Australian Royalty

Edward Robert Kell, 1826–1889 (aged 63 years)

Name
Edward Robert /Kell/
Given names
Edward Robert
Surname
Kell
Name
Robert Edmund /Kell/
Given names
Robert Edmund
Surname
Kell
Birth
about 1826
Scotland, United Kingdom
Source: Tales from the Western Road cemetery; comp. by Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery Inc. Printed by Holroyd City Council. Merrylands NSW, Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery Inc., 2011
Text:

Edward was one of 12 children born in Scotland to Joseph Kell and Agnes nee McQuilkan.

Source: Calculated from age at death
Text:

age given as 63 in 1889
Immigration
before 1857 (aged 31 years)
Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Source: Tales from the Western Road cemetery; comp. by Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery Inc. Printed by Holroyd City Council. Merrylands NSW, Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery Inc., 2011
Citation details: p. 40
Text:

After arriving in Australia Edward and Jane they settled in Parramatta where they lived with their four children all born in Parramatta between 1859 [sic] and 1866.
Marriage
Jane … — View this family
about 1858 (aged 32 years)
Marriage
Sophia Naylor — View this family
1875 (aged 49 years)
Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Source: Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Text:

Name: Edward Kell
Spouse Name: Sophia Naylor
Marriage Date: 1875
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1875
Registration Number: 219
Death
February 15, 1889 (aged 63 years)
Bondi, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Source: Dunn, Judith. The Parramatta cemeteries Mays Hill. [Parramatta]: Parramatta and District Historical Society Inc., 1996
Text:

15 feb 1889

Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Evening News Thu 21 Feb 1889 p. 4
Text:

The decomposed remains of a man named
Edward Kell, who resided in Isabella-street,
Parramatta, were found in the bush near the
Cliff House Hotel, Bondi, on Wednesday after
noon. A box containing some 'Rough on Rats'
was found beside the body.

Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Sydney Morning Herald Fri 22 Feb 1889 p. 9
Text:

Mr. W.T. Pinhey, J.P., held a magisterial inquiry at the South Sydney Morgue yesterday relative to the death of a man named Robert Edmund Kell whose dead body was found in the scrub at Bondi on the previous day. The deceased was 63 years of age and had been twice married, leaving two families numbering 10 children. He had done no work for the past three years, and was possessed of independent means. Latterly he had exhibited an eccentric turn of mind. He left his house at Parramatta last Friday, stating he was going to visit an old friend in Sydney, but he did not do so. On Wednesday afternoon the body of deceased was found lying in the bush at Bondi, near the Bondi-road, about 200 yards fro the Cliff-house Hotel. Near to the body, a small box containing some powder resembling "Rough on Rats" was found. Dr. H. Sinclair deposed that he had made a post mortem examination; in his opinion death was due to aresnical poisoning and he believed that the powder contained in the box was "Rough on Rats". Mr. Pinhey found that the death was due to arsenical poisoning, owing to a dose of "Rough on Rats" which was self administered.

Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry.
Text:

KELL ROBERT E
Registration number
5045/1889
Father's Given Name(s)
AGE 63 YEARS
Mother's Given Name(s)
DIED BONDI
District
WAVERLEY
Burial
February 22, 1889 (7 days after death)
Mays Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Source: Dunn, Judith. The Parramatta cemeteries Mays Hill. [Parramatta]: Parramatta and District Historical Society Inc., 1996
Citation details: Section B Row 11 No 11, p. 118
Text:

Sacred
To the Memory of
JANE KELL
the beloved wife of
EDWARD KELL
who died Decr 6 1872
Aged 46 years
The Lord gave
and hath taken away
Blessed be the name of the
Lord
also EDWARD
beloved husband of the above
who died
15th February 1889
Aged 63 years
also
AGNES WILKINSON KELL
daughter of above
who died 29th October 1929
Aged 70 years
Family with Jane …
himself
Birth: about 1826 — Scotland, United Kingdom
Immigration: before 1857 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1858
Marriage: 1875 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: February 15, 1889 — Bondi, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: February 22, 1889 — Mays Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane … Jane Rutherford Kell Agnes Wilkinson Kell Ellen Russell Kell Joseph Kell Family with spouse Sophia Naylor George Edward Kell Ethel Sophia Kell Allan Wilkinson Kell Alfred Kell Edward Joseph Kell Christopher Kell
Edward Robert Kell
1826–1889
Birth: about 1826 — Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: February 15, 1889 — Bondi, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Birth: about 1826
Marriage: about 1858
Death: December 6, 1872 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: December 8, 1872 — Mays Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Jane …
1826–1872
Birth: about 1826
Death: December 6, 1872 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage — about 1858 —
daughter
Birth: 1857 31 31 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 16, 1948
Burial: March 18, 1948 — Mays Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Jane Rutherford Kell
1857–1948
Birth: 1857 31 31 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 16, 1948
3 years
daughter
Birth: 1859 33 33 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 29, 1929
Burial: Mays Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Agnes Wilkinson Kell
1859–1929
Birth: 1859 33 33 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: October 29, 1929
5 years
daughter
Birth: 1863 37 37 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1892 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1950 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Ellen Russell Kell
1863–1950
Birth: 1863 37 37 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1950 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 years
son
Birth: 1866 40 40 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: May 14, 1951 — Newtown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Joseph Kell
1866–1951
Birth: 1866 40 40 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: May 14, 1951 — Newtown, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Family with Sophia Naylor
himself
Birth: about 1826 — Scotland, United Kingdom
Immigration: before 1857 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1858
Marriage: 1875 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: February 15, 1889 — Bondi, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: February 22, 1889 — Mays Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane … Jane Rutherford Kell Agnes Wilkinson Kell Ellen Russell Kell Joseph Kell Family with spouse Sophia Naylor George Edward Kell Ethel Sophia Kell Allan Wilkinson Kell Alfred Kell Edward Joseph Kell Christopher Kell
Edward Robert Kell
1826–1889
Birth: about 1826 — Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: February 15, 1889 — Bondi, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Birth: October 14, 1843 35 33 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1875 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 16, 1896 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Mays Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edward Robert Kell George Edward Kell Ethel Sophia Kell Allan Wilkinson Kell Alfred Kell Edward Joseph Kell Christopher Kell
Sophia Naylor
1843–1896
Birth: October 14, 1843 35 33 — Pennant Hills, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 16, 1896 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage — 1875 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1 year
son
Birth: 1875 49 31 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1949 — Balmain, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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George Edward Kell
1875–1949
Birth: 1875 49 31 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1949 — Balmain, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
daughter
Birth: 1877 51 33 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
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Ethel Sophia Kell
1877–
Birth: 1877 51 33 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death:
3 years
son
Birth: 1879 53 35 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 13, 1937 — Queensland, Australia
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Allan Wilkinson Kell
1879–1937
Birth: 1879 53 35 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: December 13, 1937 — Queensland, Australia
3 years
son
Birth: 1881 55 37 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1901 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Alfred Kell
1881–1901
Birth: 1881 55 37 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1901 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
son
Birth: 1883 57 39 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1899 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Mays Hill, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Edward Joseph Kell
1883–1899
Birth: 1883 57 39 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1899 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
son
Birth: 1885 59 41 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1945 — Randwick, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Christopher Kell
1885–1945
Birth: 1885 59 41 — Parramatta, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1945 — Randwick, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birth
Source: Tales from the Western Road cemetery; comp. by Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery Inc. Printed by Holroyd City Council. Merrylands NSW, Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery Inc., 2011
Text:

Edward was one of 12 children born in Scotland to Joseph Kell and Agnes nee McQuilkan.

Source: Calculated from age at death
Text:

age given as 63 in 1889
Immigration
Source: Tales from the Western Road cemetery; comp. by Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery Inc. Printed by Holroyd City Council. Merrylands NSW, Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery Inc., 2011
Citation details: p. 40
Text:

After arriving in Australia Edward and Jane they settled in Parramatta where they lived with their four children all born in Parramatta between 1859 [sic] and 1866.
Marriage
Source: Ancestry.com. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Text:

Name: Edward Kell
Spouse Name: Sophia Naylor
Marriage Date: 1875
Marriage Place: New South Wales
Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales
Registration Year: 1875
Registration Number: 219
Death
Source: Dunn, Judith. The Parramatta cemeteries Mays Hill. [Parramatta]: Parramatta and District Historical Society Inc., 1996
Text:

15 feb 1889

Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Evening News Thu 21 Feb 1889 p. 4
Text:

The decomposed remains of a man named
Edward Kell, who resided in Isabella-street,
Parramatta, were found in the bush near the
Cliff House Hotel, Bondi, on Wednesday after
noon. A box containing some 'Rough on Rats'
was found beside the body.

Source: National Library of Australia. Trove: one search...a wealth of information. [database on-line].
Citation details: Sydney Morning Herald Fri 22 Feb 1889 p. 9
Text:

Mr. W.T. Pinhey, J.P., held a magisterial inquiry at the South Sydney Morgue yesterday relative to the death of a man named Robert Edmund Kell whose dead body was found in the scrub at Bondi on the previous day. The deceased was 63 years of age and had been twice married, leaving two families numbering 10 children. He had done no work for the past three years, and was possessed of independent means. Latterly he had exhibited an eccentric turn of mind. He left his house at Parramatta last Friday, stating he was going to visit an old friend in Sydney, but he did not do so. On Wednesday afternoon the body of deceased was found lying in the bush at Bondi, near the Bondi-road, about 200 yards fro the Cliff-house Hotel. Near to the body, a small box containing some powder resembling "Rough on Rats" was found. Dr. H. Sinclair deposed that he had made a post mortem examination; in his opinion death was due to aresnical poisoning and he believed that the powder contained in the box was "Rough on Rats". Mr. Pinhey found that the death was due to arsenical poisoning, owing to a dose of "Rough on Rats" which was self administered.

Source: New South Wales. Department of Justice and Attorney General. NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages. [data-base on-line]. Sydney: the Registry.
Text:

KELL ROBERT E
Registration number
5045/1889
Father's Given Name(s)
AGE 63 YEARS
Mother's Given Name(s)
DIED BONDI
District
WAVERLEY
Burial
Source: Dunn, Judith. The Parramatta cemeteries Mays Hill. [Parramatta]: Parramatta and District Historical Society Inc., 1996
Citation details: Section B Row 11 No 11, p. 118
Text:

Sacred
To the Memory of
JANE KELL
the beloved wife of
EDWARD KELL
who died Decr 6 1872
Aged 46 years
The Lord gave
and hath taken away
Blessed be the name of the
Lord
also EDWARD
beloved husband of the above
who died
15th February 1889
Aged 63 years
also
AGNES WILKINSON KELL
daughter of above
who died 29th October 1929
Aged 70 years