Harriet GOULD / CONNOLLY
Born 1882 in Geraldton, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Edward Jones GOULD and Sarah TARZWELL [15]
Grew up in Geraldton in the company of her parents, brothers and sisters [P121]
Married Robert Walter CONNOLLY in Geraldton in 1903 [15]
Resided with her husband and children on farmland in Walkaway 1903-1922 [6]
They shifted to Arrino as her husband wanted more scope for marrying off their daughters [P121]
Resided with her husband and children on Cintra Farm in Dudawa, East Arrino 1922-1926 [4: 30-Jul-1938] [6] [19] [P121]
At their farmhouse in Dudawa they had an anthill tennis court and a piano, making them very popular with visitors [P121]
She would regularly have the MALEY, DURACK and WILSON families over on a Sunday, and often for a meal [P121]
Passed away from cancer not long after settling with her husband and children in Arrino [P2]
She had undergone an operation in Perth and died while undergoing a second operation [P121]
Father of Cyril, Elvera, Alma, Alice, Ruby, Olive and another three children who died [P121]
Died 18 May 1926 in Perth; and at the request of her sisters she was buried at the Urch Street Cemetery in Geraldton [29] [P121]
The Urch Street Cemetery is now Apex Memorial Park, on the southwest corner of Chapman Road and Phelps Street [P1]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Harriet Gould / Connolly' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/harriet-gould [reference list] |
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