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Rev Fr Robertus Little

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Rev Fr Robertus Little

Birth
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Death
21 Jul 1933 (aged 68)
Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Nudgee, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Plot
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Robert Little was born on June 27, 1865, in St John's, Newfoundland, then a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire. His father, Philip Francis had retired as the first Premier of Newfoundland and was then a Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. His parents had married in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Co Dublin, Ireland. At the time of his birth, his father was 41 and his mother, Mary Jane Holdright, a native of Dublin, was 20. He was the oldest of 13 children: he had nine brothers and three sisters. His parents returned to Ireland after the birth of their second child. Robert was educated at Clongowes Wood College, a Jesuit school. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1885 and helped establish the order in Australia. He returned to Ireland for further studies and was ordained at Milltown, Co Dublin in 1900. Fr. Robert returned to Australia in 1901 or 1902 where he remained, moving to Brisbane in 1917. He died there on July 21, 1933, at the age of 68, and is buried in the Jesuit section of Nudgee Cemetery.
Robert Little was born on June 27, 1865, in St John's, Newfoundland, then a self-governing Dominion of the British Empire. His father, Philip Francis had retired as the first Premier of Newfoundland and was then a Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland. His parents had married in Kingstown (now Dún Laoghaire), Co Dublin, Ireland. At the time of his birth, his father was 41 and his mother, Mary Jane Holdright, a native of Dublin, was 20. He was the oldest of 13 children: he had nine brothers and three sisters. His parents returned to Ireland after the birth of their second child. Robert was educated at Clongowes Wood College, a Jesuit school. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1885 and helped establish the order in Australia. He returned to Ireland for further studies and was ordained at Milltown, Co Dublin in 1900. Fr. Robert returned to Australia in 1901 or 1902 where he remained, moving to Brisbane in 1917. He died there on July 21, 1933, at the age of 68, and is buried in the Jesuit section of Nudgee Cemetery.

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  • Maintained by: F.P.McLoughlin
  • Originally Created by: Peadar
  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177894315/robertus-little: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Fr Robertus Little (27 Jun 1865–21 Jul 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 177894315, citing Nudgee Cemetery and Crematorium, Nudgee, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by F.P.McLoughlin (contributor 48316713).