Edith Beatrice Darby1

#11757, (10 December 1880-after September 1930)
FatherJohn Darby1 (13 May 1854-2 Jul 1930)
MotherEdith Watson1 (3 Jun 1853-28 Sep 1930)
ChartsAylott Family - descendants
Brett Family - descendants
Darby Family - descendants
Descendents of Richard Darby
Last Edited23 Aug 2013
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Edith was born on Friday, 10 December 1880 at the Adelaide suburb of Hyde Park.1 She was the daughter of John Darby and Edith Watson.1 Edith Beatrice Darby won two prizes at school; one for examination, one for science on 18 December 1895 at the Adelaide suburb of Woodville.2

Tragedy struck the Darby family when John and Edith's son Kenny Darby, not quite two years of age, was shot dead by his seventeen year old brother Eustace on 23 February 1896. There was an inquest, and a verdict brought down of accidental death with no blame being attached to anyone.3,4

Edith Beatrice Darby passed her preliminary examination for in September 1896 at Adelaide University, in Adelaide.5 She passed the Adelaide University Junior Public examination, but was listed in the 'average' class as she was over-age. She seemed to be a student at Woodville High School in December 1897.6 She was appointed as Pupil Teacher on 15 September 1898 at Kilkenny, South Australia.7,8

Edith Beatrice Darby was appointed as Pupil Teacher in the domestic economy centre, a corrugated iron building 45 feet by 35 feet which was set up "as a school of housewifery and laundry work" and later, cookery. It was run by a Domestic Economy Instructor, an assistant and Edith. Students would attend from their school for a half day a week. They would also travel to schools to teach students there on 11 December 1900 at South Australia.9,10,11 Edith Beatrice Darby obtained a second class pass in singing from Adelaide University in November 1901.12 She sung a song - "The Better Land" - in a competition in aid of the Woodville Methodist parsonage on 23 November 1901 at Town Hall, in Port Adelaide, South Australia.13 She gave a cookery demonstration to parents, officials and politicians at on 9 May 1902 at Goodwood School, in South Australia.14

Edith Beatrice Darby was conducting classes on-site at a number of schools. Two other assistent teachers had joined the Domestic Economy Centre in July 1903.11 She was promoted to junior assitant at the domestic economy centre on 1 March 1904.15

Edith Beatrice Darby resigned her position and took up the role of head of the domestic economy centre in the in May 1904 at Albany School, in Western Australia.16

Edith Beatrice Darby married Philip Herbert on Thursday, 25 January 1917 at the Perth suburb of St. Albans.17

Her father died 2 July 1930 at the age of 76. Edith was aged 49 when this happened. Edith lived in September 1930 at South Perth, Western Australia.18

Edith died after September 1930.18

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1880Birththe Adelaide suburb of Hyde Park1
1
1895Notethe Adelaide suburb of Woodville2
1896Note CR CRAdelaide University, in Adelaide5
1897Note6
1898NoteKilkenny, South Australia7,8
1900Note CR CRSouth Australia9,10,11
1901Note memo onlyAdelaide12
1901NoteTown Hall, in Port Adelaide, South Australia13
1902NoteGoodwood School, in South Australia14
1903Note CR CR11
1904Note15
1904Note CR CRAlbany School, in Western Australia16
1917Married Name17
1917Marriagethe Perth suburb of St. Albans17
1930ResidenceSouth Perth, Western Australia18
1930Death18

Family

Philip Herbert (c 1880-)

Citations

  1. [S5] South Australia, Birth Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.252 p.299.
  2. [S244] The South Australian Register, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1895 'WOODVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 18 December, p. 7, viewed 17 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53676371
  3. [S6] South Australia, Death Certificate, Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages Vol.233 p.224.
  4. [S244] The South Australian Register, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1896 'CORONER'S INQUEST.', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 25 February, p. 7, viewed 17 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53671953
  5. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1896 'ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 24 September, p. 7, viewed 17 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73208959
  6. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1897 'ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 15 December, p. 6, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35099854
  7. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1898 'EDUCATION INTELLIGENCE.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 15 September, p. 3, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73216376
  8. [S577] E-mails from Geoff Frogley to Tim Hill, 2012- 09 Oct 2012 (has this date as 1st January 1878).
  9. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1900 'EDUCATION INTELLIGENCE.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 11 December, p. 7, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article73225672
  10. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1902 'DOMESTIC ECONOMY IN THE SCHOOLS.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 23 April, p. 4, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55668132
  11. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1903 'DOMESTIC ECONOMY.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 11 July, p. 8, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4972375
  12. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1901 'THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 28 November, p. 4, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55672322
  13. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1901 'MUSICAL COMPETITION AT PORT ADELAIDE.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 25 November, p. 7, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4903447
  14. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1902 'VISITING DAY AT GOODWOOD SCHOOL.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 10 May, p. 9, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56558976
  15. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1904 'THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 16 March, p. 8, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56495257
  16. [S322] The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1904 'DOMESTIC ECONOMY SCHOOL.', The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), 1 July, p. 9, viewed 18 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4983651
  17. [S458] The Register (Adelaide), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1917 'Family Notices.', The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929), 9 February, p. 4, viewed 25 January, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59895839
  18. [S528] The Western Mail, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1930 'Family Notices.', Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), 9 October, p. 4, viewed 11 February, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38522610