REF 1198 FREDERICK JOHN COLSON - SANDSTONE 640x427
Biography
The deceased is buried in the Church of England portion of the cemetery, plot number 11.
The child's parents were married at Black Range in 1909 (Marriage Reg.No. 7/1909, Black Range). The deceased was the first of their children. Other children were: William Alfred, born 20 March 1911 (Birth Reg. No.11/1911, Black Range), Albert George born 1911 in Subiaco (Birth Reg.No. 124/1913, Subiaco); Ellen Harriet born 17 April 1915 (Birth Reg.No 770/1915, :Perth).
In march 1912, Frederick was before the courts under the Bankruptcy Act over the purchase of a sulky and cart on four months terms, followed shortly afterwards by the purchase of another sulky.
Frederick Nash Colson was a sleeper-cutter in Greenbushes and a former dairyman in Sandstone.
The couple died in Alice Springs; Frederick in 1957 and Elsie in 1981.
Parents:Frances Elsie (nee SHEPPARD) and Frederick Nash COLSON
Birth Details:Birth Reg.No. 25/1910, Black Range
Death Certificate:7/1910, Black Range
Comments:The Royal Western Australian Historical Society lists a book entitled "Sunrise - The Fred and Elsie Colson Story" (currently out of stock).