Born 1928 in Perth, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of "Bert" Albert Robert STRUTTON and Edith Annie GULL [4: 20-Dec-1941]
Resided with her parents on Narragarra Farm in Three Springs [19]
Won the 12 Years & Under Girls Horse Riding Competition at the Three Springs Agricultural Show in 1935 [5: 27-Sep-1935]
Competed in the Horses in Action section of the Three Springs Agricultural Show on Thursday 17 September 1936 [5: 25-Sep-1936]
Won the Under 14 Years Riding Competition and the Under 12 Years Girls Riding Competition, and came 2nd for Child's Pony [5]
Won the 8 Years Girls Running Race at the Three Springs District Schools Athletic Championships on 26 September 1936 [5: 9-Oct-1936]
Married (1) Kevin James ABBOTT on 19 March 1952 at Saint Andrew's Church in Perth [120: 27-Mar-1952]
Kevin was a Clerk in Melbourne [50] and had travelled across the country with his parents for their wedding [120: 27-Mar-1952]
Following their honeymoon in Adelaide they made their home in Melbourne [120: 27-Mar-1952]
In 1954 she was working as a Typist and living with her husband at 874 High Street in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale [50]
They resided in Three Springs 1955-1961 [19]
Married again, with her second married surname being BREMNER [39: 25-Jan-2003]
Mother of Wendy, Judy and Jackie [39: 25-Jan-2003]
Died 23 January 2003; memoralised at Fremantle Cemetery in the Perth suburb of Palmyra (Lakes Small Bronze, Garden 25, 4) [2]
From The Irwin Index newspaper, Saturday 16 June 1928:
Social and Personal
"A daughter was recently born to Mr and Mrs Bert Strutton at Nurse Harvey's Hospital in Perth."
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Shirlie Strutton / Abbott' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/shirlie-strutton [reference list] |
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