Alma (Harman) Robson

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Biography

Alma (Harman) Robson was born in Queensland, Australia

Alma (Harman) Robson has English ancestors.

Alma Rose Harman was born on 9 Jan 1919 in Rockhampton Queensland Australia. She was the daughter of John Henry Harman and Alice (Lawrence) Harman. ^[1]

She married Robert James Robson on 19 Feb 1943 in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. ^{[2] [3]}

Alma Rose Robson died in Rockhampton at the age of 71 on 24 October 1990. She was buried in the Rockhampton Crematorium, Rockhampton, Queensland. ^{[4] [5]}

Marriage

WEDDING BELLS ROBSON - HARMAN

The Rev. J. Tainton officiated at the wedding of Alma Rose, third daughter of Mr and Mrs J. H. Harman, Hartley Street, to Robert James, elder son of Mr and Mrs G. R. Robson, Cavill Street, which was celebrated at the Hartley Memorial Methodist Church at 7.15 p.m. last Friday.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a beautiful gown of ivory patterned Courtauld's satin crepe featuring a swathed neckline adorned with a diamente pin, long sleeves with points over her wrists, and a floor-length skirt extending into a train. Her veil of embroidered silk net was held in place with a matching coronet, and she carried a bouquet of dahlias, stephan-otis, and gladioli.

Miss Hilda Harman attended her sister as bridesmaid, and Miss Dacia Harker, niece of the bride, was the flower girl. They were dressed alike in ivory taffeta frocks, the blouses being softly gathered into sweetheart neck-lines. The floor-length skirts fell from uplift waistlines. Their small pill-box hats were trimmed with sprays of scarlet flowers. The bridesmaid carried a bouquet of dahlias, gladioli, and lilies arranged with croton leaves, and the flower girls bouquet was of dahlias, carnations, and lilliput zinnias. Mr E. J. Harker was best man.

The bride's mother wore clover sheer crepe with navy accessories, and the bridegroom's mother added white accessories to ber frock of floral Grafton sheer.

The wedding breakfast was held at the Buffalo Temple, Denison Street. When leaving to spend the honeymoon at the coast, the bride wore an imitation jumper suit of bouvary rose sheer crepe appliqued with sweetheart blue, and a blue hat to tone. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth registration: Alma Rose Harman Birth date: 09/01/1919 Mother's name: Alice Lawrence Father/parent's name: John Henry Harman Queensland Birth Registration 1919/C/2754
2. ↑ Marriage registration: Alma Rose Harman Marriage date: 19/02/1943 Spouse's name: Robert James Robson Queensland Marriage Registration 1943/C/913
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} [Family Notices (1943, February 23). Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved May 1, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56140459]
4. ↑ FindAGrave, database and images, memorial page for Alma Rose Harman Robson; Born: 9 Jan 1919 Rockhampton, Queensland; Died: 24 Oct 1990 Rockhampton, Queensland; Cemetery: Rockhampton Crematorium, Rockhampton, Queensland; Find A Grave: Memorial #199649060 accessed: 17 Oct 2022
5. ↑ Death registration: Alma Rose Robson Birth year: 1919 Death date: 24/10/1990 Mother's name: Alice Lawrence Father/parent's name: John Henry Harman Queensland Death Registration 1990//58096

• Trove The Evening News Rockhampton Qld Sat 12 Sept 1931 Page 10 Events in the Social Calendar School of Arts Fancy Dress Rockhampton
• Trove Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Qld Thurs 15 Nov 1934 Page 12 Wedding Bells
• The research of Jennifer Youngberry from notes taken from a telephone conversation with her sister Ivy in about 1991.