Biography

The child is buried in plot number 28 of the Church of England portion of the cemetery. The child's parents were married in Kalgoorlie in 1902 (Marriage Reg.No.361/1902, Kalgoorlie). His father was an engine driver in Sandstone. He held certificates from 1st Class boilermaker and even the wrench engine that pulled the cage in which the men entered the mine. He also held a certificate for marine engines to drive a ship. At the time of his marriage, he was publican of the Kalgoorlie Hotel. Their other children were: John Robert (1902-1902); Minerva Myrtle Adeline born 24 September 1905 in Kalgoorlie; Ruby Glandore born in Coolgardie, 1909; Caroline Violet Evelyn, born Coolgardie 1911 and Ivy May born 5 March 1913 in District Hospital, Mt Morgan, Western Australia. The child's mother died in 1950, aged 68 years and her husband died in 1954 at the age of 84 years - both in Victoria.