Henry Hayson, was found dead in his hut at Popanyinning. The discovery was made by a little girl named Ruby Matthews, whilst on her way home from school, and communicated by her to her father who promptly telephoned the information to the local police. Senior Constable Crow proceeded to the scene and inspected the body, after which it was conveyed to Popanyinning, where an inquest was held next day before Dr. Lewis (coroner) and a jury of three. On the application of the police the inquiry was subsequently adjourned until the Tuesday, when a verdict was returned to the effect that the deceased had met his death through failure of the action of the heart. Edward Haysome was born 10 February 1825 in Hampshire, England. His wife was born the same year in London. The couple married on 23 March 1848 in Burghclere, Hampshire, England. Henry was the second of 8 children in their family of 3 girls and 5 boys. The others were: Charles born 1847; Ruth Maria born 1852; Ellen H born 1855; Elisabeth born 1856; George B born 1859; Harriet born 1861, died 1862; Edward born 1863. The first four of these children were born in Hampshire. The Haysom family arrived in the Swan River Colony from the United Kingdom in 1858 where the last four children in the family were born. Charles Haysom was a coachman with the Royal Mail from Perth to Albany. Edward Haysom died 14 May 1864 in Guildford. He was just 39 years of age. His wife died in Leederville on 24 August 1912, aged 87 years. The deceased had been a resident of the surrounding districts for over 40 years, and will be remembered in the early coach days as a driver of the Royal Mail between Albany and Perth. 0f recent years, however, he had turned his attention to settlement on the land. The deceased left an estate of £294 16s. Id to Edward Haysom.

Elizabeth (Eliza) Anderson was born 24 November 1819 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, the eldest of three known children. Her siblings were Janet born 1822 and David Kennedy born 1825. According to Scotlands People, Eliza is recorded as an 18 year old female servant working for Mr. Thomas and Ann Whyte, a farmer at East Rows, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, in the 1841 Census. She married David McIntyre, a baker, who had previously been married to Margaret Hopkins, who bore him three daughters and a son before her death. The family migrated to Australia with their one daughter, Jessie. Eliza was born in Adelaide, South Australia. The next child, Robert, was born in Bendigo where his father was the hotel licensee. Catherine was born in Lockwood, Victoria. Eliza's husband, David, died 7 September 1884 at the Balranald Hospital, Balranald, New South Wales, just two years after the marriage of their daughter, Catherine in 1882, to Walter James Spragg. In 1902, Eliza's daughter, Catherine Spragg, had developed lead poisoning from the smelter in Broken Hill. Catherine and her husband decided to sell out and bring the family to Western Australia. With them came Eliza and her son Bob. (Source: "Pingelly Our People and Progress")

Little Alfred was buried by his father. The burial was witnessed by John Willie Booth, Presbyterian, in the old Popanyinning Cemetery. His mother was born 10 June 1860 in England. She married Jacob Sentenella in 24 December 1878 at Williams River, Western Australia. The couple had six children between 1879 and 1889. Jacob Senteneller died 4 January 1897, in Perth. Louisa then married Henry George Tate 23 May 1897 at St. Matthews Anglican Church, Guildford. This marriage produced a further five children. They were Eva born 25 March 1897 at Bayswater; Hellene Maria born 1 July 1900 in the Pingelly district; Henry George Lawrence born 11 June 1902 at Cuballing; William (stillborn) 1904; Alfred (stillborn) 1907. It is believed that shortly before their marriage, Henry (known as Harry) fell down a mine shaft at Menzies and broke his back. They took up land on the Hotham River at Karping, or Karping Springs, in about 1899. In addition to running his farm, Harry earned some income working as a ganger for the Western Australia Government Railways. He sold the farm in 1910. Louisa died 11 December 1934 at South Perth. Her husband died there on 23 August 1942.

The birth announcement in the newspaper reads: "On August 29, at Nurse Bourke's, Popanyinning, the wife of Thos. Thorpe—a son." This notice was printed on 19 October 1907, as the poor father and husband was grieving the loss of his wife, the mother of his two tiny children. It is not known whether Catherine May died as a result of complications of the birth of her son. Catherine was the sixth of seven girls born to the Nugent family. Her siblings were: Sarah Ann born 1870; Mary Joanna born 1871; Ellen Georgina born 1872; Emily Margaret born 1873; Honora Maria born 1876 and another daughter born after Catherine. Their father was born in 1840 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. His wife was Irish, born about 1844 in Cloghan, Kings County, Ireland. The couple married in 1869 in Victoria. John Nugent died 15 August 1888 at Echuca, Victoria, Australia. Maria died there in 18 November 1920.

William Edward Wood, who only recently had taken up land near Popanyinning, was found dead in his tent, about 3 miles from the Popanyinning Hotel. When discovered the body was in an advanced stage, of decomposition. A school boy happened to visit the camp. He had a collecting card for a school concert. A number of residents proceeded to the camp, but, unfortunately, were unable to communicate with the police owing to the lack of postal facilities, consequently the remains had to he left in the camp another night. A messenger was despatched to Cuballing on Tuesday morning, and the police and doctor at Narrogin were notified. On Monday 8 October 1906, an enquiry was held at the Popanyinning Hotel on Monday 22 October 1906. Donald Gordon first reported the man dead after not seeing him about for some days and called to enquire of him. On Sunday 23 September, Robert Forsyth said Woods was complaining of having a bad cold. Dr. Lewis, who made a post-mortem examination of the body, stated that the heart and liver of the deceased were in a bad state, which he considered was the cause of death. The doctor concluded that he died of failure of the heart's action as a result of chronic infection of the lungs and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.