William Henry Roberts

15 September 1828 — 15 November 1831

William Henry Roberts (13‑10‑4)

William Roberts was the son of Charles Roberts, a store keeper with the Commissariat Department, and Esther Dale, the first teacher of girls in the Moreton Bay settlement. On 11^th of June 1829 he was christened by the Reverend John Vincent, who resided at the Moreton Bay Settlement from late March to December 1829. This baptism was the third of only six Vincent conducted during his short tenure. The entry indicated that William Henry Roberts had been born on the 15^th of September 1828. The inscription on the top of the chest tomb has been lost to weathering. After the death of their son, the Roberts family returned to Sydney in 1834.

Inscription

Sacred to the memory of William Henry, son of Charles Roberts, Commissariat Department,
departed this life 15th November, 1831, aged 5 years and 2 months.
Before my infant heart could pray
The Almighty Word was given
To stop my pain, and die away,
Then mount my soul to Heaven.
Suffer little children to come unto Me, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Learn more

• Commandants of Moreton Bay. (1923, September 8). The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), p. 19.

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