Dr. Rev. Robert Charles William Alexander Lindsay

Birth: 1841, Northern Ireland

Death: Sep. 19, 1915 Victoria Street, Creswick Victoria, Australia

Dr. Robert Lindsay was a graduate of the Trinity College, Dublin, Dr. Lindsay had emigrated to Australia from Londonderry, where his family of Scottish origin, had been linen merchants and small manufacturers since the 18th century.

In 1864 Dr. Robert Lindsay set up his practice in Creswick and in 1866 moved to a house at the corner of Raglan and Cambridge Streets.

Robert married Jane Elizabeth Williams, a daughter of the Reverend Thomas Williams, a Wesleyan missionary. Thenewlyweds spend the first few years of marriage at the corner of Raglan and Cambridge streets, eventually building a large home on the corner of Cambridge and Victoria streets, where some of the family lived until the 1960's.

The Lindsay's had ten children; Percival, Robert, Lionel, Mary, Norman, Pearl, Ruby, Reginald, Daryl and Elizabeth in that order.

Five of the 10 children of Dr.Robert Lindsay went on to become leaders in the Australian artistic community-Percy,Lionel, Norman, Ruby and Daryl became noted artists and writers and three of Norman's novels re-create the town a century ago, namely Saturdee, Red Heap and Halfway to Anywhere.

Source http://www.creswick.net/creswick_people/the_Lindsay_family

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Dr. Lindsay was born in the North of Ireland, and gained his diploma in the celebrated Dublin University. He arrived in Victoria in the year 1863, and in the following year came to Creswick as Medical Officer to the Manchester Unity Oddfellows.

The members of the family are as follows:- Mr. Percy Lindsay, of Melbourne; Mr. Bert and Miss Mary Lindsay, of New Orleans, U.S.A.; Messrs Lionel and Norman Lindsay, of Sydney; Mrs. Will Dyson, of London; Mrs. C. McPhee, of Creswick, Mr. Reg Lindsay, of the Forests Department, who is now in camp prior to going to the war; Mr. Daryl and Miss Elizabeth Lindsay. The coffin bearers were Drs. Wilson and Sleeman, Messrs P. and R. Lindsay, C McPhee, and C. W. Jebb. Pall bearers:- Messrs W. P. Northcott, H. Jebb, J. Graham, J. Glasson and A. Johnson. The Rev. C. Robinson officiated at the house and graveside.

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May 21 1869

LINDSAY-WILLIAMS. Married on the 18th inst, at Barkly Street Wesleyan Church, Ballarat, by the father of the bride, assisted by the Revs. J. Watsford and T. Ick, M.A., ROBERT CHARLES WILLIAM ALEXANDER LINDSAY, Surgeon, Creswick, son of ALEXANDER LINDSAY, ESQ., Fintona, county Tyrone, Ireland, to Jane Elizabeth, oldest daughter of the Rev. Thomas Williams, Wesleyan minister, Ballarat. No cards (Argus)