Robert Rattray
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Background
Robert Rattray, the older brother of David Rattray who reportedly had a store at Eureka, became the sexton of the Ballaarat Old Cemetery. Robert and David were the sons of David Rattray and Helen Grant. Robert married Mary Christie on 4 July 1840 at Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland. Mary was born in 1812. The couple arrived in Australia in November 1853.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Rattray was residing at Ballarat when he signed the Benden Hassell Petition in 1856. [2]
See also
Benden Sherritt Hassell Compensation Case
Further Reading
Wickham, Dorothy, Shot in the Dark: Being the Petition for the Compensation Case of Benden S. Hassell, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1998.
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