Person:Harriet Mead (1)

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Name[1] Harriet Ann Mead
Gender Female
Birth? 21 Dec 1867 Springhill, Western Australia, Australia
Marriage 1889 Guildford, Western Australia, Australiato Matthew Oliver
Death[2] 1 Feb 1940 Northam, , Western Australia, Australia
Burial[3] Northam, , Western Australia, Australia

Father Jnr. Thomas Mead , b. 13 Mar 1840, Yorkshire, England

Mother Elizabeth Smith , b. 17 Feb 1841, Clack, Wiltshire, England

Harriet was an exceptional cook. She always had a cake on a glass cake pedestal in readiness for unexpected visitors. Though only having about 6 months formal schooling, Harriet developed artistic legible handwriting. She learned to read & was known to read novels but it was not her favorite occupation. Her preferred leisure activity was doing intricate crotchet work.

References
  1. Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages. West Australian Pioneer Index 1841 - 1905
    Births: Reg. No. 2971.
  2. Jeni Martin (Leo van de Pas). Leo's Genealogics Website (WA Pioneers)
    http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I22326&tree=WAP.
  3. Jeni Martin (Leo van de Pas). Leo's Genealogics Website (WA Pioneers)
    http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I22326&tree=WAP.