 August 1843–8 January 1932) m. Eliza (Bush Nee) Faulkner (1845–31 Dec 1927)
  1. 1. James (Tobin Fairchild) Bush 1873–1920
  2. 2. Robert Bush 1872–1950
  3. 3. Marian (Eliza) Lapraik 1876–1919
  4. 4. Rose (Louisa) Innes 1874–1907
  5. 5. Edwin (Faulkner) Bush 1881–1902
  6. 6. Henry (Robertson) Bush 1878–1947

Robert Bush's Timeline

8 Records

1843
24 August 1843
Birth of Robert Smelt Bush in Jubbulpore, Bengal, India
Jubbulpore, Bengal, India
1843
23 Nov 1843
Robert Smelt Bush was christened in Saugor, Bengal, India
Saugor, Bengal, India
1879
6 Sep 1879
Age 36
Robert Smelt Bush resided here in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
1882
1882-1884
Age 39
Robert Smelt Bush resided here in Opotiki, New Zealand
Opotiki, New Zealand
1883
1883-1884
Age 40
Robert Smelt Bush resided here in Opotiki, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Opotiki, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
1884
16 Jan 1884
Age 41
Robert Smelt Bush resided here in Opotiki
Opotiki
1890
1890
Age 47
Robert Smelt Bush resided here in Opotiki, New Zealand
Opotiki, New Zealand
1932
8 January 1932
Age 89
Death of Robert Smelt Bush in New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1843
    Event Place: Jubbulpore, Bengal, India
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1908, 1925, 1938
    [2] India, Select Births and Baptisms
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1843
    Event Place: Saugor, Bengal, India
    Record Source: India, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, 1800's to Current, The New Zealand Herald; Publication Date: 6 Sep 1879; Publication Place: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1882-1884
    Event Place: Opotiki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1883-1884
    Event Place: Opotiki, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise´s New Zealand Post Office Directory

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1884
    Event Place: Opotiki
    Record Source: New Zealand, The New Zealand Gazette, 1860-1894

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Opotiki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Directories, 1866-1933, Gould Genealogy; South Australia, Australia; New Zealand National Directories, 1866-1915

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society Inc

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Thames
    Record Source: New Zealand, Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1908, 1925, 1938

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 January 1932
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society Inc
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Point Clare, Central Coast Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Central Coast Family History Society Inc
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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