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- Duncan Baxter
Duncan was the fifth child and third son of Patrick Duncan and Jane Baxter. He was born in Penshurst VIC in 1869 and was known as 'Don.' Nothing is known about his early years until he arrived in Boulder WA, sometime 1901, to help his younger brother Charles run his Cycle Agency, which he purchased 1901. Don worked in the agency until Charles sold the Agency, in 1904, to purchase a farming property at Quaraiding WA. After the sale Don disappeared again and it was not until 1921 that any record of him could be found when he was shown on the Commonwealth Electoral Roll as a residing at 'Fairfield Farm,' Three Springs WA and his occupation as a 'manager'.
Birth Death and Marriage records disclose that n 1922 he married Isabelle Mary Waldeck (Molly) in the district of Greenough (Three Springs.) They are believed to have, at least one child, a daughter named Mary. According to the Public Records Office, he and Molly purchased a 1681-acre property, from a T.C. Mason at Woodanilling WA, sometime in 1925. It is not known how long they held this property however, at the time of his death on 27 February 1941, he and the family were residing at 25 Herbert St, Victoria Park WA and his occupation was shown as a 'Foreman'.
Molly later married a Paddy Morey. It would appear that Paddy Morey was a returned serviceman as Molly died in RGH. Hollywood on 30 August 1973 and to have admitted to the RGH she would have to have been classified as a War Widow.
Interestingly, Don is buffed in the Presbyterian Section 1A Plot 445 Karrakatta Cemetery and Molly is buried in the same grave as Don. Not, as would be expected, in a separate grave or in the same grave as her second husband.
A perusal of the Death Notices in the West Australian of 30 August 1973 the following bereavement notices appeared: ('Gran' of Wendy and John Scott) 'Gran' of Robert and Barrv Scotsdale) (Merie and Ron Dunlop) (Charles Hales). There were no further notices after that date.
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1869 - 1941 (72 years)
