Millicent Maude (Harvey) Bryant (1878 - 1927)

Born 8 Jan 1878 in Apsley, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of Edward James Bryant — married 9 May 1900 (to 15 Feb 1926) in Pomona, New South Wales, Australia

Died 3 Nov 1927 at age 49 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Millicent Maude (Harvey) Bryant was an Australian aviatrix. She is believed to be one of the first Australian women to take flying lessons, and was the first woman to obtain a pilot's licence (licence number 71) from the Australian Aero Club of New South Wales. ^{[1] [2]}

Millicent was born in 1877, ^[3] the daughter of Edmund and Georgiana (also named as Georgina) (nee Bartlett) Harvey.

She married Edward James Bryant in 1900, ^[4] at Pomona, Wellington, New South Wales. ^[5]

She died on Sydney Harbour on the 3rd of November, 1927, aged 49 years,^[6] late of 'Trevenn,' Vaucluse. ^[7] She was one of the victims ^{[8][9] [10]} of the Tahiti-Greycliffe Disaster (the steamer 'Tahiti' crashed into the 'Greycliffe' Ferry which was en route from Circular Quay to the Watsons Bay jetty) on Sydney Harbour, opposite Bradley's Head, Mosman. ^{[11] [12]} The family published this bereavement notice. ^[13] Her husband predeceased her by one year.

She was buried on 5 Nov 1927 in the Church of England compartment of Manly Cemetery, following a service at Wood Coffill's Mortuary Chapel in North Sydney.^[14][15][16]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. (2018, March 4). Millicent Bryant. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 06:39, September 6, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Millicent_Bryant&oldid=828824876
2. ↑ 1927 'FIRST WOMAN AVIATOR.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 5 November, p. 18. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16416498
3. ↑ New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Birth Index, registration number 8289/1878. Note: Place of registration is Bathurst
4. ↑ New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Marriage Index, registration number 4974/1900. Note: Place of registration is Wellington
5. ↑ 1900 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 6 June, p. 1. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14315899
   BRYANT — HARVEY. —May 9, at Pomona, Wellington, N.S.W., by the Rev. R. Barry-Brown, R.D., Edward James Bryant, Manly, to Millicent Maude, elder daughter of E. G. Harvey, Myall Grove, Nevertire.
6. ↑ New South Wales Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Death Index, registration number 17503/1927. Note: Place of registration is Sydney
7. ↑ 1927 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 5 November, p. 16. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16416413
8. ↑ 1927 'Harbour Collision', Coffs Harbour Advocate (NSW : 1907 - 1942; 1946 - 1954), 4 November, p. 2. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185578989
9. ↑ 1927 'FURTHER PARTICULARS.', The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 - 1954), 4 November, p. 2. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140681542
10. ↑ 1927 'BODIES RECOVERED.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 5 November, p. 17. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16416636
11. ↑ 1927 '12 LOST: 50 INJURED', Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), 3 November, p. 1. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118939463
12. ↑ 1927 'Hurled to Death in Terrible Ferry Disaster', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), 4 November, p. 2. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246395968
13. ↑ 1927 'Family Notices', Wellington Times (NSW : 1899 - 1954), 17 November, p. 8. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article143266394
14. ↑ 1927 'FUNERALS OF THE VICTIMS', The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), 5 November, p. 4. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246399784
15. ↑ 1927 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 5 November, p. 15. , viewed 06 Sep 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16416423
16. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 August 2020), memorial page for Millicent Maude Harvey Bryant (8 Jan 1878–3 Nov 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #28166239, citing Manly Cemetery, Manly, Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 46804615).

Further reading:

• Vicars, James (2020) Hidden women of history: Millicent Bryant, the first Australian woman to get a pilot’s licence. The Conversation.
• Vicars, James (2020). Beyond the Sky : the passions and pioneering life of Millicent Bryant, aviator. Melbourne Books, Melbourne, VIC.