4.RobertEdwinBRADBURY[Parents].Born1/1/1860inEgmore,Madrasandbaptized16/5/1860inVepery, Madras.RobertEdwindied2/1/1911inMadras,agegiveninburialrecordas51years1day.Causeofdeath givenasDropsy.RobertEdwinwasburied3/1/1911inStGeorge'sCathedral,Madras.Occupation:Inspector, Madras City Police.On11/10/1882,whenRobertEdwinwasage38,hemarriedRachelHIGGINS(1862-31/7/1895),daughterof William and Ellen Jane HIGGINS, in Christ Church, Madras.They had the following children:(1)EllenCatherine,born1/9/1885inMadrasandbaptized14/10/1885inChristChurch,Madras.Ellen Catherinedied19/7/1887inMadras,agegiveninburialrecordas1year10months19days.Causeofdeath givenasFever.EllenCatherinewasburied26/7/1887inWashermanpettahCemetery,Madras.(2)James Robert,born12/10/1887inBlacktown,Madrasandbaptizedthere13/11/1887.It’snotknownwhetherJames Robertmarriedorwhenhedied.(3)AnnieMabel,born9/10/1892inMadrasandbaptizedthesamedayin ChristChurch,Madras.It’snotknownwhenAnnieMabeldied.On7/6/1909,whenAnnieMabelwasage16,she marriedhercousinErnestEdwinBRADBURY,sonofCharlesBRADBURYandAnnieMariaHIGGINSin, accordingtothecertificate,theresidenceoftheBride’sfather,Royapettah,Madras.(4)William Higgins,born23/7/1895inMadrasandbaptizedinChristChurch,Madras8/8/1895.William Higginsdied9/8/1895,agegivenintheburialrecordas18days.Causeofdeathgivenas Convulsions. William was buried 10/8/1895 in St George's Cathedral, Madras.On 8/6/1898,whenRobertEdwinwasage38,hemarriedMaryMaudCochraneSMITH(1880-7/4/1943), daughter of William Daniel SMITH, in St George's Cathedral, Madras.They had the following children (all baptisms in St George’s Cathedral, Madras):(1)RoxannaAliceMaud,born28/10/1899inMadrasandbaptized23/11/1899.Roxannadied16/8/1970,age 70,On13/5/1918,whenRoxannawasage18,shemarriedElmerFitzroyLumsdenSMITH(1888-?),sonof WilliamDanielSMITH,inSanThomeCathedral,Madras.ElmerwasRoxanna’smother’sbrother-herUncle. (2) WilfredJames,born6/7/1901inMadrasandbaptized22/7/1901.WilfredJamesdied17/7/1902,agegivenin burialrecordas1year11days.CauseofdeathgivenasConvulsions.Wilfredwasburied18/7/1902inSt George’s.(3)EdwardWilliam,born13/8/1905inRoyapettah,Madrasandbaptized26/8/1905.Edwarddied 7/3/1923inMadras,agegivenintheburialrecordas17.CauseofdeathgivenasSarcoma.Edwardwasburied 8/3/1923inSacredHeartCemetery,Madras.(4)CharlesClaude,born14/10/1907inRoyapettah,Madrasand baptized12/11/1907.CharlesClaudedied13/7/1929inMadras,agegivenintheburialrecordas21.Causeof death given as Compound fracture of skull. Charles was buried 14/7/1929 in St George’s.
Steve & Pauline Jones’ Family History
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