William Roberts (1791–1863)
The Oldest Male – On the 30th instant, at his sister's residence, Richmond, Mr. William Roberts, of Barwin River, grazier, died at the ripe age of seventy-two years. He was a native of the colony, and we have been informed the oldest male. He was born at Sydney, but was reared at the Hawkesbury, where most of his brothers and sisters – a stalworth race of cornstalks were born and brought up. He was a strongly built man, and had it not been for the effects of an acute ailment with which he was afflicted, he might have lived many years longer before age would have subdued him.
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Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Roberts, Kezia (mother)
- Roberts, William (father)
- Holland, Mary Ann (sister)
- Silk, Sarah (sister)
- Forrester, Maria (sister)
- Roberts, John (brother)
- Silk, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Forrester, Henry (brother-in-law)
Citation details
'Roberts, William (1791–1863)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/roberts-william-27697/text35272, accessed 28 April 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1791
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
20 May,
1863
(aged ~ 72)
Richmond,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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