HURST, John & Elizabeth
1844 – 10 August 1933
1841 – 2 August 1933
Origin London, England
Accompanying Family Parents John & Elizabeth with children Edith, Florence, Herbert, Howard & Emily
First settled in Perth, WA
Original Occupation Builder
Occupation in Australia Builder
AUSTRALIND
Departure Port London
Arrival Year 1887
Fremantle
222 panel
Read their story
The first ship on which the Hurst family were going to sail for Perth sank off the African coast losing all on board. Their descendants are fortunate to be here at all. John was a Builder, Valuer & General Contractor in the south of England. He established a considerable business in Perth and built several of the town's major buildings. He was a Perth councillor and a respected builder but suffered financially from his investment in mining.
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Visitor Submitted Comments
I purchased this book at the UWA bookstore around 7 years ago. It Is signed with John Hursts name, if any family would like the book I would be very happy to pass it on.
Fri 20 Apr 2018
Hello I am a great great grandson of John Hurst I would be very interested to see this book.
Kind Regards
David
Sat 1 Jan 2022
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