Robert Tooth (1821 - 1893)

Born 28 May 1821 in Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Died 19 Sep 1893 at age 72 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

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Robert Tooth was born in Kent, England.

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"Robert Tooth with his brother Edwin leased and much later took over his Uncle's Sydney Brewery laying the foundation for a big fortune. in the 1850's in partnership with the Manning family and T.S. Mort, he profitably owned large properties in the Monaro and NSW South Coastbefore expanding his holdings on his own behalf in Queensland. By the mid 1860's he had 300 square miles of of choice land on the Darling Downs and 28 runs in the Maranoa District.

A director and large shareholder in the Bank of NSW and CSR, he was a fellow of St Pauls College, Sydney University and a founding member of the Union Club. Originally from Cranbrook in Kent, in 1859-1860 he built a big home in Bellevue Hill which he named after his birthplace. The building is now the central block of the school of that name. The brewery was floated publicly in 1888 five years before Tooth, by then a very wealthy man died in the United States en route to England"

"The First Years of Kent Brewery John Tooth and his brother-in-law and Brewer, Charles Newnham established Kent Brewery on its current site in 1835. The site was well located on a main thoroughfare, Parramatta Road, and in good proximity to the town of Sydney. In addition water, an essential feature for a brewery, was in good supply as the Black Wattle creek ran through the centre of the property and a reliable reserve of water was located nearby at Prince Alfred Park.

The purchase of land for the brewery and the establishment of buildings, equipment and materials were financed substantially by John’s brother Robert Tooth who lived in Kent, England.1 By October 1835, Kent Brewery was ready for business and began taking orders for Ale of three strengths; X ale for one shilling per gallon, the stronger XX for one shilling and six pence and the strongest brew, XXX ale, for two shillings and six pence.2 When Kent Brewery opened there were seven other Sydney breweries vying for the local market in beer. Many of these breweries were short lived and did not survive the severe economic depression of the 1840s. Kent Brewery managed to weather those difficult times. Between 1835 and 1844, the brewery continued to expand with the addition of a granary and malt kilns to the original brewery building, as well the purchase of plant and equipment.

By 1843, John Tooth’s precarious financial position, a debt that had grown to 24,000 pounds to his brother Robert, forced him to take action. At this time, John dissolved the partnership with Newnham and leased the brewery to his nephews, Robert Tooth’s sons, Robert Jr and Edwin Tooth. Over the next couple of years, John continued to struggle to repay his debt to Robert Sr, and in 1848, with a debt now reaching 28,000 pound to Robert Sr., John Tooth was declared bankrupt. 4 He retired from the business leaving it in the hands of Robert Jr and Edwin who were later joined in partnership by their third brother Frederick."

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1. ↑ Tooth-221 was created by John Anderssen through the import of Macansh Tooth Family View.ged on May 14, 2017. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.

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• G. P. Walsh, 'Tooth, Robert (1821–1893)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1976, accessed online 7 June 2019.

• "The Earth Brought Forth" Scott Milson 4SQ Books ISBN 0646461427 2006