Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum in Kalgoorlie WA
Robert Collett Edwin HAMPTON
Age at Death57
Date Of Death12 April 1899 : Reg 696/1899 (First name registered as Ewin)
Place Of BirthNorth Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England
OccupationMiner
Spouse's NameMargaret McNeill
ChildrenFrederick Osborn b 1869 - Catherine Hampton b 1871 - Edwin John b 1872 - Robert Collet b 1875 - Arthur Blag b 1878 - Oscar James b 1879 - Oswald Patrick b 1882 - Mattie Edith b 1886.
Albany Advertiser, Saturday 15 April 1899
Kalgoorlie Miner, Thursday 13 April 1899
Sun, Sunday 16 April 1899
Eastern Goldfields Miners Memorial at the WA Museum, Kalgoorlie WA - Photo Paul Doust
Name Of Mine On Which Last Employed
Golden Valley GM, Western Australia
Diagnosis or cause of accident
Killed by a fall of earth and rock.
Place Of Burial
Kanowna Cemetery, Western Australia
Submitted by
David McMillan - Volunteer
MSW
Married
District
Kanowna
Cause of Death
Mine Accidents
Father
Frederick Blagg Hampton "Capt"
Mother
Matilda Stratfold
Place of marriage
Rockhampton, Qld. 1869.
Other Information
Age discrepancy between official records (34) and family info (57) - he is referred to as "old Bob" in one of the articles.
