Born 1867 in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia [32]
Daughter of William PITFIELD and Susanna THURSBY [15] [32]
Married George MUSTO in 1890 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia [32]
They had two sons born in Maclean, New South Wales - Clifford William in 1891 and Sydney in 1893 [32]
During the 1890s they appear to have shifted to Western Australia, where her husband worked as a Draper [50]
In 1903 and 1906 she and her husband were living on Grey Street in Beaconsfield [50]
Their son Clifford William passed away in Fremantle in 1903 at the age of 12 years [15]
Resided at 15 Outram Street in West Perth in 1910 [50]
Resided at 221 Beaufort Street in Perth in 1912 [50]
Resided in Coorow in 1913 and 1914 [50]
Resided at 36 Woodville Street in North Perth in 1916 [50]
Resided at 92 Monmouth Street in North Perth in 1917 [50]
Resided on Jaloran Road in Wagin in 1922 [50]
In 1925 she was living at Nookawarra on Mary Street in the Perth suburb of Como [50]
Resided in Glendalough 1931-1936, which was then considered an outlying part of the Perth suburb of Leederville [50]
Mother of Sydney [15]
Died 26 November 1936; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Roman Catholic, EA, 163) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Blanche Pitfield / Musto' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 2 July 2025 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/blanche-pitfield [reference list] |
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