Individual Details

Robert STRAHAN

(21 May 1832 - 4 Apr 1863)

Birth	21 May 1832	Timolin, County Kildare, Ireland
Immigration	Bef Aug 1854	but as yet the ship he travelled on is unknown
Note	12 Aug 1854	Robert advertised in the Argus 12 Aug 1854 requesting his brother Edward to communicate with him c/- the Police Pay Office, Melbourne. This tells us that he must have immigrated before this date and that by this time he had already joined the Police Force
Death	4 Apr 1863	of drowning - Victoria, Australian Colonies
News Pub (ind)	9 Apr 1863	the Kilmore Examiner reported: "Two-Men Drowned-On Monday last,an inquest was held at Seymour, before D. N. Nicolson, Esq., coroner for the district, on the body of a man named Smale, who had been drowned in the Goulburn River on the day before. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. A constable named Robert Strahan was also drowned, whose body was not found on Monday. It appears the constable brought a prisoner out of the lock-up to empty the night-tub which being done, the prisoner bolted and swam across tho Goulburn, Strahan following ; Çonstable Deasy having joined in the pursuit, succeeded in arresting the prisoner. Constable Strahan would not wait for the boat to recross the river, but went into Smale's dray, which was crossing at the ford. The horses, however, by some means got into deep water, and both they and the men were drowned. The body of the constable had since been found"