Robena Ann JEFFREYS

1851 - 1930  (79 years)

• Name	Robena Ann JEFFREYS
  	It is interesting that Ann, Robina's mother, decided to name her first daughter with the same unusual name as her niece (the daughter of Christine & Donald Leslie) who was about 9 years old at that time. Little did Ann know that within 4 years, she would have two Robina's in her household.
  Nickname	Robina
  Born	1851	Wirrieanda SA   [1, 2, 3]
  	No sign of her birth registration has been found, but Robena married on October 8th, 1872, stating that she was 21 years old. This would indicate her birth year as approximately 1851.
  Gender	Female
  Biography Notes	Robina was very small. Kaye McArdle remembers her own mother referring to Robina as her "tiny Scottish grandmother". It is understood that Robina would help with the sheep as well as other farming chores because male labour was limited with her only having one brother. She met her future husband, James Anthony Rolfe, when he was employed by her father, Jeff Jeffreys, to help with the farm work. James had come from a family of shepherds in Norfolk. They married in 1872 and soon afterwards they started travelling throughout the country and into the mining areas of South Australia and New South Wales. James became adept as a stone mason and trained other men, one of whom being his son Abel. They had 12 children. James died in Adelaide in 1924 and Robina died in 1930. They were buried in the West Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide.  [1]
  Biography Notes	This Robina should not be confused with another Robina - Robina Leslie who was born in 1842 and was Ann's niece being the daughter of Donald Leslie who was the brother of Ann's first husband, Robert.
  Buried	00 Aug 1930	Adelaide SA   [1]
  Died	3 Aug 1930	Adelaide SA   [1]
  Person ID	I-7819	Christina and Donald McLean
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Jeffrey JEFFREYS,   b. 4 Dec 1821, Llanelly Wales ,   d. 7 Feb 1881, Belvidere SA  (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	-1626
  Mother	Ann b. 1823 MCLEAN,   b. 6 Apr 1823, Kilmallie Scotland ,   d. 21 Oct 1910, Strathalbyn SA  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	-1626
  Married	13 Feb 1851	Adelaide SA   [4]
  Family ID	F-1626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Anthony ROLFE,   b. 1843, Norfolk UK ,   d. 29 Oct 1924, Adelaide SA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1872	Belvidere SA   [1, 5]
  	The wedding was at the home of Ann's parents in Belvidere.
  Children	+ 1. Anthony Edwin ROLFE,   b. 1873, Echunga SA ,   d. 1873, Mt Barker SA  (Age 0 years)  []   2. Florence Mary ROLFE,   b. 9 Nov 1874, Strathalbyn SA  []   3. May Robina ROLFE,   b. 1878, Clare SA   4. Martha Mosella ROLFE,   b. 1880, SA + 5. Abel Joseph ROLFE,   b. 9 Jul 1882, Wirrieanda SA ,   d. 1960  (Age 77 years)  []   6. Angus Seth ROLFE,   b. 1884, Quorn SA ,   d. 1884, Quorn SA  (Age 0 years)  []   7. Angas Jeff ROLFE,   b. 1886, Quorn SA   8. Effie Victoria ROLFE,   b. 1889, Broken Hill NSW   9. Margaret A ROLFE,   b. 1891, Broken Hill NSW   10. Violet Olive ROLFE,   b. 1894, Broken Hill NSW   11. Edna Ruth ROLFE,   b. 1896, Broken Hill NSW   12. Grace D ROLFE,   b. 1898, Broken Hill NSW
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2017 12:03:50
  Family ID	F-643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  BDM 1872 Marriage of James Anthony ROLFE & Robena Ann JEFFREYS on 8-10-1872

  
  

• Sources

  [S-6] FM Kaye McArdle Emails March 2016. [S-121] Family Search.org -------C & D McLean, https://www.familysearch.org/search/tree/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Aabel~%20%2Bsurname%3Arolfe~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3A%22james%20anthony%22~%20%2Bfather_surname%3Arolfe~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3Arobena~%20%2Bmother_surname%3Ajeffreys~, 16 Jan 2018 Researcher Lorna McLean. Abel Joseph ROLFE Birth Date: 1882, July 09 Father: James Anthony ROLFE Mother: Robena Ann JEFFERS Birth Place/Residence: Wirreanda RefNo: 284/403 [S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=product&layout=show&Itemid=161&uid=982242&coid=2&cid=2&request_data=%7B%26quot%3Boption%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Bcom_search%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3BItemid%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B32%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bsurname%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Bjeffreys%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bcheck%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B1%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bgname%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Br%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Byear%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Brange%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B0%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Bscid%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B2%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmc%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3Ba4bd3f58e9df756191d0f96ccbc0b1ee%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3Be7015a7d200526083314a342d63ff4c5%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmz%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836.1517185264.399.4.utmcsr%3Dl.facebook.com%7Cutmccn%3D(referral)%7Cutmcmd%3Dreferral%7Cutmcct%3D%2F%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utma%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836.1713450304.1501589010.1517199885.1517214165.402%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmt%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B1%26quot%3B%2C%26quot%3B__utmb%26quot%3B%3A%26quot%3B175478836.28.10.1517214165%26quot%3B%7D, 30 Jan 2018 Researcher Lorna McLean. Robena Ann JEFFREYS Bride Age: 21 Bride Approx. Birth Year: 1851 Bride Father Name: Jeff JEFFREYS District: Strathalbyn RefNo;93/36 [S-18] PUBLICATION Edwin Maclean's genealogy(no sources provided), Person 14-vii. [S-75] http://www.genealogysa.org.au, 21 Jan 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean. marriage in 1872, Reg No93/36 confirms groom:ROLFE James Anthony, and bride JEFFREYS,Robena Ann No more is specified. Requires further research and validity research to make this generalisable.