GARBUTT, William
3 March 1905 – 4 March 1950
Origin London England
Accompanying Family Wife Mary Ellen, Children William, Reginald, Thomas, Albert, Margaret, Terry, Teresa, Josephine and Hector
First settled in Carbanup via Busselton WA
Original Occupation Soldier
Occupation in Australia Dairy Farmer
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Departure Port London
Arrival Year 1927
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WW1 veteran, William, wife Mary Ellen and nine children were victims of the failed Group Settlement Scheme. Mary's death forced him to work in the Goldfields and place his youngest children into orphanages. He is remembered as a pioneer of the Busselton region. Descendants exceed 60.
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