Frank Twitt – grave tales

Frank Twitt was born to George Twitt and  Sarah Ann nee SPERRING on 5 JUL 1870 in Worle, Somerset, England. He was the seventh child of 10 born to the couple, who both were born and died in Somerset.

Sarah Ann TWITT nee Sperring, mother of Frank – Photo Ancestry.com

Frank arrived in Fremantle in 1902 at the age of 32 years. Frank, according to Margaret Twitt, his great niece says Frank also travelled to America before returning to Western Australia, as did two of his brothers. Frank left London in 1902 and by 1903 he was living in Boulder at De Bauns Hotel. He was hospitalised at this time suffering from Typhoid Fever. It appears he never married

Frank TWITT – Photo Ancestry.com

Grave number, Anglican Section Kalgoor5lie Cemetery – Photo Danelle Warnock

Goldfields Observer Kalgoorlie – 26 May 1935, page 1

At the time of Frank’s death, he was 65 years old and living on the Boulder Leases, he was listed as a labourer. He is buried alone with no headstone.

Grave number, Anglican Section Kalgoor5lie Cemetery – Photo Danelle Warnock

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Moya Sharp

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My name is Moya Sharp, I live in Kalgoorlie Western Australia and have worked most of my adult life in the history/museum industry. I have been passionate about history for as long as I can remember and in particular the history of my adopted home the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. Through my website I am committed to providing as many records and photographs free to any one who is interested in the family and local history of the region.

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