ROE, John Septimus
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Name ROE, John Septimus Date of death 28 May 1878 Burial date 31 May 1878 Age 81 years Cause of death Old Age Place of death Perth -
Monument
Headstone? Yes Inscription In Memory Of; Captain John Septimus Roe RN.; 42 Years Surveyor General And Member Of; The Councils Of Western Australia; Died At Perth 28th May 1878 Aged 81 Years; Also Of; Matilda The Beloved Wife Of The Above; A Most Devoted And Affectionate Wife; Mother And Friend And A Sincere Christian; Died 22nd July 1870 Aged 62 Years; It Is Past! She Is Gone! The Spirit Hath Fled; And We Number Her Now Amongst Those Who Are Dead; Her Last Sigh Is Breath'd The Last Tear Is Giv'n; She Hath Gone From This Home To A Better In Heaven; Oh! Grieve Not For Her; For The Spirit Hath Gone; Where Sorrow And Care, And Grief Are Unknown; And Great Joy Is Her's. For With Songs Of Sweet Love; She Hath Joined Her Bright Sister Angels Above; Also In Memory Of; Jessie, Infant Daughter Of The Above; Who Died 22nd April 1859 Aged 2½ Months; Also Of; Matilda Butler, Daughter Of The Above; Who Died At St. Leonards On Sea, In England; On The 1st July 1862, Aged 31 Years; Also Of; Frances Emma Lucille Thomson; Who Died At Bunbury; On The 24th July 1876 Aged 39 Years; Also Of; John Henry Hayden Roe; Who Died Off Cape York; On The 27th January 1877 Aged 41 Years; Also Of; Frederick Mackie Roe; Who Died At Perth; On The 27th May 1877 Aged 34 Years; “I Heard A Voice From Heaven Saying; Blessed Are The Dead Which Die In The Lord, Even So Saith; The Spirit For They Rest From Their Labours”
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Family
Birth details 08/05/1797 Arrival date 01/06/1829 per Parmelia Spouse Matilda Leay Bennett Marriage details 01/1829 Newbury England Parents Reverend James Roe Rector of Newbury Berkshire and incumbent of Dorchester Oxon Children Sophia 25/12/1829; Matilda May BUTLER 21/05/1831; James Broun 11/05/1833; Eliza Naylor 02/11/1834; John Henry Hayden 12/04/1836; Frances Emma Lucille 10/06/1837; Jessie 10/02/1839; Ellen Elizabeth 15/03/1840; William Henry Lyons 1842; Frederick Mackie 184 Residence Adelaide Terrace Biography/history 1813 Joined Royal Navy; 1818-1821 Engaged in surveys of North Australia; 1829-1870 Surveyor General WA; Foundation member Swan Mechanics Institute; Director of WA Bank; 1876 Vice President Weld Club; Probate Proved 27/01/1879 England -
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Official Records
Location of grave Church of England Grave number 420 (Search for all decease buried in this grave) DEATH CERTIFICATE NUMBER 9783 State Records Office
Accession NumberAcc 2799; Cons 3403 item 1878/553 State Library of WA Acc 2467A/10 Newspaper Notice 31/05/1878 The Western Australian Times pg 2; Marriage Notice 13/01/1829 The Morning Post (London England); 07/08/1878 The Standard (London England) pg 1 Comments