The Australian Connection

 

1.     JOHN ROBEY #79984, b. 1765 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, d. 25 MAY 1823 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, buried in MELBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD.

 

He married MARY CROXHALL #79985, married 11 OCT 1792 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

Children:

                2.          i        MARY ROBEY #79986, b. 18 MAY 1799 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

 

                                      She married THOMAS CLEWER #79993, married 9 APR 1829 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

 

                3.          ii        SARAH ROBEY #79987, b. 9 APR 1801 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.      She was a witness at her sister Ann’s wedding in 1823. Banns for her own wedding given at Melbourne in 1825.

 

                                      She married JOSEPH SMITHARD #79994, married 1825 in St Werburgh Church, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

 

·          4.          iii       ANN ROBEY #79988 b. 29 MAR 1803.

·          5.          iv      JAMES ROBEY #79989 b. 18 JAN 1807.

6.          v       ELIZABETH ROBEY #79990, b. 20 NOV 1809.

·          7.          vi      SAMUEL ROBEY #79991 b. 7 APR 1811.

                8.          vii      LYDIA ROBEY #79992, b. 12 MAY 1814.

 

                                      She married JOHN EARP #79995, married 4 DEC 1832 in St Werburgh Church, DERBY, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

 

Second Generation

4.             ANN ROBEY #79988, (1.JOHN1) b. 29 MAR 1803.

 

       She married JOHN WARD #79996, married 3 AUG 1823 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

 

Children:

                9.          i        MARY WARD #79997, b. 1826.

                10.        ii        WILLIAM WARD #79998, b. 1829.

                11.        iii       THOMAS WARD #79999, b. 1830.

                12.        iv      JOHN WARD #80000, b. 1832.

                13.        v       EMMA WARD #80001, b. 1834.

                14.        vi      ANN WARD #80002, b. 1836.

                15.        vii      GEORGE WARD #80003, b. 1838.

                16.        viii     AMOS WARD #80004, b. 1840.

 

5.             JAMES ROBEY #79989, (1.JOHN1) b. 18 JAN 1807, occupation GARDENER.

 

He married MARY SYLVESTER #80005, married 1 APR 1827, occupation GLOVEMAKER.

Children:

                17.        i        JOHN ROBEY #80006, b. 13 JUL 1833 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, d. 1881.

                18.        ii        ANN ROBEY #80007, b. 1836.

                19.        iii       WILLIAM ROBEY #80008, b. 1841, occupation GARDENER’S LABORER.

 

                                      He married MARY HICKENBOTTOM #80020, married 9 FEB 1862 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

 

                20.        iv      FANNY ROBEY #80009, b. 1845.

 

7.             SAMUEL ROBEY #79991, (1.JOHN1) b. 7 APR 1811 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, d. BEF    1881.      1830: listed as laborer.

1841 Census: listed as Gardener in High Street

1851 Census: listed Gardener & Ag Lab in Quick Close

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He married CATHERINE HORSLEY #80010, married 2 JUL 1829, divorced in MELBOURNE PARISH CHURCH.  CATHERINE:    In 1881 Census she is listed as a widow and living in Melbourne.

Children:

·          21.        i        SAMUEL ROBEY #80011 b. 2 JUL 1830.

                22.        ii        LYDIA ROBEY #80012, b. 1833 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

                23.        iii       WILLIAM ROBEY #80013, b. 1835 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, baptized 27 MAY 1835 in MELBOURNE PARISH CHURCH.

·          24.        iv      GEORGE ROBEY #80014 b. 1837.

·          25.        v       JAMES ROBEY #80015 b. 1839.

                26.        vi      HENRY ROBEY #80016, b. 1840.

                27.        vii      FREDERICK ROBEY #80017, b. 1843.

                28.        viii     ELIZABETH ROBEY #80018, b. 1845.

                29.        ix      THOMAS ROBEY #80019, b. 1850.

 

Third Generation

21.    SAMUEL ROBEY #80011, (7.SAMUEL², 1.JOHN¹) b. 2 JUL 1830 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, baptized 30 SEP 1830 in MELBOURNE PARISH CHURCH, d. 31 AUG 1908 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, buried in MELBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD, occupation AGRICULTURAL LABORER.

 

         He married ANN NO LAST NAME #80021, occupation BOOKSTITCHER.

 

Children:

                30.        i        MARY ROBEY #80022, b. 19 JUL 1854 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, d. 20 MAY 1857 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, buried 22 MAY 1857 in MELBOURNE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD.

                31.        ii        MARY ROBEY #80026, b. 00 OCT 1857.

                32.        iii       JOHN ROBEY #80023, b. 17 NOV 1857.

                33.        iv      KATE ROBEY #80024, b. 1862.

                34.        v       LYDIA ROBEY #80025, b. 1864.

                35.        vi      BENJAMIN ROBEY #80027, b. 14 SEP 1867.

                36.        vii      REUBEN ROBEY #334750, b. 10 NOV 1875.

·          37.        viii     SAMUEL ROBEY #334751 b. 5 FEB 1878.

 

24.           GEORGE ROBEY #80014, (7.SAMUEL2, 1.JOHN1) b. 1837 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, baptized 27 FEB 1837 in MELBOURNE PARISH CHURCH, d. AFT    1881, occupation COAL MINER/CONTRACTOR.

 

         He married HANNAH NO LAST NAME #80028.

 

Children:

                38.        i        SARAH ROBEY #80029, b. 1859 in ALFRETON, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

                39.        ii        SAMUEL ROBEY #80030, b. 1861 in CODNOR PARK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND.

                40.        iii       HENRY ROBEY #80034, b. 1864.

                41.        iv      ELIZABETH ROBEY #80032, b. 1867.

                42.        v       LIDA ROBEY #80035, b. 1870.

                43.        vi      SARAH ANN ROBEY #80037, b. 1873.

                44.        vii      MARY ROBEY #80036, b. 1875.

                45.        viii     ADA E ROBEY #80031, b. 1877.

                46.        ix      FANNY ROBEY #80033, b. 1880, d. ?.

 

25.           JAMES ROBEY #80015, (7.SAMUEL2, 1.JOHN1) b. 1839 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, occupation GARDENER.

 

He married BESSY KELSY #80038, occupation GLOVESTITCHER.

Children:

                47.        i        JAMES ROBEY #80039, b. 1863.

                48.        ii        AGNES ROBEY #80040, b. 1865.

                49.        iii       DAVID ROBEY #80041, b. 1867.

                50.        iv      GEORGE ROBEY #80042, b. 1870.

 

Fourth Generation

37.    SAMUEL ROBEY #334751, (21.SAMUEL³, 7.SAMUEL², 1.JOHN¹) b. 5 FEB 1878, d. 12 MAY 1912.

 

         He married ADA NO LAST NAME #334752, married 15 OCT 1895, b. 11 NOV 1877.

 

Children:

·          51.        i        ARTHUR WILLIAM ROBEY #334753 b. 11 FEB 1901.

 

Fifth Generation

51.    ARTHUR WILLIAM ROBEY #334753, (37.SAMUEL⁴, 21.SAMUEL³, 7.SAMUEL², 1.JOHN¹) b. 11 FEB 1901 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND, d. 4 DEC 1968 in MELBOURNE, DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

 

         He married FLORENCE SELINA TRISTRAM #334754, married 15 OCT 1920, b. 1 OCT 1898, d. 00 MAR 1970 in DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

 

Children:

52.        i        RENEE ROBEY #334755, b. 1922 in DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.

·          53.        ii        GEORGE SAMUEL ROBEY #334756 b. 16 OCT 1928.

 

Sixth Generation

53.   GEORGE SAMUEL ROBEY #334756, (51.ARTHUR⁵, 37.SAMUEL⁴, 21.SAMUEL³, 7.SAMUEL², 1.JOHN¹) b. 16 OCT 1928 in DERBYSHIRE, ENGLAND.         As of Dec 2004, is living in Queensland, Australia. He provided information on his parents and grandparents on 5 Dec 2004.

 

He married (1) RITA IORINDA JURY #334757

Children:

·          54.        i        DAVID JOHN ROBEY #334758 55.        ii        ALAN WILLIAM ROBEY #334759

·          56.        iii       MARK ANTHONY ROBEY #334760 57.        iv      HELEN LOUISE ROBEY #334761

 

He married (2) JULIET OBORDO #334762

Seventh Generation

54.   DAVID JOHN ROBEY #334758, (53.GEORGE⁶, 51.ARTHUR⁵, 37.SAMUEL⁴, 21.SAMUEL³, 7.SAMUEL², 1.JOHN¹)

 

Children:

                58.        i        JOHN ROBEY #334763

                59.        ii        MICHAEL ROBEY #334764

 

56.   MARK ANTHONY ROBEY #334760, (53.GEORGE⁶, 51.ARTHUR⁵, 37.SAMUEL⁴, 21.SAMUEL³, 7.SAMUEL², 1.JOHN¹)

 

Children:

                60.        i        EMMA ROBEY #334765

                61.        ii        JAMES ROBEY #334766