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Edwin ALFORD

Edwin ALFORD

Male 1881 - 1953  (~ 72 years)    Has 17 ancestors and 61 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Edwin ALFORD  [1, 2
    Relationshipwith William George BRADY
    Birth Jan 1881  Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1901  Paignton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    St Andrew parish 
    Residence Bef 1912  Paignton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration: Dep. 1912  Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration: Arr. 28 Jul 1912  Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Per "Ajana" 
    Residence 1921  Tammin, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Record 1953  Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    #319 
    Burial 1953  Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • SALVATION ARMY-MON JJ-0072 FB00018649
    Death 22 Oct 1953  East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Newspaper Article 23 Oct 1953  [3
    Newspaper Article 23 Oct 1953  [4
    Newspaper Article 28 Oct 1953  [5
    Newspaper Article 22 Oct 1954  [6
    Siblings 5 siblings 
    Siblings 3 brothers and 2 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Simon ALFORD,   b. Abt 1685, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED  (4 x Great Grandfather) 
    Maria PARKHURST,   b. 1850, Ashreigney, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1901  (Age > 52 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I28652  MyBradyTree | KA, TR
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2025 

    Father Ancestors William ALFORD,   b. 1855, Monk Okehampton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1901 (Age > 47 years) 
    Mother Maria PARKHURST,   b. 1850, Ashreigney, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1901 (Age > 52 years) 
    Marriage Dec 1875  South Molton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Sarah Ann STIDWORTHY,   b. Abt 1880, Totnes, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1969, East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Marriage Between Oct and Dec 1899  Totnes, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number 5b-349 
    Children 
    +1. Olive Elizabeth ALFORD,   b. 1900, Paignton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1994, South Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
    â–» Joseph William DUNNE  m. 1921
    +2. Doris Edith ALFORD,   b. Mar 1902, Totnes, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1986, Melville, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
    â–» Cecil Hotham ROBINS  m. 18 Mar 1922
    +3. Annie Margery ALFORD,   b. 3 Nov 1904, Paignton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 2002, Boddington, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
    â–» Amos Francis CROUCH  m. 1924;   Francis Bermal ROBINS  m. 1935
     4. William Alfred Stidworthy ALFORD,   b. 1908, Paignton, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1975, East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +5. Frederick Edwin ALFORD,   b. 12 Jan 1921, Kellerberrin, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1983, Kojonup, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    â–» Ethel Mansfield STRATTON  m. 1939;   Lillian Marjory GIBBS  m. 1951
     6. Walter ALFORD,   b. 1925, Northam, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1925, Northam, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F9899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2025 

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Jan 1881 - Cheriton Bishop, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - St Andrew parish - 1901 - Paignton, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Bef 1912 - Paignton, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration: Dep. - 1912 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration: Arr. - Per "Ajana" - 28 Jul 1912 - Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - Tammin, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath Record - #319 - 1953 - Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1953 - Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Oct 1953 - East Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Between Oct and Dec 1899 - Totnes, Devon, England Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Ships
    SHIP-Ajana
    SHIP-Ajana
    1912 - Western Australia
    Edwin Alford (I28652)
    Sarah Ann Stidworthy (I28653)
    SHIP-Ajana-01.jpg
    SHIP-Ajana-01.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Listed on the Western Australian Maritime Museum Welcome Walls
      http://welcomewalls.museum.wa.gov.au/search_viewlisting.asp?PID=59164

      At dusk on Saturday, the immigrant ship Ajana bearing 645 passengers, came to anchor in Guage Roads….she is the first vessel to sail for Australia from Bristol since the days of Dampier'. Extracts fro The West Australian - Monday, July 29, 1912.

      Should be listed on:
      Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc:
      Passenger Arrivals in Western Australia 1898-1925 (CD-ROM)

      Ajana (1) - Built 1912 by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow for Australind SS Co Ltd London | 1920 sold to New Zealand Shipping Co. renamed Otarama, 1928 sold to Italy renamed Amaranto, 1932 scrapped at Genoa. 7,753 Tons

      Ajana (merchant ship)

      HMAT stood for His Majesty's Australian Transport
      A 31. HMAT Ajana
      7,759 tons. 13 knots.Australind SS Co Ltd London
      Commonwealth control ended 12 May 1917.

      Do Search on:
      Cape Leveque Lighthouse.

  • Reference  Darryl Brady. "Edwin ALFORD". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I28652&tree=Brady2008 (accessed January 9, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S450] Kay Leonie Alford (nee Wesley), Some Information Submitted by Kay Leonie Alford (nee Wesley).

    2. [S1031] rabbitfamily-at-iinet.net.au, Linda Joyce Coelho (nee Robins), Some Information Submitted by Linda Joyce Coelho (nee Robins).

    3. [S954] Trove, Family Notices. (1953, October 23). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 28. Retrieved November 25, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52936219.

    4. [S954] Trove, Family Notices. (1953, October 23). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 28. Retrieved March 28, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52936227.

    5. [S954] Trove, Family Notices. (1953, October 28). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 32. Retrieved March 28, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52937043.

    6. [S954] Trove, Family Notices. (1954, October 22). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 36. Retrieved March 28, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49887472.