(11/11/1857-02/03/1933).
He was born in Western Australia and died in Busselton. Robert was the son of John and Sarah (maiden name Winstead. He married in 1883 at Bunbury to Margaret Kinsella (1857-07/05/1884). Margaret was the daughter of Edward and Ann (maiden name Cavanagh). He later remarried on 08/12/1889 to Ellen Scott (19/01/1860-03/03/1914), the daughter of John and Catherine. He had five children, 4 of which were with Ellen, and they were Sarah Anne (1884-), May (1890-1983), Phoebe (1892-), Vera Ellen (1897-1983), John (1894-1917) killed in World War I. He was listed as a farmer and council employee in Busselton. He had a residence in Caves Road. He was a liberal and part of the Congregational Church.