Sarah BONHAM / GRANT

Born 31 August 1872 in Clare, South Australia ^[55]
Daughter of Daniel BONHAM and Jane HUNTER ^[55]
Married Alexander Ray Porter GRANT on 10 November 1897 in Adelaide, South Australia ^[55]
In 1915 was living at 16 Laura Street in Stepney, South Australia ^[94]
Resided with her husband on farmland in Coorow, Western Australia from 1923 until her death in 1938 ^{[9] [19]}
Her brother "Tom" Thomas BONHAM resided in Coorow from 1911 until his death in 1945 ^[19]
She was the owner of 2814 acres of farmland in Coorow being Victoria Locations 8282 and 8734 ^[3]
Attended the Official Opening of the Coorow Agricultural Hall in Coorow on Thursday 1 February 1923 ^{[9: 23-Feb-1923]}
Donated to the Coorow Hall Committee a beautiful oil painting she had painted, which was sold at the opening for £12/5/- ^[9]
She was one of 98 people from the Coorow district who signed a petition in 1929 for a local hotel license to be granted ^{[39: 6-Feb-1929]}
Won 1st prize for a female White Turkey and 2nd for a female Bronzewing Turkey at the Coorow Show in 1933 ^{[5: 15-Sep-1933]}
Member of the Coorow Tennis Club in 1933-34 ^{[5: 3-Nov-1933]}
Resided in Coorow until her death in 1938 ^[2]
Mother of Clem Hunter Porter, Roy Percival Marcus and Jack McDonald ^[55]
Died 9 December 1938; buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, LB, 156)^[2]

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