Descendants of William Robertson by Rhonda Brownlow
[email protected] Generation No. 1 2 1 1. W ILLIAM R OBERTSON (T HOMAS ) was born 21 Sep 1842 in Gundaroo, and died 12 Mar 1925 in Goondah. He married E LLEANOR E LLIOTT 27 Oct 1862 in Canberra rg 2905, daughter of O WEN E LLIOTT and C ATHERINE M CALPINE . She was born 25 Oct 1845 in Gundaroo, and died 27 May 1919 in Yass. WILLIAM R OBERTSON : In about 1878 William acquired the “Sutton Grange” homestead from Henry Barber. The house is situated 38 kilometers from Yass, in off the Burrinjuck Road, between it and the Black Range Road. The younger sons were born within in three years of moving. By this time numerous blocks of ground in the area were taken up by various members of the family, covering quite a large area, about 11,500 acres. At the time much of it was leased by Mr. A.B. Triggs of Yass. After clearing the land cattle and sheep were raised. Horses played and important role in country life at this time, for transport as well as for work. Cream, butter and honey produced fro sale over the years. William was a keen fisher and in later years. He rode a grey pony to Woolgarlo, “but he didn’t always catch fish!” He died at “Sutton Granger” on 12.3.1925 and is buried in Yass Cemetery with his wife Eleanor. In the same section are the graves of their sons Eugene, Edwin, Albert, Arthur, Victor and Roy, together with Eugene’s wife Louisa, Victor’s wife Eva, Roy’s wife Elsie and grandsons REFLECTIONS Dedicated to William Robertson Esq.