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SCOTT, James & Frances 1863 MERCHANTMAN

Bandmaster in Black Watch. Served in Crimea War. Prison Warden - Fremantle. Organised work parties in and around York. Supervised repair of...

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SMITH, Thomas & Caroline 1863 BURLINGTON

Thomas & Caroline had two sons - Walter who became a teacher and Alfred who died aged 11 in an accident with a horse and dray. The family...

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SMITH, Isaac & Ellen 1864 CLARA

Isaac was discharged from the British Army in 1858 and was admitted as a Chelsea Pensioner residing in Belfast, Ireland, until he and the family...

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STREET John 1865 RACEHORSE

John Street born 1838 came out as a convict from England. He settled In champion Bay Geraldton. John married Anne Sullivan 6/12/1871. He was a...

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SEERY, John & Ellen 1874 NAVAL BRIGADE

John served as British Foot Soldier in Kaffir War (5th Africa), Indian Mutiny (India), Maori War (NZ). Married Ellen, India. Had 12 children lived...

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SPEAK, Joseph & Annie 1875 DAYLIGHT

Emigrated from Halifax, Yorkshire. Both arrived aged 34. Children - Sarah Jane (7), Herbert Edward (3) & Joseph (2). Daughter Annie born...

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SHEARER, David & Family 1879 CHARLOTTE PADBURY

Born 1832 Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, David initially became a teacher, obtained a scholarship then gained his MA at the University of...

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SPRATT, Elizabeth 1880 HELENA MENA

An Irish woman known for her singing. Married Charles Pullan and lived in Arthur River, before moving to Wagin and then Perth. Children - Lucy...

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STABLES, Owen P 1880 HELENA MENA

Secretary for Education (WA) 1893-1899. Married Margaret, daughter of Stephen Stanley Parker of Perth, WA JP, MLC and sister of Sir S. Henry...

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SEXTON, Alfred J 1881 CHARLOTTE PADBURY

Alfred came to Australia when he was 18yrs. In the following years he had a variety of jobs. Finally became the manager of B.C. Woods & Co...

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STEPHENS, Luke 1883 HELENA MENA

Luke settled in Perth WA in 1884. He married Margaret Lillis, the daughter of Stephen Lillis (an enrolled Pensioner Guard who arrived aboard the...

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STRANG, Matthew & Jane 1886 GULF OF ST VINCENT

Children : Helen married Charles Groves. Margaret married Matthew Blackwood. Jane married Alfred Jaggs. Matthew not married. George / Gertrude...

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SPREADBOROUGH, E Matilda 1886 OTAGO

Used name Matilda. Came as a paying passenger. Was born in a Workhouse. Married one of first Greeks in WA - Antoni Fossilo (was Phasoulas)....

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SURTES, Catherine 1886 OTAGO

Grandma travelled to Fremantle alone, aged 16 and went into service with the Leake and Kelsall Families. She married James Mather, a Foreman...

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SYMONDS, Job Augustus 1887 YEOMAN

Captain Job Augustus Symonds arrived in Albany 1887. He was Lighthouse Keeper at Breaksea Island from 1887-1894 & then a diver, laying the...

ALBANY
SPRUNT, Gordon & Margaret 1887 ORMUZ

Gordon, Margaret & their 5 children arrived Southern Cross early 1890's. Gordon worked in railways then ran a newsagency and later a mail run...

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SANDERS, Elizabeth 1887 YEOMAN

Came out with Onions Family.

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SKINNER, TA & EM 1890 PARRAMATTA

Three more children were born in Australia.

ALBANY
SYKES, Herbert & Emily 1890 AUSTRAL

Herbert James and Emily Selina married in London in 1889. Reginald (1894 - 1972) and Eustace (1896 - 1987) were born in Fremantle. 1897 the...

ALBANY
SMITH, Edith Ray 1890 UNKNOWN

Came to Australia for health reasons. Trained as a nurse at the Finnerty Street Asylum, Fremantle. Married F.J. Fowler 1894 - they became the...

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SUMNER, George & Anna M 1892 FIFESHIRE

The Sumners lived in Brighton for a few years with 9 children. Settled in Passmore St (now Raleigh St) in Nth Fremantle. Moved to Stirling H'way...

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SERVENTY, Vincent Victor 1898 OPHIR

Served in the Austro-Hungarian Army before joining his brother, Anton, in Western Australia's Goldfields. He married Annie Gabelich at All Hallows...

ALBANY
SALIGARI, Bortolo & Caterina 1898 WEIMAR

Both Bortolo and Caterina were born in Grosotto, which is a province of Sondrio in North Italy. They never returned to Italy.

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SHERIDAN, Cornelius 1899 KARLSRUHE

Became member of Waroon Council

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SMITHERS, James & Emily 1900 OMRAH 471
SHARRETT, WJ & E 1901 NECKAR

William married Elizabeth Craven in Liverpool, England. Arrived in Fremantle with their three daughters & William's mother & sister-in-law...

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STUMP, Elizabeth S 1903 SUEVIC

Elizabeth travelled to Perth on an overnight train trip, and was met by her husband, William. They travelled to Cunderdin where he was working on...

ALBANY
SILKE, Katie 1903 MARLOO

Migrated from Ireland to Queensland with brother Charles and sisters Elizabeth and Ellen. Worked Sunburst Hotel, Charters Towers. Travelled WA....

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SILBERT, Barney 1903 KARLSRUHE

Married Minnie Masel 5th February 1913. Founder with Minnie in 1913 Barney Silberts Shoe Stores. The corner of High & Market Streets,...

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SCOTLAND, Thomas 1903 UNKNOWN

My father, Thomas Scotland, born England; Boer War 1901-02; to Western Australia 1903; managed Anna Plains Station breeding horses; married Paula...

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SMALL, Caleb & Alice 1906 UNKNOWN

First tempory camp at Kwolyn Hill Reserve W A then moved to Shackelton took up 1000acres of virgin land to farm.Farm Name SUTTON PARK

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SVENDSEN, Lars 1906 OMRAH

Came from Olstykke, Denmark. Married Helda Lillis and had 2 daughters, Marjorie Mills and Mary Johnson. Had 15 grandchildren. Pioneer farmer at...

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SANTICH, Anthony (Tony) 1907 UNKNOWN

Tony Santich was an Australian Soldier in WWI. Under the Soldier settlement scheme he was allotted in 1920 a five acre block in Newton Road,...

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SUMMERTON Family J, M, C, W 1907 ORIENT

Joseph and Margaret had 2 children, both born in England. Christina born 29/01/1900 D 24/12/1980 and Walter Henry born 13/06/1905 D 01/02/1981.The...

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SICARI, Francesco 1907 CARIGNANO

Francesco (Frank) operated a fishmonger business & worked the Mt Lawley & Midland areas. He returned to Italy in 1914 & service in WW1...

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SCOLARI, Gaspare S 1907 PRINZ HEINRICH

In 1920 Gaspare Scolari settled on a dairy farm in Waroona. He was joined by his wife Caterina and children Alberto and Evelina. They had three...

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SIMMONDS, Sydney Lawrence 1907 ORTONA

Sydney arrived in Australia on the ORTONA on 21/11/1907. He was a 25 year old farmhand from Bow, Middlesex, England. Sydney was married on 01/11...

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SMYTH, Mary Elizabeth 1907 OPHIR

Mary came here to marry James Alexander Guthrie in Scots Church, Fremantle, in 1907. She lived in Skinner Street at first, before moving to...

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SHARPLEY, William P & Anne 1908 PERSIC ALBANY
STEWART, James & Elizabeth 1908 OMRAH 33
SIMEON, Kyriakos N 1908 ORMUZ

Shortly after arrival Kyriakos bought Olympia Cafe in Barrack St. Moved to Pingelly with brother Angelo and bought restaurant. Returned to...

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SMYTH, Samuel 1908 OROYA

Samuel preceded by brother -Robert, "Orman" 2/8/06 & sister-Mary (Guthrie). Samuel married Mary Louisa Naylor 1915, d. 23/3/1920 (2 children...

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SMITH, Eveleen & Family 1908 OMRAH

Eveleen's husband, Henry, died Oct 1904. There were four children aged 4 to 14 years. The firm for which Henry worked paid for Eveleen to have...

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SAINT, Edward 1909 OMRAH

Edward Saint, hoping to make a better life arrived as an assisted migrant in Fremantle in 1908. He undertook various occupations , fought in...

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STEPTOE, M, E & Family 1909 ORVIETO

Michael, Emily and sons, Jack and William took up land in West Collie. Ellen, husband Richard and infant son settled in Collie. William joined...

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SWIFT, Charles Battley 1909 OTWAY

One of the earliest settlers of virgin land at East Kondut. Worked extremely hard. Nothing could have prepared him for the harshness and setbacks...

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SAMELOWITZ Family 1909 FRIEDRICH DER GROSSE

Morris Samelowitz was born in Poland and fled to Israel (then Palestine) as a child. The family became members of a co-operative farm in Kastina...

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SIMKIN, Herbert & Annie 1909 OROYA

Herbert & Annie arrived as newlyweds and Annie was pregnant with their first child. They had 6 children. They were pioneers of the Binnu...

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SMITH, Alexander L 1909 OTWAY

Alex, a blacksmith by trade, served in the Boer War with the Gordon Highlander Regiment. Farmed in Bilbarin until 1924 then set up a local...

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SUAREZ, R, E & Family 1909 ORTONA

Originally shipwrecked off Bunbury around 1903/04. Worked at New Norcia for Monks, saved money & went back to Spain on ORONTES 12/10/1908....

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