ALFORD, William J & Alice
30 July 1889 – 11 August 1948
Origin Ogmore Vale, Glamorgan, South Wales UK
Accompanying Family Wife - Alice Alford (nee Cole 1882-03/05/1947) and 3 daughters - Ada Alice Alford (21/8/1915-17/08/1991), Felicia Alford (09/08/1918-14/08/1982), Edna May Alford (18/05/1920-24/04/1965)
First settled in The Group 35 Property, Old Bateman Estate, Mundijong WA
Original Occupation Coal Miner
Occupation in Australia Whole Milk Dairy Farmer
LARGS BAY
Departure Port London
Arrival Year 1924
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Originally nominated to the Peel Estate by William & Mary-Ann Yates. The whole family worked extremely hard to build up the dairy farm from virgin bush. William & other farmers worked hard to better the milk industry. He joined picket lines and the early milk strikes & tipped gallons of milk onto railway lines in protest against milk factories underpaying the farmers for their milk. Two more children were born, Arthur William (12/12/1929 - 30/08/1986 & Ivy (03/08/1930 -). All the children were Home Educated for some time before going to schools. Daughter Ada Alice Alford married Clarence Lewington 16/03/1940. He was a direct descendant of the Maydwell/Lewington families.
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