Walter Broadfoot (1886 - 1956)

Descendants

Biography

Walter Broadfoot was born on 25 January 1886 at Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. He was the son of Walter Broadfoot and Helen Murray. ^[1]

He married Essie Miller on 10 May 1911 at Bundamba, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

Orange Blossoms.
BROADFOOT-MILLER.
On Wednesday, the 10th instant (writes a correspondent under yesterday's date) a quiet and pretty wedding was celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. Miller, Braiside, Bundanba, when Mr. W. Broadfoot (late of Leith, Scotland) was married to Miss Essie Miller (second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Miller). The ceremony was performed in the drawing-room by the Rev. W. H. Greenwood (Methodist circuit minister). The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a very handsome cream taffetta voile, made by Miss Alice Franklin, Bundanba, and was attended by her sister (Miss Agnes Miller), who wore a green taffeta voile, trimmed with silk, made by Miss E. M'Culloch, Silkstone. Mr. James Auld, jun., was best man.
...

--Queensland Times, 25 May 1911^[4]

They had eight children: ^[5]

1. Walter Robert 15 Nov 1911
2. Essie 1 Aug 1913
3. William 14 Feb 1915
4. John David 7 Nov 1916
5. Ellen 24 Sep 1918
6. Douglas 12 July 1922
7. Jean
8. Jim

Their son Jock (John David Broadfoot) was killed in action at El Almein on 12 July 1942. Each of his siblings and their family placed a notice in the newspaper.^[6] He passed away on 21 June 1956 in Queensland, Australia. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Familysearch : https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LWYN-3LC/walter-broadfoot-1886-1956
2. ↑ Marriage Registration Index, The State of Queensland, Department of Justice and Attorney-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages; index entry for Walter Broadfoot and Essie Miller, Marriage date: 10 May 1911 Registration Number: 1911/C/1518; Link to Record : accessed 24 Oct 2023
3. ↑ Walter Broadfoot Event date: 10/05/1911 Event type: Marriage registration QLD Marriage Registration details: 1911/C/1518 Spouse: Essie Miller
4. ↑ Orange Blossoms. (1911, May 25). Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 4 (DAILY). Retrieved October 23, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114590716
5. ↑ Family history research service, Queensland Government, search for births family name broadfoot, father walter broadfoot, mother essie miller accessed 23 October 2023
6. ↑ Family Notices (1946, July 12). Queensland Times (Ipswich, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), p. 8 (DAILY). Retrieved October 23, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118368395
7. ↑ Walter Broadfoot Event date: 21/06/1956 Event type: Death registration QLD Death Registration details: 1956/C/1965 Mother: Helen Murray Father/parent: Walter Broadfoot