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William John Roberts 1939 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 FEB 1939

Birth Location: Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 8 FEB 1939

Death Location: Earlwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Roberts

Mother: Emma Williams

Spouse(s): Sophia Petitt, Elizabeth Hider

Children(s): Sophia Roberts, Charlotte Roberts, Annie Roberts, William Roberts, Albert Roberts, Ethel Roberts, Herbert Roberts, Ruby Roberts, Walter Roberts, Dolly Roberts

The story of William John Roberts began in 1939 in Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. William John Roberts married Sophia Prettyman Petitt, Elizabeth Alice Hider, and had children including Sophia E A P Roberts, Charlotte Esther Prettyman Roberts, Annie Elizabeth Pettit Roberts, William C Roberts, Albert W Roberts, Ethel P Roberts, Herbert H Roberts, Ruby Roberts, Walter Allen Roberts, Dolly F Roberts. William John Roberts passed away in 1939 in Earlwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William John Roberts began in 1939 in Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  • William John Roberts married Sophia Prettyman Petitt, Elizabeth Alice Hider, and had children including Sophia E A P Roberts, Charlotte Esther Prettyman Roberts, Annie Elizabeth Pettit Roberts, William C Roberts, Albert W Roberts, Ethel P Roberts, Herbert H Roberts, Ruby Roberts, Walter Allen Roberts, Dolly F Roberts.
  • William John Roberts passed away in 1939 in Earlwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Roberts
1835 – 1904
Birth Location: Feock, Truro, Cornwall, England
JR
Emma Williams
1834 – 1923
Birth Location: Veryan, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Sophia Petitt
1857 – 1924
Birth Location: O'Connell, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
SP
Elizabeth Hider
1872 – 1942
Birth Location: Baccus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
EH

Children(s)

Sophia Roberts
1879 – 1979
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
SR
Charlotte Roberts
1881 – 1951
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
CR
Annie Roberts
1883 – 1956
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
AR
William Roberts
1885 – 1985
Birth Location: West Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
WR
Albert Roberts
1888 – 1988
Birth Location: West Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
AR
Ethel Roberts
1889 – 1989
Birth Location: West Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
ER
Herbert Roberts
1892 – 1922
Birth Location: Goulbourn, New South Wales, Australia
HR
Ruby Roberts
1894 – 1994
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
RR
Walter Roberts
1896 – 1967
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
WR
Dolly Roberts
1903 – 2003
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
DR

William Roberts's Ancestors

Self
William Roberts
1939 – 1939
Birth Place: Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
John Roberts
1835 – 1904
Feock, Truro, Cornwall, England
Emma (Jane) Williams
1834 – 1923
Veryan, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Roberts
1806 – 1882
Kea, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Eustis
1810 – 1882
Feock, Cornwall, England
William Williams
1799 – 1900
Philleigh, Cornwall, England
Mary (Ann) Vowden
1810 – 1910
(Cornwall), (England)
Great-Grandparents
William Roberts
1775 – 1836
Margaret Harris
1782 – 1869
John Eustice
1786 – 1852
Ann Wilcock
1781 – 1851
Richard Williams
1758 – 1858
Honor Anney
1758 – 1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Roberts
1747 – 1822
Eleanor Woolcock
1743 – 1815
Richard Harris
1734 – 1815
Margaret Jenkin
1741 – 1790
George Eustice
1765 – 1832
Elizabeth Burley
1761 – 1803
Samuel Wilcock
1750 – 1850
Anne Rowe
1755 – 1855

William Roberts's Descendants

1.
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William (John) Roberts (9 FEB 1939 – 8 FEB 1939) m. Sophia (Prettyman) Petitt (28 FEB 1857 – 12 NOV 1924) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Hider (3 JAN 1872 – 8 AUG 1942)
  1. 1. Sophia (E A P) Roberts (1879 – BEF 1979)
  2. 2. Charlotte (Esther Prettyman) Roberts (1881 – 15 MAY 1951) m. George James (1881 – 22 MAY 1967)
    1. 1. Hilton (G) James (27 AUG 1903 – 23 MAR 1987) m. Elsie (Catherine) Smith (26 JAN 1908 – 4 AUG 1990)
      1. 1. Norma (Beverley) James (28 APR 1931 – 25 JAN 2019) m. Thomas (Stephen) Cullen (15 FEB 1927 – 27 MAY 1969)
        1. 1. Matthew (Stephen) Cullen (1 SEP 1965 – 18 FEB 2007)
        2. 2. Adam Cullen (AFT 1966 – )
    2. 2. Elsie (Elizabeth) James (8 JUL 1906 – 12 JUN 1994) m. Horace (Reginald Herbert) Drew (1901 – 11 SEP 1966)
      1. 1. Gladys (Elsie) Drew (1928 – 11 JUL 2002) m. Dennis (F) Tindall (1923 – 1994)
        1. 1. [________] Tindall (AFT 1948 – )
      2. 2. William Drew (ABT 1930 – ABT 2005)
  3. 3. Annie (Elizabeth Pettit) Roberts (6 SEP 1883 – 17 SEP 1956) m. James (Frederick) Royal (6 SEP 1881 – 21 JAN 1945)
    1. 1. Marjorie (Sophia) Royal (1906 – 1 JUN 2002) m. Patrick (Francis) Walsh (1905 – 24 NOV 1997)
      1. 1. [________] Walsh (AFT 1931 – ) m. [________] Owens (AFT 1931 – )
        1. 1. G_______] (NK) Owens (AFT 1960 – )
    2. 2. Dorothy (Frances) Royal (1908 – 30 AUG 1987) m. John (James) Linnane (2 OCT 1908 – 30 APR 1989)
    3. 3. Frederick (Paul) Royal (1911 – 7 OCT 1981) m. Vera (Tamar) Simpson (1910 – 1 JAN 1972) m. Hazel (Bessie) Pedler (1914 – 3 OCT 2008)
  4. 4. William (C) Roberts (1885 – BEF 1985)
  5. 5. Albert (W) Roberts (1888 – BEF 1988)
  6. 6. Ethel (P) Roberts (1889 – BEF 1989)
  7. 7. Herbert (H) Roberts (1892 – 1922) m. Elsie (M) Freeson (ABT 1892 – BEF 1992)
    1. 1. Lorna (May) Roberts (7 MAR 1916 – 2 JUL 2000) m. Thomas (Barricot) Dunn (29 JUN 1913 – 21 JUN 1992)
      1. 1. Terrence (Richard) Dunn (AFT 1936 – ) m. Linda Schrom (AFT 1936 – )
        1. 1. Trevor Dunn (AFT 1956 – )
        2. 2. Ian Dunn (AFT 1957 – )
        3. 3. Flint Mason (ABT 1983 – )
  8. 8. Ruby Roberts (1894 – BEF 1994)
  9. 9. Walter (Allen) Roberts (1896 – 1967)
    1. 1. Allen (William) Roberts (1921 – 2006)
      1. 1. Marilyn Roberts (AFT 1945 – )
  10. 10. Dolly (F) Roberts (1903 – BEF 2003)

William Roberts's Timeline

3 Records

1857
19 DEC 1857
Birth of William John Roberts in Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Camden, New South Wales, Australia
1939
9 FEB 1939
Birth of William John Roberts in Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1939
8 FEB 1939
Death of William John Roberts in Earlwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Earlwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1857
    Event Place: Camden, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 FEB 1939
    Event Place: Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 FEB 1939
    Event Place: Earlwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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