Albert Fenton RAMSAY

Born 3 October 1887 in Tulloch, Perthshire, Scotland ^[28]
Son of Janet RAMSAY, who worked as a dyer's ironer ^[28]
He applied to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force in March 1916 but was declared unfit for service ^{[225: 24-Mar-1916]}
Teamster on Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi in 1921 ^[50]
Farmer of Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1932-1943 ^[19]
Attended the funeral of Coorow stationmaster William C. Cox at the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth on 4 November 1937 ^{[5: 12-Nov-1937]}
Shifted to Mingenew in late 1935 ^{[39: 7-May-1936]}
Labourer in Mingenew 1935-1949 ^{[39: 7-May-1936] [176]}
Unaware of the seriousness of the offence, he provided Kenneth R. BYNDER with two bottles on wine on 2 May 1936 ^{[39: 7-May-1936]}
     Kenneth was an Aboriginal man and at the time, under the Aborigines Act, it was illegal to provide Aboriginal people with alcohol ^[39]
     At the Police Court in Mingenew on 6 May 1936 he was charged the minimum penalty of £20 or two months imprisonment ^[39]
     Kenneth, who had previous convictions and had resisted arrest, was sentenced to three months imprisonment ^[39]
Father of "Ellen" Mary Ellen and Gertrude Jane ^{[39: 25-Jun-1949]}
Died 19 June 1949 in Mingenew; buried at Mingenew Cemetery in Mingenew, Western Australia ^{[15] [176]}

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