Fanny Beaumont (Southgate) Slade (1837 - 1920)

Born 19 Aug 1837 in Milton Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John George Slade — married 8 Oct 1867 in Northfleet, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Died 5 May 1920 at age 82 in Lowood, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Frances (Southgate) Slade was born in the Settlement of Milton, Kent, England.

Frances (Southgate) Slade migrated from England to Australia.

Fanny Bowman Southgate was born on the 19 August 1837 at King Street, in the Settlement of Milton, east of the Town of Gravesend, District of Gravesend in Kent, England^[1]. Her baptism took place on the 3 September 1837 at the Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, East Milton Road, in the Town of Gravesend, Parish of Milton-next-Gravesend, in Kent, England^[2]. She is the daughter of Francis Southgate and Harriet Harris.

In 1841, Fanny (3) lived with parents Francis (45) and Harriet (45); siblings Francis (20), Harriet (20), Ellen (15), Frederick (15) and Kate (3); Ann (15) and Helen (Morris) (12); Solicitor, Munery (Johnson) (20) and Servants, Jane (Cook) (50), Eleanor (Snelling) (20) and Emily (Bacon) (20). Their home was located at King Street, in the Settlement of Milton, east of the Town of Gravesend, District of Gravesend in Kent, England^[3]. However, in 1851, at the age of 13, Fanny was a pupil at a School, located at The Street, in the Village of East Peckham, on the River Medway, in the Parish of Wateringbury, District of Malling, in Kent, England^[4].

Then, in 1861, now 23, Fanny is back living with her parents Francis (69) and Harriet (66); siblings, Solicitor Francis (41) and Harriet (39) and Servants, Cook, Ann (Harris (57), Housemaid, Kate (Phee) (26) and Footman, George (Edwards) (19) at Courteny House, Rosherville Square, in Rosherville, Northfleet, adjacent to Gravesend, in the District of North Aylesford, Kent, England^[5].

Fanny married John George Slade on the 8 October 1867 at the Parish Church of St. Botolph, The Hill, in the Town of Northfleet, District of North Aylesford, in the Borough of Gravesham, Kent, England. John was single, 39 years old and worked as the Colonial Secretary at St. Marks, Rosherville, Northfleet. Frances "Fanny" was 28 years old and also lived in Northfleet and they were married by Licence by Vicar, Frederic (Southgate), Fanny's brother. Her father was solicitor, Francis (Southgate) and witnesses were Francis (Southgate) and Charles (Slade), presumably the fathers of the couple^[6][7].

• ^[8] MARRIAGES. SLADE—SOUTHGATE.—On the 8th inst., at the parish church of St. Botolph, Northfleet, by the Rev. Frederic Southgate, vicar, brother of the bride, John George Slade, Esq., of Rosherville, Northfleet, to Fanny Bowman, the youngest daughter of Francis Southgate, Esq., of Rosherville^[9].

The couple had (at least) seven (7) children during their marriage. John died in 1886, and Fanny continued living in the Colony of Western Australia in Contonment Road, Fremantle, after his death^[10]. However, on the 2 January 1909, Fanny and a single daughter, boarded the coastal vessel "Riverina" at the Port of Fremantle, Western Australia. The "Riverina" was bound for the City of Sydney, New South Wales, arriving there on the 30 January 1909^[11]. On the 5 May 1920, Fanny "Frances Beaumont" passed away in the Town of Lowood, in the Somerset Region, on the Brisbane River, 66 km (41mi) from the Capital City of Brisbane, in the State of Queensland, Australia^[12]. Her burial took place on the 6 May 1920 at Lowood General Cemetery, Clarendon Road, near the Town of Lowood, Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia^[13].

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006 : General Register Office (GRO) Southport; FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd; Reference: (July-September 1837); Fanny Southgate; Mother: Harris; Registration District: Gravesend; County: Kent; Volume: 5; Page: 129; Record Link: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
2. ↑ Kent Baptisms : Medway Archives & Local Studies Centre & FindMyPast; Reference: (Baptism Year-1837); Fanny Bowman Southgate; Father: Francis Southgate; Mother: Harriett --; Registration Parish: Milton-next-Gravesend St. Peter & Paul; Archive Reference Number: P252/1/47; Year Range: 1830-1837; Image 61 of 62; Record number: 924; Page number: 119; Original Record Link: https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P252-01-04(1).pdf
3. ↑ 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census : The National Archives of the UK (TNA) Kew & FindMyPast; Reference: Fanny Southgate; Registration District: Gravesend & Milton; Sub District: Gravesend & Milton; County: Kent; Archive Reference: HO107; Enumeration district: --; Piece number: 460; Book number: 9; Folio: 20; Page: 32; Schedule: 1826
4. ↑ 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census : The National Archives of the UK (TNA) Kew & FindMyPast; Reference: Fanny B Southgate; Registration District: Malling; Sub District: East Peckham; County: Kent; Archive Reference: HO107; Enumeration district: 2B; Piece number: 1612; Folio: 318; Page: 13; Schedule: 46
5. ↑ 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census : The National Archives of the UK (TNA) Kew & FindMyPast; Reference: Fanny Southgate; Registration District: North Aylesford; Sub District: 1Northfleet; County: Kent; Archive Reference: RG09; Enumeration district: 1; Piece number: 472; Folio: 9; Page: 9; Schedule: 40
6. ↑ England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 : General Register Office (GRO) Southport; FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd; Reference: (October-December 1867); John George Slade & Fanny Bowman Southgate; Registration District: North Aylesford; County: Kent; Volume: 2A; Page: 640; Record Link: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/
7. ↑ Kent Marriages and Banns : Medway Archives & Local Studies Centre & FindMyPast; Reference: (Marriage Year-1867); John George Slade & Fanny Bowman Southgate; Registration Parish: Northfleet St. Botolph; Archive Reference Number: P270/1/22; Year Range: 1862-1870; Image 47 of 64; Record number: 431; Page number: 216; Original Record Link: https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P270-01-22(2).pdf
8. ↑ 'Family Notices' Maidstone and Kentish Journal (Maidstone Journal And Kentish Advertiser); October 14, 1867; p. 5.
9. ↑ British Newspaper Marriage Notices : FindMyPast; Record Link: https://www.findmypast.com.au/
10. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 : Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) & Ancestry.com Operations; Reference: Frances Slade; Division: Fremantle; Sub Division: Adelaide Street; Record number: 2173; Page number: 30
11. ↑ Western Australia, Australia, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1852-1930 : State Records of Western Australia (SRO) Perth & Ancestry.com Operations; Reference: (Year-1909); Mrs & Miss Slade; Ship: Riverina; Source Citation: SRO of Western Australia; Freemantle Outwards Sep 1900 - Dec 1915; Accession: 457; Item: 40; Roll: 146; Description; Month: 01; Accession Number 113, AN 371. Lists of Emigrants by Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners’ Ships, 1851-1867. Accession Number 115, AN 371
12. ↑ Family History Research: Deaths : QLD Government, Brisbane, Births, Deaths & Marriages; Reference: (Death Year-1920); Frances Beaumont Slade; Father: -- Southgate; Mother: --; Registration Details: 1920/C/2100; Record Link: https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
13. ↑ "Australia, Queensland Cemetery Records, 1802-1990", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB8-7KZ7 : Thu Jan 04 21:16:55 UTC 2024), Entry for F B Slade, 1920