ROSSER, Alfred Gra

(20/05/1850-1915).

He was born in Fremantle. He was the son of Alfred Gra and Caroline. Alfred went to Victoria with his parents and returned to Western Australia in the 1880s. He married in 1877 in the Church of England Melbourne to Marie Louise Fanning (1858-15/05/1896). Marie was born in Victoria. Alfred remarried on 07/05/1898 in Fremantle to Elizabeth Hislop (1875-). Elizabeth died in South Australia. Alfred and Marie's children were Arthur Chester Gra (1878-1967), Eulalie (1881-1882), Eric Lindhurst Gra (1883-1956 ) died in Western Australia and employed in the Fire Brigade, Ursula Audrey (1885-), Ariel Gertrude (1888-1936) and Cedric Hereford Gra (1891-1936). Alfred and Elizabeth's children were Dorothy Constance and Gra Rosser (1904-), born in England. Alfred went to London in 1859 on the Aerolite for his education. He worked with his father in Melbourne, as a commercial traveller and at Fremantle as a commission agent with Hunter and Co. from 1888-1889. On his return to Western Australia, he was involved in the establishment of Gas Co. at Fremantle. His residence was in Picton. He worked as a land and estate agent. He was the proprietor of the "Pier Hotel" Fram, the "Burlington Hotel" in Bunbury, and "Governor Broome" in Perth. He made several voyages to Victoria. Alfred was educated in England at 18 years under an uncle (Oxford MA). He was a member of the Church of England.

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