Historical information
Roy Staughton was a member of the Staughton family who were among the early and prominent pastoralists in the Bacchus Marsh and Melton area. His Father was Samuel Thomas Staughton Snr a member of the Parliament of Victoria for over 20 years and whose properties included Eynesbury near Melton. Samuel Staughton died in 1901. In 1910 while working in New South Wales Roy Staughton contracted Typhoid and died aged only 22. This portrait was first presented to the Bacchus Marsh Branch of the Australian Natives Association a few months after his death by his Mother Mrs. Eliza. Staughton,
Physical description
Framed portrait photograph of Roy Staughton. The image is framed within an oval shaped inner frame with an inscribed plaque at the bottom of the frame which reads: ‘Mr Roy Staughton, born May 16th 1888, Died Feby (sic) 22nd 1910’.
Inscriptions & markings
‘Mr Roy Staughton, born May 16th 1888, Died Feby (sic) 22nd 1910’.
References
- SAD DEATH. (1910, February 22). Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954), p. 2. A short but informative article providing details about the death of Roy Staughton
- No Title (1910, July 16). The Bacchus Marsh Express (Vic. : 1866 - 1943), p. 2. Column 4. Second paragraph from bottom of page. Mrs. S. T. Staughton, of St. Neot's, has presented to the A.N.A. Hall, Bacchus Marsh, a large framed photograph, (3ft. x 3ft. 3in.) of her youngest son, the late Mr. Roy Staughton, whose early death has been much regretted. He was a life member of the local branch.
