Edith POOLE / LONG

Born 1889 in Elberton, Gloucestershire, England ^{[20] [21]}
Daughter of George Nicholas POOLE and Mary ENGLAND ^{[20] [21]}
In 1891 was living with her parents and sister Sarah in Elberton, Gloucestershire where her father was a grocer and farmer ^[20]
In 1901 was resident in Elberton Village with her parents, sister Margaret, and brothers Thomas, Frank and William ^[20]
Departed London, England on the steamship Orsova and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 February 1915 ^[70]
Married "Frank" Francis William LONG in Perth in 1916 ^[66]
Resided on Elberton Farm in Winchester with her husband, parents and brothers Tom and Frank 1925-1933 ^{[7: page 164] [19]}
Her husband was a partner in the farm along with his father and brothers - trading as "Poole, Sons & Long" ^[27]
Assisted by way of donation or help with the Carnamah Boy Scouts camp held in Carnamah in early September 1932 ^{[5: 9-Sep-1932]}
Her husband left the partnership for the farm in Winchester on 1 April 1933 with her father and brothers continuing with the farm ^[39]
After leaving Winchester she and her husband spent two years in Lowden, where he worked as a Painter ^{[50] [435: 22-Sep-1949]}
In about 1935 they shifted to Donnybrook, where her husband worked as a Builder & Contractor ^{[50] [435: 22-Sep-1949]}
Won 1st for Iceland Poppies and Vase of Roses and 2nd for Collection of Cut Flowers at the Donnybrook Show in 1946 ^{[39: 18-Nov-1946]}
She served on the Preston Road Board in Donnybrook from 1951 to 1957 ^[P237]
Died 7 July 1968; buried at Donnybrook Cemetery in Donnybrook, Western Australia (Anglican, A, 92) ^{[138] [228]}

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