Elizabeth Deborah (Slade) Brockman (abt. 1833 - 1915)

Born about 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wife of Edmund Ralph Brockman — married 18 Mar 1852 in Anglican Church, Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 16 Apr 1915 at about age 82 in Cannington, Western Australia, Australia

Biography

ELIZABETH DEBORAH SLADE (Slade-1374)

PARENTS. Frederick Slade & Jane (Thomson) Slade

BIRTH. Abt. 1833, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

IMMIGRATION. Jan 1840. On the WESTMORELAND

MARRIAGE. 18 Mar 1852, Anglican Church, Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE. 18 Mar 1852, Edmund Ralph Brockman, son of William Locke Brockman & Ann Frances Isabella (Hamersley) Brockman

MARRIAGE. WA BDM Marriage Reg: #624: 1852, Brockman Edmund Ralph; Slade Elizabeth Deborah; District of Middle Swan

MARRIAGE. On the same day, [Thursday, the 18th March] Edmund Ralph, eldest son of Wm. Locke Brockman, Esq., of Herne Hill, to Elizabeth Deborah, eldest daughter of the late Frederick Slade, Esq., Glenavon.

Children:

Death of Spouse: 17 Sep 1908, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia

DEATH. 16 Apr 1915, Cannington, Western Australia, Australia

DEATH. WA BDM Death Reg: #9: 1915, Brockman Elizabeth D; District of Canning

OBITUARY. At an early hour on Friday morning another of the brave band of settlers who came to Western Australia in the early days passed away in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Deborah Brookman, relict of the late Mr. Edmund Brockman, who died some years back. Mrs. Brockman, who reached the ripe old age of about 82 years, had been ailing for about two months, and died peacefully at her residence at Cannington. When the deceased lady arrived in the State she was but seven years old, and her father, Lieutenant F. W. Slade, R.N., was one of the earliest settlers in the Toodyay district. She married Mr. Edmund Brockman at Middle Swan about 1852, and lived in the eastern districts, at Henley Park on the Swan, and finally at Cannington. The late Mr. Brockman was a member of the old Legislative Council, both before and after responsible government was proclaimed, but Mrs. Brockman, in a life devoted to her family and their relations, did not take a prominent part in the public activities of her day. The deceased lady leaves a family of two sons (Messrs. Fred. Slade Brockman and Harold Brockman), and four daughters (Mesdames Aubrey Brown, C. D. Price, A. J. Hillman, and G. Barrett-Lennard), to mourn their loss, as well as many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon, and was largely attended. The cortege moved from the residence, Balmain, Cannington, and proceeded to the Anglican Cemetery at Middle Swan, where the remains were interred. The Rev. Mr. A. Burton officiated at the graveside. The chief mourners were: Mrs. A. Brown and Mrs. C. D. Price (daughters), Messrs. F. S. and H. Brockman (sons), Mr. G. Barrett-Lennard (son-in-law), Mr. Henry Brockman (brother-in-law), Lady Hackett and Mrs. A. Hamilton Rowan (granddaughters), Messrs. H. and A. Hillman, Graham Lennard and Masters St. Aubyn Barrett-Lennard, and S. Lennard (grandsons), Mr. P. Atkins (grandson-in-law), Mr. J. Durlacher (nephew), Messrs. Arthur Brockman, G. Paterson, and S. Elliott (nephews-in-law). The pall-bearers were Messrs. G. A. Letroy, A. Burt, J. Cowan, C. W. Ferguson. S. H. Viveash, S. Brown, H. C. De Castilla, and J. Meyers. Amongst those present were Messrs. S. Moore, Isaac Woods, J. Morrison, J. M. Ferguson, W. Hale, P. Demason, H. Hamersley, J. Brown, H. E. B. Gull, Max Lefroy, J. De Burgh Morrison, and E. Ferguson. The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. Bowra and O'Dea.

EXTRACT. His sweet-faced wife Deborah bore him four daughters and two sons; the elder son, Frederick Slade, became surveyor-general of Western Australia in 1915. Born in Edinburgh in 1833 and governess-educated after her parents moved to Glenavon, Deborah was called 'a highly intellectual girl'. She learnt to speak several languages and read widely. After her marriage she published lyrical verse in local papers under the nom de plume 'E'. A memorial booklet of her poems was published after her death on 16 April 1915. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ EXTRACT: Brockman, Edmund Ralph (1828–1908), by H. Drake-Brockman, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, (MUP), 1969: http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brockman-edmund-ralph-3058

• Marriage: WA BDM Marriage Reg: #624: 1852

• Marriage Notice: Inquirer (Perth, WA : 1840 - 1855) Wed 24 Mar 1852, Page 2: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65484323

• Death: WA BDM Death Reg: #9: 1915

• Obituary: Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Fri 23 Apr 1915 Page 30: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/37424812