Ruth COCKING / HEBITON
Born 28 October 1902 in Perth, Western Australia [15] [114]
Daughter of William Richard COCKING and Mary Louisa JURY [15]
Resided with her parents in Perth 1902-1912 and then with her father on Sylvania Farm in Wannamal [114]
Student at the Wannamal State School in Wannamal 1914-1917 [114]
Gave a recitation at the Empire Day Celebrations held at the Wannamal Hall on the evening of 22 May 1914 [114]
Gave a recitation at the Christmas Tree and Dance held in Wannamal on 18 December 1915 [114]
Won the 12 to 14 years Running Race at the Empire Day Celebrations held at the Wannamal State School on 24 May 1916 [114]
Nurse at the Hospital for the Insane in the Perth suburb of Claremont in 1925 [50]
Married James Kinnear HEBITON Jnr in Perth in 1926 [66]
Two years earlier her sister Ethel had married James' father James Kinnear HEBITON Snr [15] [66]
Resided with her husband on farmland in Three Springs [19]
She 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 Three Springs C.W.A. Ball at the Three Springs Hall on the evening of Thursday 22 November 1934 [5: 23-Nov-1934]
Attended the Farewell Social & Dance held for Vincent & May TIPPETT in Three Springs on Monday 28 July 1941 [4: 2-Aug-1941]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Mount Pleasant [2]
Mother Alisa June [39: 4-Jun-1927]
Died 15 July 1981; ashes interred Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA (IC Section, Garden of Remembrance 2, 109) [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Ruth Cocking / Hebiton' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/ruth-cocking [reference list] |
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