Charles John Armitage HORROCKS
Born C.1877 [2]
Married Constance Helena BUCKLEY in 1903 [15]
Absentee Grazier in Carnamah 1908-1910 [6] [39: 21-May-1908] [44]
By 1908 he was the owner of 400 acres of land in Carnamah with Victoria Locations 2958 and 2959 [44]
Called for tenders in The West Australian newspaper in May 1908 for the sinking of a 200-yard underground tank in Carnamah [39]
The tenders could be submitted to C. VEITCH in Carnamah or to himself in Fremantle [39: 21-May-1908]
Around 1910 he acquired a further 2,700 acres of grazing land in Carnamah with Victoria Location 3315 [44]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Claremont 1910-1912 and at 25 Hamilton Street in the Perth suburb of Subiaco 1913-1915 [6] [44]
In 1912 and 1913 his land in Carnamah appears to have been run by Norman William Leopold FADDY [6]
Absentee Grazier in Carnamah in 1912 and 1913 in partnership with Norman W. L. FADDY - trading as "Horrocks & Faddy" [6]
After "a run of bad luck" they leased their farm in Carnamah in mid 1913 to William J. FARREL [9: 27-Jun-1913] [39: 9-Dec-1915]
In 1915 he was a Merchant and Importer at 10-12 Bay Street in Fremantle [6] [44]
He was an importer of goods and a tea merchant in partnership with R. A. WADHAM - trading as "Horrocks & Wadham" [6]
They were importers of preserved provisions, glassware, crockery, tinware and canvasware and tea merchants [6]
In 1915 his farm in Carnamah was still being leased to William J. FARRELL [39: 9-Dec-1915]
During the 1921-22 financial year sold his 3,100 acres of land in Carnamah to GREEN Bros of Carnamah [44]
From 1911 until at least 1924 he was also the owner of Lot 17 in the Three Springs townsite [44]
In 1924 he was living in John Street in the Perth suburb of Cottesloe [44]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Peppermint Grove [2]
Died 11 July 1957; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Roman Catholic, HA, 801) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Charles John Armitage Horrocks' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/charles-john-armitage-horrocks [reference list] |
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