Harold Peryman Wishart
Biography
Role: Husband of Daisy Vera Latter — father of the RAAF airman Rodger Peryman Wishart.
Born: 16 October 1888 — registered district Adelaide, SA (birth residence Fitzroy per SA BDM; Walkerville named on his Victorian death record — see Notes)
Died: 1965 (aged 76) — Hampton, Victoria
Spouse: Daisy Vera Latter (1886–1963) — m. 3 October 1914, Baptist Church, Unley Park, SA
Family
| Relation | Name |
|---|---|
| Wife | Daisy Vera Latter (1886–1963) |
| Children | Alison Mary Wishart (1916–1980); Rodger Peryman Wishart (1920–1944); David Wishart (b. 1922) |
| Father | Benjamin Wishart (1855–1948) |
| Mother | Ellen Elizabeth Peryman (1862–1938) |
| Sister | Kathleen Wishart (b. 4 May 1895, Walkerville, SA) — single source, see Notes |
| Parents-in-law | Richard Pelling Latter (~1860–1936) & Esther Farrow Latter (1859–1951) |
Life Summary
Harold Peryman Wishart married Daisy Vera Latter — daughter of Richard Pelling Latter and Esther Farrow — at Unley Park, Adelaide, on 3 October 1914.
The family lived at Mannum in the early years — he appears in the 1913 Mannum Institute fair records as a stallholder — before settling later in Victoria's Bayside area. He and Daisy had three children: Alison Mary (1916), Rodger Peryman (1920), and David (1922).
His son Rodger was killed in 1944 when Lancaster JB535 was shot down over Kolhorn in the Netherlands. Harold died in 1965 at Hampton, Victoria, surviving his wife by two years.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1888 | Born — registered district Adelaide, SA (birth residence Fitzroy) |
| 3 Oct 1914 | Married Daisy Vera Latter — Baptist Church, Unley Park, SA (he 25, she 28) |
| 1916–1922 | Three children born (Alison Mary, Rodger Peryman, David) |
| 30 Jan 1944 | Son Rodger killed over Kolhorn, Netherlands |
| 27 Apr 1963 | Wife Daisy died (cremation booked 30 Apr 1963) |
| 1965 | Died (aged 76) — Hampton, Victoria; cremated Springvale Botanical Cemetery, booking 4 Sep 1965 |
Sources
- Source: Genealogy SA — Birth Registrations database, WISHART Harold Peryman, Book/Page 427/37, District Adelaide — "Birth Residence: Fitzroy · District: Adelaide"; Father Benjamin WISHART / Mother Ellen Elizabeth PERYMAN — accessed 17 September 2026
- Source: Victorian BDM — Historical index, death 6922/1965, Harold Peryman WISHART, age 76 — Place of death: Hampton · Place of birth: Walkerville, South Australia · Mother: Ellen Elizabeth PERYMAN · Father: WISHART Benjamin — accessed 17 September 2026
- Source: Genealogy SA — Marriage Registrations, WISHART Harold Peryman × LATTER Daisy Vera, 261/25 — Groom Age 25, Bride Age 28, both Status S, Place "Baptist Church Unley Park", District Adelaide; Groom Father Benjamin WISHART — accessed 17 September 2026
- Source: Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust — deceased search, WISHART Harold Peryman, ref 299395 — Harold Peryman Wishart, age 76, Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Cremated, booking 4/9/1965 — accessed 17 September 2026
- Source: Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust — deceased search, WISHART Daisy Vera, ref 279591 — Daisy Vera Wishart, age 77, Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Cremated, booking 30/4/1963 — accessed 17 September 2026
- Source: Mannum Institute — Richard Pelling LATTER descendant report — "Daisy Vera LATTER … married Harold Peryman WISHART 03 Oct 1914 in Unley Park, SA. He was born 16 Oct 1888 … and died 1965 in Hampton, Victoria" — accessed 11 September 2026
- Source: Mannum Institute — newspaper compendium — "Houpla, Messrs. H. P. Wishart and C. Baseby" (1913 Institute fair) — accessed 11 September 2026
- Source: A Telfer Family Tree (Supplement to From the Borders to the Bush, 2008), p.39 — accessed 11 September 2026 (family book — source of the unsupported "7 April 1965" date)
Tags
Spouse
- Daisy Vera Latter (1886 – 1963)
Children
- Rodger Peryman Wishart (1920 – 1944)