William John Roberts (1849 - 1903)

Born Aug 1849 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Green) Roberts — married 16 Jul 1890 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa

Died 15 Mar 1903 at age 53 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa

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Birth: Aug 1849. Falmouth, Cornwall, England, UK, son of Aaron Roberts and Jane Rashleigh ^[1]

He married Elizabeth Taylor on 22 February 1881 ^[2]

They had 4 children:

• Matilda Emma Antoinette Roberts 1882-1921
• William John Roberts 1884
• Arthur Alfred Roberts 1885-1956
• Florence Maud Roberts 1888

He married second Elizabeth Green in 1890 ^[3] and they had 3 known children:

• Charles Bertie Roberts 1895-1964
• Maud Roberts 1899-1949
• John Roberts 1903

He passed away on 15 March 1903 in Port Elizabeth, CapeProvince, South Africa ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008" database Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XSF-VR8 : 1 October 2014), William John Roberts, 1849
2. ↑ "South Afica Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973" database Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZVZ9-6T2M : 22 September 2022), William John Roberts, 1881
3. ↑ "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973" database Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHB-JLG5 : 21 September 2022), William John Roberts, 1890
4. ↑ "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972" database Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4KG5-BFN2 : 10 March 2021), William John Roberts, 15 March 1903, Cape Province, South Africa, citing National Archives, Pretoria, FHL microfilm

• England and Wales BMD Index. Births. JAS 9 70 Falmouth
• Rashleigh one-name study. http://rashleigh.one-name.net