Robert CARSTAIRS
Born 29 December 1869 in Crail, Fife, Scotland [28]
Son of farmer John CARSTAIRS and Christina Simpson GRIEVE [28]
He was the only son of six children, with an elder sister Ann and younger sisters Isabella, Caroline, Margaret and Jessie [20]
In 1881 and 1891 he was living with his parents and sisters on Bunbrae Farm in Crail, Fife, Scotland
Married English born Annie TAIT on 7 October 1898 in Crail, Fife, Scotland [20] [28]
In 1901 he was a Joint Farmer of South Callange Farm in Ceres, Fife, Scotland [20]
Traction Engine Driver on Balchrystie Farm in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland in 1921 [20]
Along with his wife Annie departed London, England on the steamship Barrabool on 20 December 1924 [203]
After a voyage of a month and ten days they arrived on the Barrabool in Fremantle, Western Australia on 30 January 1925 [70]
Upon leaving he gave his occupation as "Farming" [203] and when he arrived he gave his address as Carnamah, Western Australia [70]
His sons John and James were farming in Carnamah, having taken up land from the Midland Railway Company [19] [27]
Within four months of their arrival he and his wife had left Carnamah and were living in Perenjori [39: 22-Apr-1925]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Melville [2]
His wife passed away aged 72 in 1941 and he collapsed and died on a bus the following year [39: 18-Aug-1941] [225: 25-Oct-1942]
Father of Catherine, John, and James Tait [28] [39: 18-Aug-1941]
Died 24 October 1942; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Presbyterian, GA, 155) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Robert Carstairs' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/robert-carstairs [reference list] |
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