WOOD Oliver Jubilee  NEW

Compiled by Gordon Freegard based on research by Stephen Newbey

Edith "Edie" Richards, my great-grandmother, married Oliver "Ollie" Jubilee Wood on 11th July 1907 in a double wedding at "Xmas Farm" Clear Hills (Gnowangerup did not exist then) with her sister, Ethel.

Edith was born on 17th April 1887 at Horsham, Victoria.

Oliver's father, John Wood, came over to W.A. for the wedding as Ollie was not 21 and his permission was needed for the marriage. John liked the land around Gnowangerup, went back to S.A. sold up and took up "Woodlands" just east of what is now Gnownagwerup, But that is another story.

Ollie & Edie started married life on their first farm called "Peach Farm" where the Gnowangerup Aerodrome is now located. "Peach Farm" because of the Quandong trees growing on the property.

Ollie then purchased a better farm at Kebaringup which he sold to J. Fennell in 1924.

In 1924 he purchased a 1,844 acre farm “Woodlands” nearer Gnowangerup, from his father, but didn’t realise that the Agricultural Bank had a large mortgage on it, so he sold it in 1926 and moved to a poorer farm “Strathearn” he purchased from Douglas Archer at Kwobrup in 1926.

OLIVER & EDITH WOOD AT THEIR DAUGHTERS WEDDING  1928

Edith & Ollie had 11 Children: Charles Oliver Wood(1907-85), Ethel Rose WHYATT (1909-79), Alfred Ernest Wood (1910-88), John Andrew Wood (1912-78), Arthur Aubrey Wood (1914-79), Olive May DANKS (1913-62), Basil George Wood (1917-78), Herbert Henry Wood (1920-88), Florence Emily DITCHBURN (1922-69), Francis Robert/David Wood (1924-28) & Horace Clifford Wood (1929-29).

Edie died on 22^nd June 1929 at Gnowangerup and was buried at the Gnowangerup Cemetery on 24th June 1929 with her newborn son Harace.

Ollie remarried on 22^nd December 1936 to Stella Elsie Wilson (nee Blower) (12/09/1899-31/01/1985) in Perth, Western Australia. Stella had previously married in 1920 to Francis Edward Wilson (1 899-25/07/1936). Stella appears to have later remarried to Frank Smith in 1964.

Ollie was born on 12^th July 1887 at Gumbowie, South Australia to  John Wood (1850-13/10/1930, b.15/10/1930) & Mary Jane Wood (nee Hucks) (04/09/1847, c.03/10/1847-17/01/1906, b.19/01/1906) (m21/07/1868) .

Ollie died on 13^th January 1960 at Albany, W.A. & was buried at Allambie Park Cemetery, Bayonet Head.

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