YAPP, Fanny

Name – YAPP, Fanny
Born – 20/05/1873
Died – 4/05/1946
Location – Number 70 Anglican Section
Mother – Ethel Hard Deeley
Father – Thomas Ward

Notes – Fanny was born on the 20th of May, 1873 at Smethwick, Staffordshire , England to Ellen and Thomas. Her mother died when Fanny was a year old.

Fanny Ward married Thomas Yapp in January, 1895 at Birmingham. Their first sonThomas was born in 1896, Charles born 1898, William 1906 and Fanny Ethel 1911. Fanny and Thomas and the three boys arrived in Australia in 1910 after travelling on the Rippingham Grange which left London on the 26th February, 1910 which belonged to Steamship Line Queensland Line.

Fanny and Thomas lived in Toowoomba for a year while where he worked at the Toowoomba foundry. Thomas was an electrical engineer. While there she had her daughter Fanny. Shortly after that time, she moved with the family to Tara.

They took up dairy farming and while Thomas and the two boys were away at WWI she stayed in Tara and with the help of her youngest son Bill, they kept the dairy going.

Thomas Snr died in 1939 but in 1943 Fanny and Flo (Bill’s wife) were still looking after the dairy farm at Tullagrie. Their place was Portion 41 County of Rogers, Parish Burrows.

Fanny’s census records are 1917 Fanny and Ellen at Sturat St, Toowoomba (men at war), 1917 Fanny and Ellen and Thomas Western Rd, Tara Shirelands. In 1925 Fanny and Thomas Western Road, Tara in 1928 to 1930 Fanny and Thomas Western Road, Bill labourer in Tara 1937. Same area now known as Matthews Rd, Tullagrie. In 1941 roll at Matthews Rd, Tullagrie, Tara and in 1943 Fanny and Floerence Ethel at Tullagrie (Bill at War).

Fanny has a headstone that reads – In loving memory of Fanny Yapp 1873-1946.

Her husband Thomas Snr and Son Thomas Jnr are buried nearby.

Newspaper Article – Read here.

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