Albert William MARRIOTT
Born 1912 [15]
Son of Philip John MARRIOTT and Edith Mary JOHNSON [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Worked for farm owners Alec G. & Bruce A. LEISHMAN from the age of 15 years in 1927 until his death in 1937 [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Shifted to Winchester in 1932 [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Manager of LEISHMAN Bros' Gregorfields Farm in Winchester 1932-1937 [5: 19-Feb-1937]
Gregorfields Farm was 4,003 acres in size and consisted of Lots M918, M919, M1056 and M1268 of Victoria Location 1936 [3]
Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1933-34, 1934-35 and 1935-36 [4: 22-Dec-1934] [5: 20-Oct-1933, 1-Nov-1935]
Attended the Dance conducted by the Carnamah Toc H at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 24 February 1934 [5: 2-Mar-1934]
In July 1934 returned to Gregorfields Farm in Winchester after being absent for several months owing to illness [5: 13-Jul-1934]
Attended the Party at the home of William & Susan PETHICK on Petan Farm in Winchester on Saturday 14 July 1934 [5: 20-Jul-1934]
Attended the Masquerade Ball at the Carnamah Hall on Saturday 7 December 1935 in a group dressed as a "Coster Bill" [5: 13-Dec-1935]
Committee Member and Selection Committee Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1935-36 [5: 30-Aug-1935]
Played for the combined Winchester-Waddy-Coorow tennis team against Carnamah-Parkinson on Sunday 5 April 1936 [5: 3-Apr-1936]
Member of the Coorow Football Club in 1936 [5: 29-May-1936]
Won both the Melon Race and Blood Mare in the Ring Events at the Coorow-Waddy Agricultural Show in 1936 [5: 11-Sep-1936]
A week later competed in the Ring Events at the Carnamah Agricultural Show at Centenary Park, Carnamah on 10 September 1936 [5]
Awarded 1st prize for 10-stone Gent's Hack, 2nd prize for Lady's Hack and came 2nd in the Swerving Race [5: 11 & 18-Sep-1936]
Vice Captain, Selection Committee Member and General Committee Member of the Winchester Tennis Club in 1936-37 [5: 21-Aug-1936]
Competitor in the Parkinson Tennis Club's Tennis Tournament held in Carnamah on New Year's Day 1 January 1937 [5: 8-Jan-1937]
Represented Winchester at meetings of the Carnamah-Winchester-Coorow Tennis Association in 1936-37 [5: 29-Jan-1937]
Donated a trophy for the Winchester Tennis Club's Most Improved Player in 1936-37, which C. Bessie SHEPPARD won [5: 30-Apr-1937]
Resided in Winchester until his death in 1937 [2]
Died 13 February 1937; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, LC, 54) [2]
From The North Midland Times newspaper, Friday 19 February 1937:
Obituary - The Late Mr. Albert Marriott
"The death occurred last week when Mr Albert Marriott, of Winchester, son of Mrs Edith and the late Mr Marriott, of Dyson Street, South Perth, passed away suddenly on Friday 13 at Arvo Hospital, Subiaco. News of his demise came as a shock to the residents of the district, as although many realised his condition was delicate, his indomitable spirit belied the fact that it was following only a very short illness that he passed away. The late Mr Marriott, who has been in the employ of Messrs A. G. and B. A. Leishman for the past ten years, came to Winchester 4½ years ago when he took over the management of "Gregorfields," Messrs Leishman's property. During his sojourn in the district Mr Marriott took an active interest in social life and sporting activities. He was an active and valued member of the Coorow Football Club, and in addition to being a member he was also Vice-Captain of the Winchester Tennis Club. The deceased was also a prominent figure in local show rings where his horsemanship always met with a fair measure of success. The late Mr. Marriott was of a quiet, unassuming manner and he endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact, and his relatives and many friends mourn his demise. The remains were interred in the Roman Catholic portion of Karrakatta Cemetery at 10 o'clock on Monday morning."
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Albert William Marriott' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 10 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/albert-william-marriott [reference list] |
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