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Charles James ROBERTS - Charles and his wife Esther arrived free in Sydney in 1821 as a clerk in the Commissariat Department in initially and then for nearly 5 years at Moreton Bay.  His oldest son was born 10 days after their arrival in Sydney.  Family were strongly into Public Houses, Politics and Banking.  Charles and Esther's grandson Hon C J Roberts CMG MLC JP was Mayor of Sydney in 1879 and a member of the Henry Parkes Cabinet as Postmaster General.

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