Mary HOOPER [3188]

  General Notes:

1873 SA Marriages 94/476 BROADBENT Elijah HOOPER Mary Adelaide
1913 SA Death 380/26 BROADBENT Mary Elijah BROADBENT (DH) Daly

Cherry Gdns Cemetery - 48N, Memorial only. (Not recorded in Burial Register.)
Interred at St Pauls Lutheran Cemetery, Tiparra, S.A. [Broadbent Mary (died 1913 age 81, wife of Elijah) 738]

South Australian Register Monday 24 February 1873
MARRIAGES
BROADBENT - HOOPER. - On the 19th February, at the residence of the bride's brother, Gouger-street, by the Rev. S. Mead, M.A., LL.B., Elijah Broadbent, of Cherry Gardens, to Mary Hooper, of Adelaide.

The South Australian Advertiser Monday 24 February 1873
MARRIAGE
BROADBENT - HOOPER. - On the 19th February, at the residence of the bride's brother, by the Rev. S. Mead, M.A., LL.B., Elijah Broadbent, of Cherry Gardens, to Mary Hooper, of Adelaide.

The Advertiser Thursday 11 December 1913
DEATHS
BROADBENT (nee Hooper).-On the 9th December, at her son-in-law's residence (Mr. G. Meier), "Reppelin," Paskeville, Mary, widow of Elijah Broadbent, and dearly beloved mother of Ethelwyn Meier, aged 81 years. Peace, perfect peace.

Chronicle (Adelaide) Saturday 17 January 1914
OBITUARY
Mrs. M. Broadbent, whose death occurred at Paskeville on December 9, was a sister of the late Mr. W. Hooper, of the well-known firm of Hindley-street, Adelaide. She was born in Clerkenwell, England on December 22, 1832, and came out to South Australia in the ship Adamant as head matron to emigrants. Her husband Mr. Elijah Broadbent, came out in the Buffalo, and was consequently one of the pioneers of this State. They resided until Mr. Broadbent's death at Cherry Gardens. Afterwards Mrs. Broadbent resided at Kent Town, Glenelg, and later at Paskeville with her daughter, Mrs. Miers. In her earlier days Mrs. Broadbent was a member of the Flinders-street Baptist Church, Adelaide, but on her marriage became associated with the Methodist Church at Cherry Gardens. She was of a most amiable disposition, and rendered active service in the temperance cause. She leaves one stepson, four stepdaughters, and one daughter and grandson.

(Paskeville is near Kadina on the Coppercoast Highway north-west of Port Wakefield.)
(Tiparra was the original name for Moonta. Located approx 167 kms from Adelaide on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.)

  Other Records

• Residence: At Death, 1913, Cocoanut, South Australia.

Mary married Elijah BROADBENT [1978] [MRIN: 1032], son of Luke BROADBENT [1974] and Harriet INMAN [1975], on 19 Feb 1873 in Residence of W Hooper, Adelaide. (Elijah BROADBENT [1978] was born on 2 Jun 1831 in Hadfield, Derbyshire, England, died on 23 Feb 1896 in Cherry Gardens, South Australia and was buried on 25 Feb 1896 in Cherry Gardens Cemetery, South Australia.)