Last year I wrote a post in which I pondered, who was Jemima Barratt? Listed as an assisted passenger with Mary Ann, Elizabeth, James and Emma Barratt, she was an anomaly within the Barratt family history. Was her listing a mistake or, was there more to the story? The answer remained absent until I took a …
Last year I visited a lovely lady who’s the niece of Jessie Knight; my Great Grandmother’s (Kitty Barratt nee Crampton) best friend. It was amazing chatting with someone so closely related to Jessie and who (through the connection) knew of my Great Grandmother. We ended up looking through some of her family photos and I showed her the …
With the inclement weather the day before affecting various social gatherings around Perth and Fremantle, perhaps the Masters sisters were apprehensive about what to expect on their wedding day. Maybe they instead took comfort in the fact that they were both going to be June brides (an auspicious month to be married) and that rain …
Twas there, oh humble love-illumined home, We lived and loved, and tenderly took hands Of those who loved us well—there kisses took From lips now cold in death—there last we heard A mother’s and a sister’s gentle words… J.J. Britton, “A Home” According to Peet & Co’s 1915 North Perth Municipality land sale map available …
Enoch Barratt (sitting) with Maria Barratt (right) out the front of Windsor House. The story of Maria Barratt and her store ‘M. Barratt – Wardrobe Dealer & Registry Office’ essentially began when she married Enoch Pearson Barratt on 25 October 1877. Both were widowed (she was 52 and he was 65) and the idea of …
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