Robert Underdown (1867-1917)

Robert John Underdown was born in 1867 on Portland Estate in South Australia. His father was a stevedore.

Robert ran a grocer’s shop at Lot 11 Swigg Street, Birkenhead, South Australia according to the assessment books for 1901. He paid 23 pounds a year for the rates. There was also a house on this property and in 1901 it was occupied by William McArthur. He also had two other lots, number 9 and number 10. In 1901, Number 10 was occupied by William Peacock. The South Australian Post Office Directory lists Robert as a storekeeper at Swigg Street, Birkenhead in 1903. The store was referred to as Underdown's Corner and could be located straight on ahead across the Birkenhead Bridge. The store no longer stands.

Robert died at only 40 years old of the effects of chronic nephritis. His wife Elizabeth outlived him by 26 years. They are both buried in the Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia.





Children

 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Robert & Elizabeth Underdown
 * colspan="3" bgcolor="#FFfce0" style="color: #000000;" |Children of Robert & Elizabeth Underdown