Item HT 8319 Marriage Certificate - Issued to Archibald Gordon Maclaurin & Constance Duffel, State of Victoria, 1 Jan 1934

Summary

Marriage Certificate for Archibald Gordon Maclaurin and Constance Duffel, dated 1st January 1934.

Archie was born in 1904 in Westham London. He trained as a printer and sought work in Australia as there were few opportunities in England; he migrated on the 'Jervis Bay' in 1928. Before migrating he commenced negotiations with the general manager of the Commonwealth Bank Note Printing Branch Fitzroy, who assisted Maclaurin in securing employment at McLaren & Co Pty Ltd Colour Printers in Fitzroy. He then moved to Spicers & Depmont Printers and Stationers before an opening came up for a machinist at the Note Printing Branch, where he worked for 32 years.

He married Constance Duffell in 1934, who had migrated from England on the 'Narkunda' with her parents and brother in 1927. Her father and brother worked for the Note Printing Branch which facilitated their meeting. They had two children, Roger and Jocelyn and lived all their lives in Essendon.

Physical Description

Certificate of marriage, State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia, for Archibald Gordon Mclaurin and Constance Duffell. Parish listed as Essendon, religious denomination as Anglican. Dated1 January 1934.