Betty Margaret PEARSON / WALDECK

Born 20 May 1927 in Cottesloe, Western Australia ^{[39: 28-May-1927] [41]}
Daughter of "Bert" Herbert Joseph Edwin PEARSON and "Daisy" Margaret Maud Rebecca WATERMAN ^{[2] [15] [39: 28-May-1927]}
She joined Aunty Kittie's Club of The Sunday Times newspaper in December 1929 ^{[81: 29-Dec-1929]}
Entered into service with the Western Australian Education Department on 4 February 1946 ^[41]
School Monitor on Probation in Wyalkatchem in 1946 and then did two year course at Teachers' College in Perth in 1947 and 1948 ^[41]
School Teacher at the Coorow State School in Coorow 1949-1951 ^{[41] [5: 24-Mar-1949]}
     Member of the Coorow-Waddy Forest Parents & Citizens (P&C) Association in 1949 ^{[5: 24-Mar-1949]}
     Welcomed to Coorow and elected a Ladies Committee Member at the annual meeting of the P&C on 14 March 1949 ^{[5: 24-Mar-1949]}
     Member of Coorow Tennis Club in 1949 ^{[5: 24-Mar-1949]}
     Member of Coorow Golf Club in 1949 ^{[5: 23-Jun-1949]}
Married "Bronte" Hamlet Bruce Edward WALDECK on 16 February 1952 in the Perth suburb of Claremont ^{[39: 18-Feb-1952]}
     His best man was his uncle Ted JONES and groomsmen Bill WOOLLACOTT of Carnamah and Colin HYDE of Waddy Forest ^[39]
     They resided on Turipa Farm in Coorow ^[19], on Marathon Farm in Winchester ^[P182] and at 98 Market Street in Coorow ^[19]
     She and her husband ran the Coorow Hotel and the Highway Store in Coorow during the 1970s ^{[79: 23-Aug-1973]}
They retired to 199 Broome Street in Perth suburb of Cottesloe ^[19]
Mother of Jan, Swanna, Teina and Zanda ^[45]


From The West Australian newspaper, Saturday 28 May 1927:
Births
"PEARSON (nee Daisy Waterman). – On May 20, 1927, at Elsinore, Nurse Jones' Private Hospital, Marmion Street, Cottesloe, to Mr and Mrs H. J. Pearson, of Korrelocking – a daughter (Betty Margaret)."


From The West Australian newspaper, Tuesday 2 January 1951:
Engagements
"PEARSON – WALDECK: Mr and Mrs H. J. Pearson, of Korrelocking, have much pleasure in announcing the engagement of their only daughter, Betty, to Bront, only son of Mrs J. C. Waldeck, of Coorow."


From The West Australian newspaper, Monday 18 February 1952:
Marriage
"The wedding of Miss Betty Pearson, the daughter of Mr and Mrs H. J. Pearson, of Korrelocking, to Mr Bronte Waldeck, the son of Mrs J. C. Waldeck, of Coorow, took place on Saturday evening at Christ Church, Claremont. The bride's gown of white satin had a fitted bodice with a boat shaped neckline edged with handmade flowers and a full flared skirt which formed a long train. Her attendants, Mrs Mervyn Maitland, Mrs John Moody and Miss Lois Muhling, chose soft shades of gold, green and pink respectively for their attractive frocks, which had fitted short sleeved bodices of lace and bouffant tulle skirts. Mr H. E. Jones was the best man and Messrs W. A. Woollacott and C. Hyde, the groomsmen. The reception was held at the Cottesloe Civic Centre. Mr and Mrs Waldeck will leave shortly to spend a holiday in Singapore."

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