HAMBLETON Robert Atkinson

Name Robert Atkinson HAMBLETON
Country Of Origin England
Born 1865
Died unknown
Birth/ Baptism Born 1865, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Parents Thomas (master watchmaker) and Emma Hambleton
Apprenticeship Most likely with his father
Skills Watchmaker
Work Locations Deloraine, Sheffield, Burnie
Street Address
Marriage/Spouse
Arrival
Other 1881 England Census: Charles George Hambleton (brother) watchmaker’s apprentice.

Approx. late 1880s-early 1890s: Employer, T Gaunt & Co, Melbourne, Victoria, for about three years before moving to Tasmania.

1894: Deloraine, Tasmania

Approx. 1915: Employed by Arthur Stokell, watchmaker and jeweller, Burnie.
Death unknown
References
Web: Ancestry: Cheshire, England, Parish Register 1866; 1881 England Census, Australia City Directories (Tasmania Post Office Directories) 1896-1930.
The Examiner (Launceston) 30 May 1895, 11 June 1921; Daily Telegraph 17 November 1894, 30 September 1895, 23 May 1905; North West Advocate & Emu Bay Times 8 June 1899, 8 June 1899, 5 February 1915.
Photo gallery All photos (1)
Convict clockmakers and convict watchmakers in Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania.