9 Canning Highway

9 Canning Highway (map)

HISTORY

AIF 1915, Charles Alfred Attwood (Regimental number 2116) Occupation Storeman, 9 Canning Road, East Fremantle, Western Australia, Single, Age at embarkation 43. Next of kin Mrs Esther Alice Attwood.

AIF 1916, William Hamilton Attwood (Regimental number 5656) Occupation Loco Foreman, 9 Canning Road, East Fremantle, Western Australia, Single, Age at embarkation 29. Next of kin Mrs Esther Alice Attwood.

1938 Old Colonist Passes. The death occurred yesterday morning of Mrs. Easter Alice Attwood, aged 89 years, of 9 Canning-road, East Fremantle Mrs. Attwood, who would have celebrated her 90th birthday in April, had been in Western Australia for 71 years, having arrived at the age of 18 in the Racehorse. On the vessel also was her future husband, and they were married at St. John's Church, Fremantle, shortly after their arrival. Her husband, who predeceased her some years ago, was attached to the military forces in Western Australia. Eight children and 32 grandchildren are living. (reference)

RESIDENTS

1909 - 1927: Attwood, Mrs. E. A.

1933 - 1940: Hamilton, William & Charles, Alfred

1941 - 1949: Winfield, Mrs. Eva

circa 1979 to 1992 Mrs Alma Mayne (daughter of Oscar Carl Hillberg, grandmother of Melissa Gould)

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