Eliza Smillie RYDER [926]

  General Notes:

1855 SA Birth 5/108 RYDER Eliza Smillie Joseph RYDER Mary (not recorded), Adelaide
1897 Removed to WA (according to 1917 Obit)
1917 WA Death Hocking Eliza S Female Perth 50 1917

The Register (Adelaide) Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 Jan 1917
Death Notice:
HOCKING.- At her residence, Perth, W.A., Eliza Smillie, wife of H. Hocking, late of Nantawarra, S.A., and beloved sister of Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. G. W. Padman, and Mrs. D. W. Moyse.

The West Australian Friday 19 Jan 1917
Obituary:
The Late Mrs. H. Hocking. -The funeral of the late Mrs. Eliza Smillie Hocking, wife of Mr. Herbert Hocking, 82 Palmerston-street, Perth, took place on Wednesday afternoon, and was largely attended by persons representing the professional, business, and other interests of the community. The deceased, aged 62 years, was born in South Australia, and had resided in this State for the past 20 years. Her husband and grown-up family of five daughters and three sons survive her. After a service held at the house the cortege moved from her late residence, and proceeded by road to the Congregational portion of the Karrakatta Cemetery, where the remains, enclosed in a polished jarrah casket, with silvered mountings, were in interred. The Rev. S. H. Cox, assisted by the Revs. W. A. Potts and G. Wright conducted the burial service. The chief mourners were Mr. H. Hocking (husband), Mesdames G. Manning and V. Bentley, Miss Doris Hocking (daughters), Messrs. Herbert R. and Norman W. E. Hocking (sons) Mrs. M. Hocking (daughter-in-law), Messrs. Geo. Uppill, G. Manning. and V. Bentley (sons-in-law), W. C. Ryder (brother), Mrs. Raston (niece), and Mr. Raston (nephew). The pall-bearers were Messrs. W. M. Gray, J. Fairfax Conigrave, J. J. East, J. Schoe, I. Blackman, C. A. Hall, J. D. Manning, and C. E. Connop. A large number of wreaths was laid on the grave, and numerous letters, telegrams, and messages of sympathy were received by the family. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. C. H. Smith.

  Other Records

• Resided, 1916, North Perth, West Australia.

Eliza married Herbert HOCKING [931] [MRIN: 305], son of Nicholas HOCKING [377] and Sarah SHORE [3787], on 15 Apr 1876 in Res of Joseph Ryder, Noarlunga, South Australia. (Herbert HOCKING [931] was born on 26 Mar 1850 in Adelaide, South Australia, died on 26 Jun 1932 in Perth, Western Australia and was buried in Congregational Cemetery, Karrakatta.)

  Marriage Notes:

1876 SA Marriage 107/256 HOCKING Herbert, RYDER Eliza Smillie, Morphett Vale

South Australian Register Wednesday 19 and Friday 21 Apr 1876
Marriage Notice:
HOCKING-RYDER-On the 15th April at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. James Haslam, Herbert Hocking, of Adelaide, to Eliza Smillie, daughter of Mr. Joseph Ryder, of Noarlunga.