Andrew Edward Baxter

1866 - 1938  (71 years)

• Name	Andrew Edward Baxter
  Birth	4 Apr 1866	Penshurst, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jan 1938	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Person ID	I1017	SmithTree
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Patrick Duncan Baxter,   b. 3 Mar 1827, Aberdeen, Scotland d. 30 Apr 1897, Penshurst, Victoria, Australia (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Jane Barnes
  Marriage	14 Feb 1861	Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Lucy Sullivan
  Marriage	10 Jan 1906	Lawlers, Western Australia, Australia
  Children	1. C.I. Baxter   2. F.A. Baxter   3. Virginia Mary Baxter,   b. 5 Oct 1909, Lawlers, Western Australia, Australia d. 9 Sep 1998, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Apr 1866 - Penshurst, Victoria, Australia Marriage - 10 Jan 1906 - Lawlers, Western Australia, Australia Death - 2 Jan 1938 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Andrew Edward Baxter Andrew Edward was the third child and the first son of Patrick and Jane and was born at Penshurst Vic on 4 April 1866. After a very short stay at school he began working on a sheep and cattle station where he soon became a very, accomplished horseman and administrator. At the early age of eighteen he was elevated to the position of station manager and for the next 20 years he continued working in this position. In 1904 Andrew left Victoria on a ship to travel to Western Australia where he disembarked at Albany. Having heard of the discovery of gold in the eastern Goldfields of WA, he decided to try his luck. He journeyed to Lawlers (which was near Meekathara) and eventually started up a bakery business. He later expanded this business to include a general store. Camel teams were used to transport supplies from Leonora (the nearest railhead) to the store. Whilst living at Lawlers, Andrew maintained his interest in horses and helped to form the Lawlers Race Club. He also participated, by riding his own horse) with some success winning a number of races. Interestingly he was the same the horse to pull his bakers cart. In 1906 Andrew married Susan Lucy Sullivan, and three children were born of this marriage Susan returned to Victoria for the birth of her first child, Clare in 1907. But she remained at Lawlers for the birth of Frank in 1908 and Jean in 1909. ' In 1912 the family left Lawlers and took up residence in Midland Junction, where Andrew had purchased the Commercial Hotel. This venture lasted four years, before Andrew decided he would like to try his hand at farming. They moved to a properly at Mooraning, a siding not far from Quairading. Unfortunately they experienced four poor seasons in a row and lack of funds forced them off the land. Andrew and his family then moved to Kwolyin, where he was took over the management of the state owned hotel. This was the beginning of a long career as a hotel manager with State Hotels and in the ensuing years he managed hotels at Bruce Rock, Corrigin, Bolgart, Wongan Hills and Cave House at Yallingup. On retirement from State Hotels Andrew and his farntlv resided 123 Dalkeith Rd, Nedlands. He did in January 1938 aged 72. His wife Susan died in December 1951 aged 68 years.