Robert Henry Strickland, a butcher by trade, married Mary Turrell in 1809, London, England where they had six children. The family were brought out to the Swan settlement by Thomas Peel in 1830. Their eldest son William married Jane Woods in 1843 and moved to South Australia during January 1849 he died in Adelaide in 1875. The second son, David travelled to Cloudy Bay, Nelson, New Zealand on a whaler owned by Captain Jack Guard. David married Harriet Baldick in 1848. He became the Captain of the 'General Palmer' and worked as a waterman until the 1880's. David passed away in Ashburton, NZ in 1898. Henry Robert, the third son, was born within the sound of the Bow Bells in London on 19th November 1819. At the age of 12 he commenced work with Mr Reveley, the first Civil Engineer in Western Australia. He then worked in the whaling industry and finally in the Brewery trade. Henry married Ann Hokin in 1840 and passed away in 1907, with Mary following in 1908. Both are buried in the ‘Strickland family vault’ within the East Perth cemetery. Sarah, the eldest daughter of Robert and Mary, married Thomas Smith in 1842. The second daughter Louisa (Lueza) married William Inkpen. Robert Henry died on 26th December 1852 in Perth and his wife Mary also died in Perth some eight years later on 3rd May 1860. Mary is believed to be the first Strickland buried in the East Perth Cemetery family vault.