A birth registration was shown for Stanley Shutt: Mother's Maiden Surname: Burton; Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1929; Registration district: Newcastle; Registration county: Cumberland, Northumberland/Westmorland; Volume Number: 10b; Page Number: 144. Parents: John T. Shutt and Florence W. Burton, married in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England.

In 1939, S. Shutt, 10 (along with sister, I. Shutt, 8) arrived at Fremantle, Australia from Fairbridge Farm School, Strand, London, England.