Robert James Burrowes, 1854-1906
| Contents: | Robert James Burrowes: Profile Biography Research Notes |
Life Events
| Born: | 28 April 1854 | Bytown [Ottawa], Canada West [01] [02]. |
| Arrived: | 27 March 1858 | Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, on the clipper ship Tornado. Departed Liverpool, 19 December 1857 [03] [04]. |
| Married: | 23 December 1879 | St Paul's Church of England, Sale, Colony of Victoria, to Alice Steffaline Johnson-Böe [1858-1904] [05] [06]. |
| Died: | 27 June 1906 | Malua, Stawell, Victoria, Australia [residence], aged 52 years [07] [08]. |
| Buried: | 29 June 1906 | Boroondara Cemetery, Kew, Victoria, Australia [Grave: Church of England, Section A, No 0221] [09]. |
Golden Colony Roles
Career
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References
Notes
| 01⇑ | Date from Public Service Lists. |
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| 02⇑ | Some obituaries say that he was born in Bendigo, but that is incorrect. He was four years old when he and his family settled in Bendigo. |
| 03⇑ | Shipping Intelligence - Arrived; The Age (Melbourne), 29 March 1858, p 4 [Trove; 22 April 2023]. |
| 04⇑ | Tornado Passenger List, Public Record Office of Victoria, VPRS 947, October-November 1852 [PROV; 25 April 2023]. |
| 05⇑ | Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriage Index M1880-000239. |
| 06⇑ | Marriages - Burrowes-Johnson-Boe; The Argus (Melbourne), 30 December 1879, p 1 [Trove; 6 May 2023]. |
| 07⇑ | Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria Death Index D1906-007174. |
| 08⇑ | Deaths - Burrowes; The Argus (Melbourne), 28 June 1906, p 1 [Trove; 21 March 2023]. |
| 09⇑ | Grave Locator [Boroondara (Kew) Cemetery; 06 March 2023]. |
| 10⇑ | Captain Burrowes; The Herald (Melbourne), 9 September 1893, p 8. [Trove; 26 December 2024]. |
Further Reading
| Profile: | New Series of Table Talk Anecdotal Photographs, No XXXV: Captain Burrowes, PM: Table Talk (Melbourne), 20 March 1902, pp 20-21 [Trove; 16 November 2024]. |
Updates
| 2024-10-13 | Page formatting revised. |
| 2023-12-17 | Life Events updated and references added. |
