Cecil Aloysius PARKER

Born 1877 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia ^[32]
Son of Patrick Joseph PARKER and Ellen Mary MAHONY ^[P6]
Contractor in Moora, Western Australia in 1906 ^[50]
Married "Lillie" Matilda Mary WARD on Wednesday 9 October 1907 at her father's home on Brockmeyer Farm in Namban ^{[9: 25-Oct-1907]}
His best man at his wedding was his younger brother "Joe" Joseph P. PARKER, who was farming in Winchester ^{[9: 25-Oct-1907]}
Farmer of Meelyah Farm in Gunyidi 1907-1917  ^{[9: 25-Oct-1907] [19]}
His property was situated approximately seven and a half miles from the Gunyidi railway siding ^{[10: 22-Feb-1918]}
He was the Postal Vote Officer for those near his Meelyah property for the Legislative Council elections on 13 May 1910 ^{[9: 22-Apr-1910]}
He put his "very highly improved" farm in Gunyidi and all his machinery up for auction at Moora on 24 August 1917 ^{[10: 21-Aug-1917]}
The farm obviously didn't sell as it was once more offered for sale at Dalgety's Buildings in Perth on 14 March 1918 ^{[10: 22-Feb-1918]}
He and his wife owned the farm, which consisted of 2,451 acres of Conditional Purchase blocks and a 309 acre grazing lease ^[10]
The property contained a four roomed wood and iron homestead and shed, and was watered by two wells and three dams ^[1]
Fencing subdivided the farm into seven paddocks - some of which were six wire fences and the remainder wire netting ^{[10: 8-Mar-1918]}
500 acres of the farm were first class cleared land, and the remainder contained Salmon, York Gum and predominantly Jam trees ^[10]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Glendalough ^[2]
Died 20 September 1965; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Roman Catholic, OC, 484C) ^[2]
Brother of "Lou" Louis Patrick PARKER, who was the Farmer of Glenwilli Farm in Winchester, South Carnamah 1907-1921 ^[P5]

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