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Its taken most of the weekend but i have sorted out my problem.
And all it took was a women's name, it correct what they say'behind each man is a women !!!!!!!!!!!

Because there is 3/4 robert/ robert benjamin/ bob west/ bob west-sooby names , all with different birth & death dates, this is what i am trying to sort out

Goodness me ! I do hope Ian was right when he said he had that information.

Have deleted all the unwanted info

As you ‘have it all’ , not sure why your dates are so wrong

thanks i have all that info, still need to sort out who's who

yes, stiill no records

But have you looked for him Arriving in Australia?

now sorted it all out. But have 1 question to ask, is Robert Sooby b 1881 d 1943 Tamworth NSW & Robert (Bob) Sooby b 1848 London later to be know as Robert West Sooby d 1949 NSW one of the same?
I know birth & death dates are wrong
I can find no Robert/Bob Sooby leaving England for Australia

Thank you all for the info, now need to sort it all out.

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Bob. West. Robert Benjamin Sooby (circa 1848–1949) the son of a London cab proprietor landed in Australia in the 1860s as a 14-year-old.

interesting family history

'Bob West' has taken over the troupe by now.

...Undoubtedly Mr. Bob
West is a rider of considerable skill.- and
his daring exhibition on horseback, par
ticularly in the bounding jockey act, show
ed that he 'fully merited the title of Aus
tralia's premier horseman. Miss West
left no room for doubt that she belonged
to the famous West family. The double
act on horseback, in which she appeared
with Mr. Bob West, was received with
rounds of applause. Song and patter
dances and acrobatic items were.contribut
ed by the Misses, May Bowman. Mollie
Callaghan and little Rita West in a
characteristic style.....

Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954)Thursday 27 January 1910

IF born in uk ???????

address honeybrook hall franche near kidderminster
with mr v p webb engingeer aged 39 and mrs webb

A M S Webb in 1934
Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Transcript of A M S's record
Title MISS
Destination country Australia
First name(s) A M S
Ship name Otranto
Last name Webb
Ship official number 146025
Gender Female
Ship registered tonnage 12031
Birth year 1934
Ship square feet 14787
Age 0
Ship master's first name L V
Age as transcribed 7 MONTHS
Ship master's last name James
Departure day 5
Shipping line Orient
Departure month 1
Number of passengers 467
Departure year 1934
Length of voyage in days 35
Departure port London
Ship departure port LONDON
Departure country England
Ship destination port Australia
Entry struck out Y
Ship destination country Australia
Destination port Brisbane
Record set Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960
Destination Brisbane
Category Travel & migration
State or territory Queensland
Subcategory Passenger Lists
Country Australia
Collections from Great Britain, England, Australasia

Ada M S
Country England
Last name Webb
Volume 6C
Birth quarter 2
Page 121
Birth year 1933
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Mother's maiden name Cattell
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Kidderminster
Subcategory Civil Births
County Worcestershire

Victor P
County Hampshire
Last name Webb
Country England
Marriage quarter 3
Volume 2B
Marriage year 1924
Volume as transcribed 2B
Registration month -
Page number 1655
MarriageFinder™ Victor P Webb married one of these people
Muriel P M Cattell
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Spouse's last name Cattell
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
District Christchurch

?????
Name: Ada Marye S Webb
Gender: Male
Electoral Date: 1958
Electoral Place: Pearce, Moore, Western Australia, Australia


Name: Ada Marye Somerset West-Sooby
Birth Date: 1933
Death Date: 10 Nov 2018
Cemetery: Midland Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Stratton, Swan City, Western Australia, Australia
Has Bio?: N
URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213309084/ada-marye_somerset-west-sooby

Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
1930s
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Name
Ada Marye West-sooby
Residence
1972 Kalamunda, Moore, Western Australia, Australia
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1930s
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Record information.
Name
Ada Marye West-sooby
Residence
1980 Mundaring, Moore, Western Australia, Australia
Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
1930s
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Record information.
Name
Ada Marye West-Sooby
Residence
1977 Mundaring, Moore, Western Australia, Australia
Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
1930s
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Record information.
Name
Ada Marye West-sooby
Residence
1977 Kalamunda, Moore, Western Australia, Australia

SOOBY v SOOBY.
Lucinda Ethel Sooby (formerly O'Neil) pe-
titioned for divorce from Robert West Sooby,
on the ground of desertion. The parties were
married at St. Paul's Church, Sydney, accord-
ing to the rites of the Church of England, on
February 25, 1903. A decree nisi, returnable
in six months, was granted. Mr. E. E. J.
Ford appeared for the petitioner.

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Tue 4 Mar 1924 Page 6

Police said the missing
men are Norton West-Sooby,
34, of The Crescent. Narra
been, his twin'brother,. John*
and younger brother, Daniel,
18, both of McKillop Road,
Mona Vale, and William
Metcalfe, 36, of Manly.


Fishing Party Still Missing
Article - The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995)Tuesday 9 July 1963 - Page 1

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/109896887?searchTerm=%22west%20soobie%22

Seems the 4 men drowned on a fishing trip.

Surname FirstName District Number Sex Year SpSurname SpFirstName
West-Sooby John Swan 75 M 1959 Webb Ada Marye Somerset

His marriage and wife's name.

froma tree on ancestry but no proof of birth

Robert West-Sooby
1881–1943

Birth 1881 • Maitland NSW Australia

Death 26 MAY 1943 • Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Birth
1881 • Maitland NSW Australia

190019
Adopted the name West
abt 1900

Sooby ‘apprenticed’ his son to West Bros Circus conducted by an Englishman Adam West. From the Wests, the young Bob learned everything about circus and became a ‘fairly good rider’. Just as Billy Jones had adopted his mentor’s surname, so Bob adopted the

190120
Birth of half-sister Caroline Sooby(1901–)
1901

190322
Marriage
1903 • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

registration number #564/1903
Lucinda E "Lucy" O'Neil

(1885–)

192342
Divorce
1923
Lucinda E "Lucy" O'Neil

(1885–)

192847
Marriage
1928 • Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia

registration number #6960/1928
Mary Elizabeth Davenport

(–1988)

193049
Birth of son Norton West-Sooby(1930–1964)
Abt. 1930

193150
Birth of son Victor West-Sooby(1931–1982)
abt 1931

193958
Birth of son Thomas West-Sooby(1939–2018)
31 May 1939

194362
Death
26 May 1943 • Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Burial
Tamworth, Tamworth Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia

Re Norton's father Robert:

Robert Sooby
in the New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1854-1930
Name: Robert Sooby [Bob West]
Birth Year: abt 1884
Age: 38
Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Event Type: Other
Publication Date: 8 Nov 1922
Page #: 612


SYDNEY - A commitment warrant for £94 15s and 8s costs in default imprisonment until the order be complied with, has been issued by the Children's Court Bench against Robert Sooby for disobeying a magisterial order for the support of his wife. He is 38 years of age, 5ft 10 inches high, thick-set build, dark complexion, dark hair turning grey, brown eyes, clean shaved: a circus performer. May assume the name of Bob West.

In fact, Norton is on several Ancestry trees. None of them know where or exactly when he was born.

Various years of birth given - 1930, 1928, 1927.
One says "drowned at Yamba".

One tree says his father Robert was born Sooby.

"Adopted the name West
abt 1900
Sooby ‘apprenticed’ his son to West Bros Circus conducted by an Englishman Adam West. From the Wests, the young Bob learned everything about circus and became a ‘fairly good rider’. Just as Billy Jones had adopted his mentor’s surname, so Bob adopted the . . . . "

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Name: Robert West-Sooby
Death Date: 1943
Cemetery: Tamworth General Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Tamworth, Tamworth Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
Has Bio?: N
URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48578444/robert-west-sooby

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Name: Robert West
Marriage Date: 1928
Marriage Place: Wilcannia, New South Wales
Registration Date: 1928
Registration Place: Wilcannia, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse: Mary E Davenport
Registration Number: 6960