BATEMAN, Edgar & Edith
1 March 1879 – 13 October 1961
5 January 1880 – 12 January 1959
Origin West Wycombe, England
Accompanying Family Sept 13 1906 Edgar John BATEMAN (27) & Edith Gertrude BATEMAN (26) together with children Madge (8), Dorothy (6), Norman (5) & Kathleen (4) arrived Fremantle on the S.S. Ormuz.
First settled in Harvey, WA
Original Occupation Architect
Occupation in Australia Engineer
ORMUZ
Arrival Year 1906
Fremantle
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Sept 1906 - July 1909 Farming in the Harvey District. July 1909 - May 1916 Took up construction work throughout the NW including Derby, Broome, Roebourne, Dorre and Bernier Islands, Beadon Point. May 1916 Appointed Assistant to Engineer NW in Perth office. April 1918 Appointed Shipping Master, Warfinger, Pearling Superintendant, Agent State Shipping Service and Public Works Supervisor Roebourne, Port Samson. July 1920 Transferred to Broome as Dep Harbour Master, Warfinger, Shipping Master, Public Works Supervisor and Lloyds Supervisor. July 1928 After 20 years in the Tropics transferred to Main Roads Dept at Narrogin. Sept 1928 Appointed District Engineer for Albany District.
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Edgar John BATEMAN m.14 Sep 1898 Edith Gertrude FRYER at White Waltham, Berkshire, England. [General Register Office, Marriage Certificate, 1898Sep/Maidenhead/2c/847].
Sat 30 Jul 2011
PORT OF FREMANTLE. / ARRIVALS. / September 13. / Ormuz, R.M.S., 6,387 tons, Commander W. S. S. Shelford, R.N.R., from London, via ports. Passengers :-Messrs. J. Begg, G. C. Mitchell, R. Burrows, W. Geddes, Mrs. W. Porritt, and 58 in other classes. T. Day, agent. [Western Mail, 22 Sep 1906, page 22]
Tue 2 Aug 2011
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