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Robert William Jolly 1841–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1841

Birth Location: Redruth, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 4 Oct 1908

Death Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Father: Richard Jolly

Mother: * ROSKELLY

Spouse(s): Jane Wishart

Children(s): William Jolly, Samuel Jolly, Jane Jolly, Robert Jolly, Francis Jolly, Margaret Jolly, Richard Jolly

Robert William Jolly was born in 1841 in Redruth, Cornwall, England, the child of Richard Jolly And Janet Jane Roskelly. Robert William Jolly married Jane Watt Wishart, and had children including Francis John Jolly, Jane Ann Jeanette Jolly, Margaret Jane Jolly, Richard Frederick Jolly, Robert William Jolly, Samuel James Jolly, William Wishart Jolly. Robert William Jolly passed away in 1908 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Robert William Jolly was born in 1841 in Redruth, Cornwall, England, the child of Richard Jolly And Janet Jane Roskelly.
  • Robert William Jolly married Jane Watt Wishart, and had children including Francis John Jolly, Jane Ann Jeanette Jolly, Margaret Jane Jolly, Richard Frederick Jolly, Robert William Jolly, Samuel James Jolly, William Wishart Jolly.
  • Robert William Jolly passed away in 1908 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Jolly's Ancestors

Self
Robert Jolly
1841–1908
Birth Place: Redruth, Cornwall, England
Parents
Richard Jolly
1807–1852
St Allen, Cornwall, England
* (JANET JANE) ROSKELLY
1809–1875
St Enoder, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Wm Jolly
1773–1846
Cornwall, England
Grace Williams
1771–1856
Wendron, Cornwall, England
William (Anthony) Roskilly\Roskelly\Reskelly
1775–1841
Lanreath, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Jolly
1781–1850
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Jolly
1751–1818
Elizabeth Sollomon
1749–1816
Richard Roskilly
1734–1818
Elizabeth Pooley
1735–1821
William Jolly
1747–1812
Elizabeth Salloman
1749–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Jolly
1718–1784
Ann Williams
1727–1793
William Solomon
1712–1761
Catherine Dowrick
1710–1790

Robert Jolly's Descendants

1.
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Robert (William) Jolly (Sep 1841–4 Oct 1908) m. Jane (Watt) Wishart (14 Apr 1843–08 Jun1913)
  1. 1. William (Wishart) Jolly 1870–1951 m. Elizabeth Armstrong 1859–1947
    1. 1. Minnie Jolly 1905–1946
  2. 2. Samuel (James) Jolly 1872–1950 m. Alice (Louisa) Vaudeau 1871–1947
    1. 1. Albert (William) Jolly 1895–1961
    2. 2. Francis (Samuel) Jolly 1898–1976 m. Doris Mckenzie 1899– m. Vera (Pearl May) Pursell 1902–1979
  3. 3. Jane (Ann (Jeanette)) Jolly 1881–1944 m. Edgar (Ernest) Middlin 1882–1963
    1. 1. Frank (Trevean) Middlin 1909–1984 m. Leila (Margaret Islay) McNab 1912–2007
    2. 2. Rita (Jeanette) Middlin 1908–1988
    3. 3. Phillip (Maxwell) Middlin 1921–1994
    4. 4. Albert ("Edgar" Wishart) Middlin 1907–1984
    5. 5. Ronald (Aljo) Middlin 1916–1990
  4. 4. Robert (William) Jolly 1866–1930 m. Mary (Ann "Polly") Featherstone 1872–1932
    1. 1. Vera (May) Jolly 1901–1982 m. Jack Gluyas 1900–1974
      1. 1. Jack Gluyas 1937–1972
    2. 2. Richard (William) Jolly 1899–1972 m. Daphne (Marguerite) Tyson 1902–1976
      1. 1. Clive (Richard) Jolly 1927–2007
      2. 2. Shirley (Kay) Jolly 1922–2010
    3. 3. Maud (Irene) Jolly 1896–1985 m. Charles (Arthur) Gladman 1894–1948
      1. 1. Arthur (Maxwell) Gladman 1920–2005
      2. 2. Lola (Lorraine) Gladman 1922–1987
      3. 3. Ralph Gladman 1924–2001
      4. 4. Beryl (Irene) Gladman 1928–2017
    4. 4. Rita (Doris) Jolly 1905–1979 m. Reginald (Balstron) Furlong 1902–1987
      1. 1. Leslie (Howard) Furlong 1940–2007
      2. 2. Joan (Elizabeth) Furlong 1942–2011
    5. 5. Robert (William) Jolly 1903–1972 m. Kathleen (Mavis) Zilles 1902–1982
  5. 5. Francis (John) Jolly 1868–1883
  6. 6. Margaret (Jane) Jolly 1876–1964
  7. 7. Richard (Frederick) Jolly 1878–1953 m. Olive (May) Brockenshire 1882–1964
    1. 1. Harold (Keith Wishart) Jolly 1912–1942
    2. 2. Dorothy (Elaine) Jolly 1910–2001

Robert Jolly's Timeline

3 Records

1841
Sep 1841
Birth of Robert William Jolly in Redruth, Cornwall, England
Redruth, Cornwall, England
1908
4 Oct 1908
Age 67
Death of Robert William Jolly in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1921
11 Feb 1921
Age 80
Robert William Jolly - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1841
    Event Place: Redruth, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1921
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

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