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Robert Petrie 1829–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1829

Birth Location: Gateshead, Durham, , England

Death Date: 6 Aug 1917

Death Location: Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia

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Spouse(s): Jane Robson

Children(s): Flora Petrie, Dora Petrie, Jane Petrie, Robert Petrie, Ada Petrie

Robert Petrie was born in 1829 in Gateshead, Durham, , England, the child of Alexander Petrie And Dorothea Miller. Robert Petrie married Jane Robson, and had children including Ada Mary Petrie, Dora Petrie, Flora Miller Petrie, Jane Robson Petrie, Robert Alexander Petrie. Robert Petrie passed away in 1917 in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Robert Petrie was born in 1829 in Gateshead, Durham, , England, the child of Alexander Petrie And Dorothea Miller.
  • Robert Petrie married Jane Robson, and had children including Ada Mary Petrie, Dora Petrie, Flora Miller Petrie, Jane Robson Petrie, Robert Alexander Petrie.
  • Robert Petrie passed away in 1917 in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia.

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Robert Petrie
1829–1917
Birth Place: Gateshead, Durham, , England
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Robert Petrie's Descendants

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Robert Petrie (15 Apr 1829–6 Aug 1917) m. Jane Robson (Abt 1836–2 Apr 1896)
  1. 1. Flora (Miller) Petrie 1871–1944 m. James (Reginald) Morton 1872–1908 m. Robert (William) Inglis 1879–1957
    1. 1. James (Robert) Morton 1897–1981 m. Ruth (Boden) Nichols 1901–
  2. 2. Dora Petrie 1865–1954 m. Thomas Smyth 1865–1938
    1. 1. Ada (Cora) Smyth 1897–
    2. 2. Harry (Lynden) Smyth 1892–
  3. 3. Jane (Robson) Petrie 1867–1951 m. Walter (George Hynam) J.P. 1868–1940
    1. 1. Robert (George) Hynam 1899–1940 m. Olive (Mary) Moloney 1905–1996
    2. 2. Doris Hynam 1903–1983
  4. 4. Robert (Alexander) Petrie 1869–1932 m. Cecilia (Maria) Hynam 1873–1941
  5. 5. Ada (Mary) Petrie 1874–1964

Robert Petrie's Timeline

3 Records

1829
15 Apr 1829
Birth of Robert Petrie in Gateshead, Durham, , England
Gateshead, Durham, , England
1917
5 Aug 1917
Age 88
Death of Robert Petrie in Invermay, , Victoria, Australia
Invermay, , Victoria, Australia
1917
6 Aug 1917
Age 88
Burial of Robert Petrie in Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1829
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Victorian BDM Civil Registration, Marriage Certificate: Registration No. 614
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2402; Folio: 130; Page: 38; GSU roll : 87080.
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings, FHL Film Number: 0252779-0252785

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Invermay, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, Registration Number: 7617
    [2] Great War Index, 1914-1920, Registration number 7617 / 1917
    [3] The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869-1896; 1914-1918), Monday, 6 August 1917, Page 2
    [4] The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865-1924), Monday, 6 August 1917, Page 4
    [5] 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
    [6] Ballarat Cemetery Burial Records
    [7] Find A Grave Memorial Database, Memorial ID 227925548

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Ballarat, , Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869-1896; 1914-1918), Monday, 6 August 1917, Page 8
    [2] The Ballarat Courier (Vic. : 1869-1896; 1914-1918), Wednesday, 8 August 1917, Page 4
    [3] The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865-1924), Monday, 6 August 1917, Page 4
    [4] The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865-1924), Wednesday, 8 August 1917, Page 4
    [5] Ballarat Cemetery Burial Records
    [6] Find A Grave Memorial Database, Memorial ID 227925548

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