Susanna BROADBENT [1962]

  General Notes:

1856 SA Birth BROADBENT Susanna John BROADBENT Eliza LEWIS Adelaide 5/336
1935 SA Death 571/2911 SECOMBE Susanna John Henry SECOMBE [DH] Adelaide

South Australian Register Tuesday 24 July 1877
COUNCIL OF EDUCATION, Monday July 23
Mistresses- Mary Ryder, Noarlunga, from September 30; and Susannah Broadbent, Kangarilla, from June 30. . .

Chronicle Thursday 27 Jun 1935
Mrs. J. H. Secombe
Mrs. J. H. Secombe, 79, who died on June 19, was the widow of Mr. J. H. Secombe, who died four years ago last Thursday. She was the second daughter of the late Mr. John Broadbent, and a granddaughter of Mr. Luke Broadbent, who, with his wife and family came to South Australia in the Buffalo in 1836, and stood around the old gum tree at the State's proclamation. Mrs. Secombe was born at Cherry Gardens, and had many tales to tell of the earlier days in that district. She entered the Education Department, and was a teacher in the Kadina and Kangarilla schools. She spent some years at Goolwa, at the time of the inception of the 'horse truck' rail service there. In 1878 she married Mr. J. H. Secombe, whose parents came to South Australia in 1849-50. Some of her children died in infancy, and two sons predeceased her by a number of years. Mr. L. H. Secombe and Mr. C. B. Secombe. Four children- Mrs. T. L. Gillespie, of Barmera; Mrs. W. C. Gillespie, of Renmark; Mr. C. J. Secombe, of Linden Park, and Miss Lilian Secombe, of the Grange, 12 grandchildren and one greatgrand child survive her.

Susanna married John Henry SECOMBE [2758] [MRIN: 926], son of Josiah SECOMBE [7550] and Mary EDWARDS [7628], on 22 Apr 1878 in Res of John Broadbent, Glanville, Port Adelaide, South Australia. (John Henry SECOMBE [2758] was born on 5 Feb 1857 in Adelaide, South Australia and died on 13 Jun 1931 in Grange, Adelaide, South Australia.)

  Marriage Notes:

1878 SA Marriage 115/326 SECOMBE John Henry BROADBENT Susanna Port Adelaide

South Australian Register (Adelaide) Thu 16 May 1878
Marriage Notice:
SECOMBE'97 BROADBENT.'97 On the 22nd April, by the Rev. Jas. Haslam, at the residence of the bride's father, John Henry Secombe, of Kadina, to Susannah, second daughter of Mr. John Broadbent, of Semaphore-road, Glanville.

Chronicle Saturday 28 Apr 1928
A GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Secombe, of George-street, Norwood, who were married at Glanville, on April 22, 1878, by the Rev. James Haslam, celebrated their golden wedding on Sunday. Mrs. Secombe, who was born at Cherry Gardens, on May 11, 1856, was the daughter of Mr. John Broadbent who arrived in South Australia with his parents on board the Buffalo in 1836, and stood, at the age of 7, under the gum tree at Glenelg at the proclamation of the colony by Governor Hindmarsh. Mr. Broadbent was a pioneer of the Cherry Gardens district, and Mrs. Secombe recalls the arduous journeys which had to be made on foot to Adelaide, where the streets were marked by posts and chains. Provisions had to be carried back on one's shoulders for 11 miles. Mr. Secombe was a native of Adelaide, but lived as a young man at Kadina. He returned there after his marriage for over a year. Later he settled in Norwood, eventually becoming a qualified pharmacist. He was the pioneer chemist of the Port Lincoln district, in which place he spent ten years of his life, gaining a wide knowledge of the West Coast. He possesses a unique and comprehensive collection of photographs taken all over the district. One of these portrays a Church of England some miles from Port Lincoln, which was built at the time when natives were savage and treacherous. No windows were built on one side, as the minister, who lived in the upper storey (the church had a chimney) could only protect the building from one side. Returning to Adelaide from Port Lincoln Mr. and Mrs. Secombe lived at North Croydon for three years, and then at Norwood. Mr. Secombe bought Mr. J. White's business at Kent Town, but about six years ago the chemist's shop, was destroyed by fire. Since then he has lived in retirement. The four surviving children are: - Mr. C. J. Secombe, of Linden Park; Mrs. T. L. Gillespie, of Barmera; Mrs. W. C. Gillespie, of Cummins, and Miss L. Secombe of Norwood, who has distinguished herself in pharmacy examinations There are 12 grandchildren.