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Robert Chinchen (1864-1913) stonemason and trade union leader
Birth: 15 February 1864 in Sydney, New South Wales, son of Walter Chinchen (1839-1874), a stonemason, born in Wareham, Dorset, and Sydney-born Christiana, née London (1839-1919). Marriage: 27 July 1887 in church of St Francis de Sales, Haymarket, Sydney, to Sydney-born Catherine ‘Katie’ Williams (1864-1941), whose father was a quarry master. They had three sons and three daughters. Death: 11 April 1913 at his residence in Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney. Religion: Catholic.
Sources
H. J. Gibbney & A. G. Smith, A Biographical Register 1788-1939, vol 1 (Canberra, 1987); Worker (Wagga, NSW), 10 May 1906, p 2; Legislative Council of NSW Half Yearly Report to 30 June 1913
'Chinchen, Robert (1864–1913)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/chinchen-robert-32993/text41114, accessed 12 November 2024.
Australian Town & Country Journal, 16 April 1913, p 28
15 February,
1864
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
11 April,
1913
(aged 49)
Ultimo, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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