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Robert Preston 1855–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1855

Birth Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 27 Mar 1926

Death Location: Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Preston

Mother: Rosanna Clark

Spouse(s): Jessie Farer

Children(s): Amos Preston, John Preston, Robert Preston, Rose Preston, Ada Preston, Jessie Preston

Robert Preston was born in 1855 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the child of John Preston And Rosanna Clark. Robert Preston married Jessie Farer, and had children including Ada Preston, Amos Victor Preston, Jessie Brockway Preston, John Farmer Preston, Robert James Leslie Preston, Rose Anne Alice Preston. Robert Preston passed away in 1926 in Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Robert Preston was born in 1855 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, the child of John Preston And Rosanna Clark.
  • Robert Preston married Jessie Farer, and had children including Ada Preston, Amos Victor Preston, Jessie Brockway Preston, John Farmer Preston, Robert James Leslie Preston, Rose Anne Alice Preston.
  • Robert Preston passed away in 1926 in Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Preston's Ancestors

Self
Robert Preston
1855–1926
Birth Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John Preston
1830–1889
Islip, Oxfordshire, England.
Rosanna Clark
1834–1908
Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
John Preston
1806–1882
Oddington Oxfordshire England
Hannah Jones
1803–1882
Headington, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1770–1848
Mary Tennant
1775–1840
Joseph Jones
1762–1831
Ann Snow
1761–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1730–1810
Hannah Howse
1734–1815
George Tennant
1738–1786
Mary Weaver
1745–1813
William Jones
1737–1761
Sarah Horton
1737–1814
Lewis Snow**
1720–1795
Elizabeth George**
1723–1792

Robert Preston's Descendants

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Robert Preston (1855–27 Mar 1926) m. Jessie Farer (1859–20 October 1926)
  1. 1. Amos (Victor) Preston 1891–
  2. 2. John (Farmer) Preston 1882–1949 m. Nellie (Tant) Preston 1882–1975
    1. 1. Nellie Preston 1925–2002 m. Noel Gould 1923–1997 m. Albert (E) Riches 1906–1974
    2. 2. Robert 1919–1997 m. Loma (Iris) Quirk 1920–1990
    3. 3. Allan 1921–1967
  3. 3. Robert (James Leslie) Preston 1884–1949
  4. 4. Rose (Anne Alice) Preston 1880–1901
  5. 5. Ada Preston 1889–1980
  6. 6. Jessie (Brockway) Preston 1894–1979 m. Bertram (Ernest) Carlton 1894–1943
    1. 1. Andrew (Bertram) Carlton –1994

Robert Preston's Timeline

9 Records

1855
1855
Birth of Robert Preston in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
1855
1855
Birth of Robert Preston in Chilwell Vic
Chilwell Vic
1855
1855
Birth of Robert Preston in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
1855
1855
Birth of Robert Preston in Victoria
Victoria
1855
1855
Birth of Robert Preston in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
1879
1879
Age 24
Robert Preston was married in Victoria
Victoria
1903
1903
Age 48
Robert Preston resided here in Footscray North, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
Footscray North, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia
1926
27 Mar 1926
Age 71
Death of Robert Preston in Redfern, New South Wales
Redfern, New South Wales
1929
9 Dec 1929
Age 74
Robert Preston - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Chilwell Vic
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Victoria
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1879
    Event Place: Victoria

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Footscray North, Melbourne Ports, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Croydon
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Redfern, New South Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [4] 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
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1929
    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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