Olive Joan Ferris

Female 1921 - 1993  (71 years)

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  • Name Olive Joan Ferris 
    Birth 12 Dec 1921 
    Gender Female 
    Death 31 Jul 1993 
    Burial Stawell Victoria Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I227  David Hallam
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2025 

    Family Matthew Keith Hallam,   b. 12 Dec 1916, Geelong Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1985, Stawell Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 6 May 1944  St Johns Presbyterian Church Warrnambool Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Matthew Keith Hallam- AKA Keith was born in Geelong to Henry and Hannah Hallam on the 12th of December 1917.

      He married Olice Joan Ferris on the 6th May 1944 at St John's Presbyterian Church Warrnambool.

      Keith and Joan ran a tyre business in Stawell for a number of years . Keith was a justice of the Peace, Deputy Coroner and was awarded the MBE for services to Stawell. He was also a member of Stawell City Council for nearly 37 years and held the position of Mayor three times. Keith was still in Council at the time of his death at Stawell on the 1st June 1985. Keith is buried at Stawell.
    Children 
    +1. Geoffrey Keith Hallam,   b. 5 Jan 1946, Warrnambool Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +2. Christina Joan Hallam,   b. 27 Jul 1954   d. 13 Feb 1988 (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +3. Lynnette Joy Hallam,   b. 27 Aug 1958, Warrnambool Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F92  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Olive Joan was a twin of Myrtle and daughter of William and Millicent Maude Ferris. She was born on the 12 December 1921 at Warrnambool. Prior to her marriage, joan worked as a shop assistant at Swintons in Warrnambool.

      Joan died in Stawell on the 3st July 1993 and is buried in Stawell.