Robert
Glen
Born about in Glasgow, Scotland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Susannah (Hall) Glen
— married
4 Sep 1836 in Hull, Yorkshire, England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 59
in Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Dec 2023
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Biography
Robert Glen was born about 1810 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Marriage. On 4th September 1836, he married Susannah Hall at Holy Trinity, Hull, Yorkshire, England. [1][2]
1841 census, England. Robert was not home on census night. His work probably took him away often. [3]
- Borough of Kingston Upon Hull. Parish of Holy Trinity, Yorkshire. [4]
- Upper Union Street
- Susan Glen, age 25, Engineer's Wife, not born in Yorkshire
- Emma Glen, age 4, born Yorkshire
- Robert Glen, age 2, born Yorkshire
1851 census, England. Robert was aged 41, and was at home in Surrey, England, with his wife and four children. [5]
- Borough of Southwark, Parish of St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey. [6]
- 4 Llewellyn Grove
- Robert Glen, Head, 41, Engineer, born Glasgow, Scotland
- Susan Glen, Wife, 39, — , born Cambridgeshire
- Emma Glen, Daughter, 13, —, born Hull, Yorkshire
- Robert Hall Glen, Son, 11, Scholar, born Hull, Yorkshire
- Susanna Glen, Daughter, 9, Scholar, born Hull, Yorkshire
- Adam William Glen, Son, 11 months, —, born Bermondsey, Surrey
Emigration to Australia.
Death. He passed away in 1869 in the Colony of New South Wales.
- The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 14 June 1869 - Page 1
- DEATHS
- ROBERT GLEN, Sen., engineer, aged 58 years, native of Glasgow, Scotland. [7]
- Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld) Thursday 24 June 1869 - Page 2
- DEATH.
- On the 13th inst., at Pyrmont, Sydney, Mr. Robert Glen, late chief engineer of the steamer Black Swan, aged 58 years, highly respected by all who knew him. [8]
Burial. Tuesday 15th June 1869, his remains were laid in the Balmain Cemetery (now known as Pioneers Memorial Park), Leichhardt, New South Wales. [9][10]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ2P-FJV : 13 March 2020), Robert Glen, 1836.
- ↑ Marriage "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66GW-2Z1Y : Fri Oct 27 00:15:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Glen and Susannah Hall, 4 Sep 1836.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ5S-9P1 : Tue Dec 05 14:52:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Susan Glen and Emma Glen, 1841.
- ↑ 1841 census Class: HO107; Piece: 1231; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Holy Trinity; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 6; Page: 5; Line: 6; GSU roll: 464225 ; image checked 29 Dec 2023 at Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line] by Parish-1283
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGGN-JN7 : 9 November 2019), Robert Glen, Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England; citing Saint Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England, p. 59, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ 1851 census Class: HO107; Piece: 1560; Folio: 331; Page: 59; GSU roll: 174793 ; image checked 29 Dec 2023 at Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line] by Parish-1283
- ↑ Death Notice 1869 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 14 June, p. 1. , viewed 29 Dec 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13188012
- ↑ Death Notice 1869 'Family Notices', Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), 24 June, p. 2. , viewed 29 Dec 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article148015452
- ↑ Funeral Notice 1869 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 15 June, p. 8. , viewed 29 Dec 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28420860
- ↑ Burial Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152076506/robert-glen: accessed 29 December 2023), memorial page for Robert Glen Sr. (unknown–13 Jun 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 152076506, citing Pioneers Memorial Park, Leichhardt, Inner West Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Christina (contributor 46772328).
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