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     Hanora RIORDAN was born on 25 August 1927.²
Hanora RIORDAN died in 1976 in Worthing, Sussex.³

     Henry was born in Auckland, Auckland, on 30 December 1904.¹ He was educated in England at Sherbourne School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he read science and medicine. His medical training was at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, where he became the personal house physician to Lord Horder, among the leading physicians of the day in London.
This was followed by further training at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, Bethlem Royal Psychiatric Hospital, Bedlam, and Sheffield Children's Hospital.
He returned to New Zealand in the 1930s and set up a general practice in Christchurch.²
He married Elisabeth Madeline (Betty) MORRIS in New Zealand on 19 February 1935.³ Dr Roberton had a strong interest in clinical research and discovered a disease in women after childbirth caused by low thyroid activity. He was awarded a Cambridge doctorate and in 1946 won the Sir Charles Hastings prize for the best general practice research essay in the British Empire for this research work.² He was a founding member of the Council for Educational Research and chairman of its Christchurch branch. He had a long involvement with St John Ambulance and held the rank of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. Dr Roberton was also vice-president of the Royal Christchurch Musical Society. He was Christchurch president of the British Medical Association and chairman and provost of the Canterbury faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Dr Roberton retired on his 80th birthday, but enjoyed playing tennis, golf and bowls well into his 80s, and ice skated until 85. For some years he helped judge the national figure-skating championships, in which he had once competed. He was a familar figure at Charteris Bay, sailing his home made yacht.²

Henry died on 19 February 1991 in Christchurch, Canterbury, at age 86.^2,4 He was buried on 21 February 1991 in Christchurch.

     Elizabeth ROBERTS was born in 1815 in Cornwall.¹
She married James Chynoweth PAUL in Cornwall.¹

     Emily Jane ROBERTS was born circa 1875 in Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex.²
She married William Joseph AGASS in Islington, London, Middlesex, between January 1910 and March 1910.¹ Emily was listed as William Joseph AGASS's wife in the 1911 census at 128 Shakespeare Rd in Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex.²
Emily Jane ROBERTS died between January 1959 and March 1959 in Essex.³

     Hugh was born in 1904.¹
He married Constance M LANE in Edmonton, Middlesex, between October 1950 and December 1950.^1,2

     Sarah Esther ROBERTS was born on 21 October 1840 in Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex.^2,1
She married John Stokes FORSAITH at St John of Jerusalem in Hackney, London, Middlesex, on 8 February 1866.^1,3,4 She was listed as John Stokes FORSAITH's wife in the 1871 census at 329 Bethnal Green Rd in Hackney, London, Middlesex.⁵ Sarah was listed as John Stokes FORSAITH's wife in the 1881 census at 31 Southborough Rd in Hackney, London, Middlesex.⁶ Sarah was listed as John Stokes FORSAITH's wife in the 1891 census at 31 Southborough Rd in Hackney, London, Middlesex.⁷
Sarah Esther ROBERTS died on 16 January 1895 in Hackney, London, Middlesex, at age 54.^1,8

     Catherine Mason ROBERTSON was born on 10 October 1850 in Alva, Stirlingshire.¹ She was listed as Peter ROBERTSON's daughter in the 1851 census in Alva, Stirlingshire.²
She married William McBEATH at Mr Glendinning's house, London St in Dunedin, Otago, on 6 May 1869.¹
Catherine Mason ROBERTSON died on 6 October 1921 in Dunedin at age 70.^1,3,4 She was buried on 9 October 1921 at the Southern Cemetery in Dunedin.^1,5

     James ROBERTSON was born on 20 May 1847 in Alva, Stirlingshire.¹ He was listed as Peter ROBERTSON's son in the 1851 census in Alva, Stirlingshire.²
James ROBERTSON died on 16 November 1930 at Le Cren St in Timaru, Canterbury, at age 83.^1,3 He was buried at the Lawrence Cemetery in Lawrence.¹

     Janet Mcdonald (Jessie) ROBERTSON was born on 15 January 1860 at Meadowbank farm, Clark's Flat in Tuapeka, Otago.^2,1
She married William Thomas TALBOYS in New Zealand in 1880.³
Janet Mcdonald (Jessie) ROBERTSON died on 22 June 1937 in Dunedin, Otago, at age 77.^2,4,5 She was buried on 24 June 1937 at the Southern Cemetery in Dunedin.^2,6