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Family of John Septimus Roe and Matilda Elizabeth Bennett
| Husband: | John Septimus Roe (1797-1878) | |
| Wife: | Matilda Elizabeth Bennett (1808-1870) | |
| Children: | Sophia Roe (1829-1902) | |
| Matilda Elizabeth Roe (1831-1862) | ||
| James Broun Roe (1833-1907) | ||
| Eliza Naylor Roe (1834-1925) | ||
| John Henry Hayden Roe (1836-1877) | ||
| Emma Lucille Frances Roe (1837-1876) | ||
| Ellen Elizabeth Roe (1840-1887) | ||
| William Henry Lyons Roe (1842-1895) | ||
| Frederick Mackie Roe (1843-1877) | ||
| Alice Maude Roe (1845-1925) | ||
| George Harriott Roe (1848-1924) | ||
| Augustus Sanford Keats Roe (1852-1921) | ||
| Jessie Roe (1859-1859) | ||
| Marriage | 8 Jan 1829 | Newbury, Berkshire |
Husband: John Septimus Roe
| Name: | John Septimus Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | James Roe (1758-1838) | |
| Mother: | Sophia Brookes (1760?-1833) | |
| Note: | Explorer and surveyor. Roe served in various expeditions to survey the coasts of
Australia, and in 1829 he was one of the first to land in the colony of Western
Australia. He was appointed Surveyor-General of Western Australia in 1828, a
post which he held for 42 years. It was on Roe's advice that the site for the
capital, Perth, and its port, Fremantle, were selected. Roe founded the public
museum in Perth, and was a member of the executive and legislative council of
the colony. He was an associate of the Royal Geographical Society and a fellow
of the Linnean Society.
Source: Dictionary of National Biography Many of Roe's descendants are still living in Western Australia and a statue to commemorate Roe's contribution to Western Australia is situated on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Adelaide Terrace in Perth. | |
| Birth | 8 May 1797 | Newbury, Berkshire |
| Baptism | 19 Jun 1797 (age 0) | All Hallows by the Tower, Byward St, London |
| Death | 28 May 1878 (age 81) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Wife: Matilda Elizabeth Bennett
| Name: | Matilda Elizabeth Bennett | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Henry Ley Bennett (1775- ) | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 21 Oct 1808 | Liverpool, Lancashire |
| Death | 22 Jul 1870 (age 61) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Child 1: Sophia Roe
| Name: | Sophia Roe | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 25 Dec 1829 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 6 Oct 1902 (age 72) | Culham, Toodyay, Western Australia |
Child 2: Matilda Elizabeth Roe
| Name: | Matilda Elizabeth Roe | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 26 May 1831 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 1 Jul 1862 (age 31) | St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex |
Child 3: James Broun Roe
| Name: | James Broun Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 11 May 1833 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 9 Feb 1907 (age 73) | 'Glynlee', 259 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia |
Child 4: Eliza Naylor Roe
| Name: | Eliza Naylor Roe | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 2 Nov 1834 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 3 May 1925 (age 90) | 16 Upperton Road, Eastbourne, Sussex |
Child 5: John Henry Hayden Roe
| Name: | John Henry Hayden Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 25 Nov 1836 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 27 Jan 1877 (age 40) | |
Child 6: Emma Lucille Frances Roe
| Name: | Emma Lucille Frances Roe | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 10 Jun 1837 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 24 Jul 1876 (age 39) | Bunbury, Western Australia |
Child 7: Ellen Elizabeth Roe
| Name: | Ellen Elizabeth Roe | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 16 May 1840 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 1 Jun 1887 (age 47) | Newcastle, Western Australia |
Child 8: William Henry Lyons Roe
| Name: | William Henry Lyons Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 6 May 1842 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 1895 (age 52-53) | |
Child 9: Frederick Mackie Roe
| Name: | Frederick Mackie Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 23 Oct 1843 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 27 May 1877 (age 33) | Toodyay, W.Australia |
Child 10: Alice Maude Roe
| Name: | Alice Maude Roe | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | George Cooke Attfield (1826-1925) | |
| Children: | Maude Cecil Attfield (1864-1942) | |
| Florence Mary Attfield (1866-1866) | ||
| Alice Isabel (Roe) Attfield (1868-1947) | ||
| Edith Blanche Attfield (1869-1955) | ||
| Ethel Clare Attfield (1870-1946) | ||
| Note: | ATTFIELD Alice Maud of 17 Salisbury Road Hove Sussex widow died 1 April 1925 at Thornham Wilbury Road Hove; Probate Lewes 6 October to Charles Webster Rede Gell-Woolley solicitor. Effects £688 15s. | |
| Birth | 6 Aug 1845 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Census | 1891 (age 45-46) | Aged 46 in census |
| Residence | 1925 (age 79-80) | 17 Salisbury Road, Hove (on death cert.) |
| Death fact | 1925 (age 79-80) | 1925 Jun Qtr, Steyning, 2b/317 (aged 77) |
| Death | 1 Apr 1925 (age 79) | Thornham, 7 Wilbury Road, Hove, Sussex |
| Will | 6 Oct 1925 (age 80) | Probate, Lewes, to Charles Webster Rede Gell-Woolley, solicitor (£688-15s) |
Child 11: George Harriott Roe
| Name: | George Harriott Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 11 Jun 1848 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 19 Apr 1924 (age 75) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
Child 12: Augustus Sanford Keats Roe
| Name: | Augustus Sanford Keats Roe | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 7 Jan 1852 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 15 Mar 1921 (age 69) | Western Australia |
Child 13: Jessie Roe
| Name: | Jessie Roe | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 10 Feb 1859 | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |
| Death | 22 Apr 1859 (age 0) | Swan River Colony, Western Australia |