CRABB, Wesley
6 June 1892 – 20 September 1970
Origin Cornwall England
Accompanying Family Friend Sidney Anthoney
First settled in West Swan
Original Occupation Farmer
Occupation in Australia Vigneron (owned a vineyard)
ZEALANDIC
Departure Port Liverpool
Arrival Year 1921
Fremantle
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Wesley Crabb worked on the family farm in Cornwall, then served in the British Army around 1917 in India. Then came to Fremantle Jan 1921 with a friend Sidney Anthoney. He worked around the Swan Valley and married Ivy Ruth Butterworth in 1928 and settled on their vineyard on Old Coast Rd, Middle Swan. Had 2 children Hilary Elizabeth and Marjorie Ruth. Famous for his table grapes.
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