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Robert James Leslie Preston 1884–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1884

Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 05 Sep 1949

Death Location: Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Robert Preston

Mother: Jessie Farer

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Robert James Leslie Preston began in 1884 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Robert James Leslie Preston passed away in 1949 in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert James Leslie Preston began in 1884 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
  • Robert James Leslie Preston passed away in 1949 in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Preston's Ancestors

Self
Robert Preston
1884–1949
Birth Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Parents
Robert Preston
1855–1926
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Jessie Farer
1859–1926
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
John Preston
1830–1889
Islip, Oxfordshire, England.
Rosanna Clark
1834–1908
Donegal, Ireland
John Farmer
1822–1895
Leicestershire, England
Janet Logan
1827–1873
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1806–1882
Hannah Jones
1803–1882
John Farmer
1798–
Eliz. Pickering
1799–
Robert Logan
1797–
Janet Wood
1798–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Preston
1770–1848
Mary Tennant
1775–1840
Joseph Jones
1762–1831
Ann Snow
1761–1820
William Pickering
1771–1854
Muriel Pitts
1774–1844
Jean Miller
1767–

Robert Preston's Timeline

10 Records

1884
1884
Birth of Robert James Leslie Preston in Ballarat Victoria
Ballarat Victoria
1884
1884
Birth of Robert James Leslie Preston in Ballarat Victoria
Ballarat Victoria
1884
1884
Birth of Robert James Leslie Preston in Ballarat Victoria
Ballarat Victoria
1884
1884
Birth of Robert James Leslie Preston in Ballarat Victoria
Ballarat Victoria
1884
1884
Birth of Robert James Leslie Preston in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1884
1884
Birth of Robert James Leslie Preston in Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
1884
1884
Birth of Robert James Leslie Preston in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1949
02 Sep 1949
Age 65
Death of Robert James Leslie Preston in NSWales
NSWales
1949
05 Sep 1949
Age 65
Burial of Robert James Leslie Preston in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia
1951
2 Nov 1951
Age 67
Robert James Leslie Preston - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Ballarat Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Ballarat Victoria
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Ballarat Victoria
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Ballarat Victoria
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Parramatta
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Indexes to deceased estate files; Archive Series: NRS 13341; Series: B Series (1949-1958); Reel Number: 3366

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1949
    Event Place: NSWales
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Index to Deceased Estate Files, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia; Indexes to deceased estate files; Archive Series: NRS 13341; Series: B Series (1949-1958); Reel Number: 3366
    [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
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1949
    Event Place: Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1951
    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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