Victorian Naval Forces Muster | for the Colony of Victoria. (muster range 1853-1910)*
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ProfileLast Name: | Newgreen | First Name: | Robert | Rank: | | Birth Date: | 02-11-1842 | Branch: | Naval Reserve - Williamstown | | Robert Newgreen
Photos of Robert courtesy of David Newgreen, Robert's Great Grandson.
Robert Newgreen was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland (now Cumbria) on 2 November 1842. He was a sailmaker having been described in the 1861 census as an apprentice sailmaker. There is no information about his seafaring history but there is an undated photo of him taken at a studio in San Francisco as a young man.
I have not been able to ascertain when he arrived in Victoria or the name of the ship but he married in Williamstown in 1875 at Holy Trinity. I have the original marriage certificate. He worked for the railways and used his sailmaking skills in the tarpaulin section of the Newport Railway Workshops. Robert died at Williamstown on 9 March 1921. His death certificate says that he had resided in Victoria for 47 years which indicates that he arrived here in 1874.
By David Newgreen (great Grandson of Robert)
Testified in the Dennis Fullarton inquiry. The Argus 16 January 1884 |
* 1853 is given as the commencement date for the Victorian Navy as this is the year that Commander Lockyer (RN) went to Britain to superintend the building of HMCS Victoria. Although the Victorian Navy ended in 1901 the career of Cerbeus etc continued. In 1910 the new ships started arriving & manning levels increased.
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