"Fred" Frederick George Stanley OLDFIELD / BOOTH

Born 5 January 1901 in Mingenew, Western Australia ^{[15] [332]}
Son of Sarah Amelia OLDFIELD ^{[15] [332]}
His grandfather John OLDFIELD had arrived in Western Australia as Convict No. 1205 on 30 January 1952 ^{[15] [107]}
He was baptised by the Church of England rector based in Dongara ^[332]
In 1914 his mother asked Mrs Rose E. BOOTH of Carnamah if she could look after him while she rushed off to Perth ^[P213]
His mother never returned to collect him and he spent the rest of his youth in Carnamah with the BOOTH family ^[P213]
Student at the first Carnamah State School in 1914 ^[97]
Member of the Carnamah Sunday School in 1914 ^{[7: page 238]}
Assisted the Midland Railway Company with their hay carting from Lot M944 in Carnamah on 7 and 8 September 1916 ^[34]
In 1919 appears to have worked in Carnamah for the Midland Railway Company, receiving £4/8/- wages from them in August ^[34]
Won the Booby Prize at the Euchre Party & Dance at Mrs Annie DAVIESON's in Carnamah on 8 November 1919 ^{[10: 14-Nov-1919]}
Won the Booby Prize at the Euchre Party, Basket Social & Dance held at the State School in Carnamah on 24 June 1920 ^{[10: 16-Jul-1920]}
Labourer in Carnamah 1923-1941 ^{[6] [19]}
In 1930 worked at a garage in Carnamah where he earned £3 per week ^{[4: 28-Jun-1930]}
Returned to Carnamah in late July or early August 1932 after having spent three months in hospital ^{[5: 5-Aug-1932]}
In the 1920s, 30s and 40s appears in the Legislative Assembly Electoral Roll and Wise's Postal Directory as Frederick BOOTH ^{[6] [19]}
He could be the "Booth" who was a member of the Carnamah Football Club in 1925^{[9: 28-Aug-1925]}
Member of the Carnamah Athletic Club in 1936 ^{[5: 7-Aug-1936, 20-Nov-1936]}
Later resided in East Perth ^[2]
Died 22 June 1968; ashes scattered over the rose garden at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia ^[2]
Also known as Frederick BOOTH ^{[6] [19]}

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