(20/10/1846)
Robert was born in Wonnerup. He was the son of Robert and Mary Ann Smith. Robert married on 02/07/1872 in Bunbury to Maria Eedle (01/1849-). Maria was the daughter of David and Ann. Their children were David Eedle (1873-), Mary Baylis (1874-), who died young, Harriet Lilian (1876-), Kate Mabel (born around 1878), Fanny Eloise (1880-), George Arthur (1884-), Charles Robert (1884-), Claude Arthur (1887-1916) who died in World War I, Eneid Ethel (1887-), Rhita Isabel (1889-) and Hubert Eldred Alexander (1896-). Robert was a Farmer at "Frogmore" Brunswick. Robert was a conservative and a member of the Church of England.