Percy Edgar COUSINS
Born 1889 in Greenough, Western Australia [15]
Son of Henry William COUSINS and Clara Elizabeth KING [15]
Resided with his parents and siblings in or near Walkaway until moving with them to Arrino [P2]
Farmer in Arrino [19] and later Farmhand for his brother Bert on Hillview Farm in Arrino [P2]
Played for Arrino in one of their first cricket matches against a team from Three Springs on 5 January 1907 [31: 9-Jan-1907]
Came 2nd in the Handicap Hurdle Race at the Annual Sports Meeting held in Arrino on Easter Monday 1 April 1915 [10: 9-Apr-1915]
His horse Fly Away won the Pony Race at the Three Springs Hall Committee's Sports Day on 18 February 1916 [10: 25-Feb-1916]
Signed the petition and financial guarantee in 1917 for the Midland Railway Company to provide a resident doctor at Three Springs [34]
Attended the wedding of Robert A. CALDOW and May I. BYRNE at the Hall in Three Springs on 5 October 1921 [9: 21-Oct-1921]
Member of the Arrino Cricket Club in 1922-23 [9: 12-Jan-1923]
Attended the Three Springs Agricultural Society's First Annual Show and Show Ball on Thursday 20 September 1928 [4: 29-Sep-1928]
After his brother Bert purchased a farm in Winchester in the late 1920s he managed and resided on the property [P2]
He was assisted on the farm in Winchester by Bert's son at busy times, such as seeding and harvest [P2]
He was among the 400 people who attended the Matrons and Benedicts Ball held in Three Springs on 31 August 1928 [4: 8-Sep-1928]
Attended the Euchre Party and Dances held in Winchester on 10 August 1929 and 14 September 1929 [4: 17-Aug-1929, 21-Sep-1929]
Managed his brother's farm in Winchester until it was sold in March 1934, and then returned to Arrino [3] [P2]
While hay carting in Arrino on Monday 5 November 1934 he was kicked by a horse, resulting in a fractured leg [5: 9-Nov-1934]
Resided in Arrino until 1944 [6] and then lived with his sister Grace in the Perth suburb of Midland [P2]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Cannington [2]
Died 18 September 1961; buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (Anglican, LE, 440)[2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Percy Edgar Cousins' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/percy-edgar-cousins [reference list] |
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