William Henry TIMMINS
Born C.1874 [2]
Married Florence Rose SMITH in 1902 in Warwickshire, England [21]
Saddler and Boot-maker in Mingenew, Western Australia 1930-1936 [4: 1-Nov-1930, 18-Apr-1931] [6]
In 1930 orders for his services, which were executed promptly, could be left at Colin M. CALDOW's store in Mingenew [4: 19-Jul-1930]
Resided in Coorow prior to shifting to Carnamah on Thursday 23 July 1936 to commence a saddlery business [5: 31-Jul-1936]
Saddler, Harness Maker, Boot Repairer and Upholsterer in Carnamah 1936-1940 [5: 31-Jul-1936] [6]
Worked from premises at 13 Macpherson Street between the Presbyterian Church and the premises of the North Midland Times [P4]
Began advertising his business on a weekly basis in The North Midland Times newspaper on 31 July 1936 [5: 31-Jul-1936, 28-Aug-1936]
Advertised his saddlery business in the Show Schedule of the Carnamah District Agricultural Society's Annual Show in 1938 [13]
"W. Timmins, Saddler and Harness Maker; Macpherson Street, Carnamah [13]
Motor Hoods Recovered - Celluloids Fitted; Repairs of Every King Undertaken with Cheapness and Despatch" [13]
Wound up his saddlery business in Carnamah in the last week of December 1940[0: image 03990]
Left Carnamah on 1 January 1941 and shifted to Perth, where his wife had been residing for some time [0: image 03990]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Nedlands [2]
Died 14 September 1961; ashes scattered over the rose garden at Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth WA [2]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'William Henry Timmins' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 19 April 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/william-henry-timmins [reference list] |
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