BOWKETT, Ernest & Ethel
20 July 1897 – 6 May 1986
14 October 1894 – 16 December 1973
Origin Birmingham, England
Accompanying Family Harry Ernest Bowkett (son), George Frank Bowkett (son) & Irene Rose Bowkett (daughter)
First settled in Group Settlement No. 62
Original Occupation Railway Worker
Occupation in Australia Railway Worker
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Departure Port Southampton
Arrival Year 1925
Albany
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Ernest Elijah Bowkett and Ethel Bessie Bowkett settled into Great Hope Valley near Cowaramup, Busselton. After working the land they went on to become business owners of two corner shops. Harry Ernest survived WWII and being a POW in Germany.
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