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CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATE

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1926

Overview

Rectangular piece of stiff off white card with a red border of three lines, two thin on each side of a thicker line, approximately 15mm in from the edge. Within the outer borders are quotes: across the top ["Thy Vows are upon me, O God."], across the bottom ["Our help is in the name of the Lord."], up the left side ["Fight the good fight of Faith."] and down the right side ["Lay hold on Eternal Life."].
Within the border is a red cross and a combination of printed and handwritten text [Diocese of Perth / WESTERN AUSTRALIA / Annie Johnson / Baptised on / at / Confirmed on 10th March 1926 / at St Luke's, Maylands / by / The Lord Archbishop of Perth / First Communion on Easter Day April 4 1926, / at St Luke's, Maylands / Presented by J.A.Howes. / Signed C. O. L. Perth.].

Historical information

Annie Johnson was born in 1912 in Wellington, not long before the family moved to Armadale. On 10 March 1926 she received her first communion at St Lukes Anglicna church in Maylands.
Anders Johansan was born in Sweden in 1875 and, aged 20, he migrated to WA arriving aboard the 'Charlotte Padbury' on the 28th October 1895. He spent his first 12 years working in the timber industry in the South West. During this time, he met and married Laura Colton. They were married at St Mary's Church in Busselton on the 25th of April 1904. They had 8 children, six of whom survived beyond infancy. In 1912, the family moved to 7th Road Armadale where Andre purchased 40 acres, built a 2 room house and started up a poulty farm. In 1913, Andre was naturalised as an Australian citizen, Anglisising his name to Andrew Johnson. He died of cancer on the 22nd of December 1922.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2010.44

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Ink

Width

113 mm