Robert Alomes (c. 1770–1853)
Robert Carter, a marine sergeant, arrived at Risdon Cove, near Hobart, Tasmania, in the Calcutta on 16 February 1804. He was stationed at Norfolk Island and then moved to Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) where he married Elizabeth Bellett on 21 August 1809 at St. Davids Church, Hobart. Carter received a grant of land at Pittwater, two miles from Sorell and was a prosperous colonist. He became a farmer at Pittwater owning 30 acres in 1809. Some of his children were baptised as Carter and some as Alomes, also spelt as Allomes, his mother's maternal surname. He died, as Robert Alomes, on 31 August 1853 at Clarence Plains. His age was given as 83, occupation as farmer, and cause of death as 'decay of nature'.
Original Publication
Other Entries for Robert Alomes
- Launceston Examiner (Tas), 6 September 1853, p 6
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Alomes, Elizabeth (wife)
- Bellett, Ann (mother-in-law)
- Bellett, Jacob (father-in-law)
- Birchall, Susannah (sister-in-law)
- Garth, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Garth, Ann (sister-in-law)
- Bellett, Susannah (sister-in-law)
- Bellett, Susannah (sister-in-law)
- Bellett, Mary Louise (sister-in-law)
- Bellett, Catherine (sister-in-law)
- Bellett, Jemima (sister-in-law)
- Birchall, John (brother-in-law)
- Garth, James (brother-in-law)
- Garth, Edward (brother-in-law)
- Bellett, John (brother-in-law)
- Bellett, Jacob (brother-in-law)
- Bellett, William (brother-in-law)
- Bellett, James (brother-in-law)
- Bellett, George (brother-in-law)
- Smith, Elizabeth Ann (niece by marriage)
Citation details
'Alomes, Robert (c. 1770–1853)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/alomes-robert-30258/text37540, accessed 14 May 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Carter, Robert
- Allomes, Robert
- Allums, Robert
- Alloms, Robert
Birth
Death
31 August,
1853
(aged ~ 83)
Clarence Plains,
Tasmania,
Australia
Cause of Death
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