Third Generation
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Augusta Dorinda (Gussie) Ker Peter's Great Grandmother Occupation: School Teacher Born: 18 Jan 1861 at The Vasse (Busselton), W.A. Died: 18 Jun 1939 at "Alverstoke", Brunswick Junction, W.A. Buried: Australind, W.A. Married: 22 Feb 1887 at Bunbury, W.A. to Algernon Francis (Algie) Clifton |
| In 1877, Gussie went to Miss Cowan’s School in Fremantle as a pupil-teacher. She studied with the upper classes and helped teach the lower classes. When the government school was re-opened at “Parkfield” in 1881, Gussie was persuaded to take up the teaching position. She was the first female government schoolteacher in Western Australia. | |
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Algernon Francis (Algie) Clifton Peter's Great Grandfather Occupation: Farmer Born: 16 Feb 1857 at "Alverstoke", Brunswick Junction, W.A. Died: 6 Jan 1948 at Bunbury, W.A. Buried: Australind, W.A. Married: 22 Feb 1887 at Bunbury, W.A. to Augusta Dorinda (Gussie) Ker |
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Algernon Francis (Algie) Clifton (details above and below). |
| Algie, who farmed “Alverstoke,” was also very active in the community. He was an original member of the Cavalry Corps, Wellington Mounted Volunteers and was made a sergeant. He was also a secretary of the Wellington Agricultural Society and served for two years on the old Wellington Road Board and was elected to the Brunswick Road Board. He served almost continuously for twenty three years and was chairman for three. He was appointed a JP in 1901 and was one of the foundation members of the Justices’ Association of Western Australia. He was also on the committee for the foundation of St. Peter’s Church in Brunswick and a foundation Director of the Bunbury Butter Company. | |
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Algie, (details above) with his three eldest children, Cecile (Pat), Robert and Dorinda, (Peter's Grandmother) on the right. Algie is wearing a Sergeants uniform of the Wellington Mounted Volunteers. Photograph was taken in 1901. |
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Augusta Dorinda (Gussie) Clifton (nee Ker: details above), with her eldest child, Dorinda Frances, (Peter's Grandmother: details in 2nd Generation). |
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Thomas Alfred Davies, Peter's Great Grandfather Occupations: Soldier, Grazier & Police Magistrate Born: 18 Feb 1839 at St. Heliere, Isle of Jersey Died: 13 May 1908 at Marrickville, Sydney, N.S.W. Married: 28 Nov 1864 at Rajmahal? India to Maria Louisa Campbell
Thomas is Pictured wearing an officers uniform of H.M. 20th Foot, East Devonshire Regiment |
| Thomas was the son of a British naval surgeon, who had settled at St. Heliere, on the island of Jersey some time before he was born. Thomas became a military officer and served with H.M. 20th Foot, East Devonshire Regiment before selling his commission and migrating with his family to New South Wales. His intention on arriving in N.S.W. was to become a Grazier and he settled on a property at Murrumburrah. Thomas became a Police Magistrate in New South Wales, possibly because farming was not proving as profitable as he would have liked. | |
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Thomas Alfred Davies, Peter's Great Grandfather Details: As above |
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Maria Louisa Campbell Peter's Great Grandmother Born: 14 Feb 1842 at Jellasore, Bengal, India Died: 28 Jul 1906 at Marrickville, Sydney, N.S.W. Married: 28 Nov 1864 at Rajmahal? India to Thomas Alfred Davies |
| Maria was born at Jellasore, in India, where her father had an indigo plantation. As there were no schools in India when she was young, her father undertook her education himself, instructing her and her eleven brothers and sisters in the classics, history and science, while her mother saw to their religious upbringing. Maria and her husband Thomas departed England for N.S.W. in 1870 where four of Maria’s older brothers had already settled. | |
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Children of Thomas Alfred & Maria Louisa (pictured above) Alice, Madeline (centre) and George. |
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Elisha Few Peter's Great Grandfather Occupation: Beerhousekeeper & Shoemaker Born: 1 Aug 1827 at Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England Died: 17 Jan 1900 at Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England Married: 1857 to Catherine Sharp |
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Catherine Sharp Peter's Great Grandmother Born: 1834 at Haddenham, Cambridgeshire, England Died: 18 Jan 1923 at Willingham, Cambridgeshire, England Married: 1857 to Elisha Few
Photo taken from a newspaper clipping about her passing |
