Alfred William Smede, 1875–1924 (aged 49 years)
- Name
- Alfred William /Smede/
- Given names
- Alfred William
- Surname
- Smede
Birth | 1875
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Birth of a brother | Samuel David Smede 1876 (aged 1 year) |
Birth of a brother | George Thomas Smede 1878 (aged 3 years) |
Birth of a brother | Edgar Francis Smede 5 January 1880 (aged 5 years) |
Birth of a brother | Ernest Edward Smede 1881 (aged 6 years) |
Birth of a brother | Herbert Percy Smede 1883 (aged 8 years) |
Birth of a sister | Catherine Christina Smede 1885 (aged 10 years) |
Birth of a sister | Blanche Phyllis Smede 1888 (aged 13 years) |
Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel Pickett 12 April 1902 (aged 27 years) PASTORALIST COMMIT SUICIDE. Mr. Samuel Pickett, a well-known pastoralist, residing at Long Gully, about 14 miles from Rylstone, is reported to have committed suicide. Deceased, who was 76 years of age, had been suffering from ill health for the past four or five years, and had recently been much worried with fear that his stock would perish during the coming winter. He took a dose of strychnine, and refused any emetic. He had spent the greater part of his life in the district, and had reared a family of twelve, all of whom, with their mother, survive him. (Sunday Times, Sunday 20 April 1902, p. 8). LATEST NEWS BY WIRE. [Press Telegraph Association.] SYDNEY A SAD SUICIDE. Samuel Pickett, senr., aged 76, residing at Long Gully, near Rylstone, committed suicide by taking a dose of strychnine from a bottle kept in the house for poisoning dogs. He lingered several hours. Though evidently he underwent great agony, he resolutely refused to take an emetic. He had been in ill health for four or five years past; this, added to the fear that he would lose all his stock for want of feed during the coming winter, brought about a feeling of despondency. (Maitland Daily Mercury, Tuesday 15 April 1902, p. 3) AN OLD RESIDENT OF LUE. POISONS HIMSELF WITH STRYCHNINE. DEPRESSED BY DROUGHT. (from our Correspondent). On Saturday morning, the 12th instant, between 9 and 10 o'clock, Mr. Samuel Pickett, farmer of Long Gully near Lue, informed his wife and son that he had taken poison, but his statement was at first not believed. Some two hours afterwards symptoms of strychnine poisoning showed them-selves, Mr. Pickett having a fit, followed by another an hour and a half later, in which he died. Deceased, who was in his 77th year, was a native England, and had been residing at Long Gully for forty years, where he made a comfortable home for himself. Mr. Pickett reared a large family of sons and daughters, all of whom are married. During the past few years Mr. Pickett suffered from bad health, especially so for the last six months, and was often heard to say that he wished he was dead, as he was only a trouble to himself and those members of his family near him, but he was never heard to threaten to take his own life. The desolation of the drought had recently worried the deceased, who became much depressed as it became more and more evident that many of his stock would perish. A bottle with a small quantity of strychnine in it was kept on a shelf in the kitchen, for the purpose of poisoning dogs, and deceased must have taken this into his bedroom the night before he took the fatal dose, as he did not leave his room on Saturday until about half-past nine in the morning, when he made the statement of having taken the poison. A cup of tea had been taken to deceased by his wife early in the morning, and appearances indicated that he poured a portion of the tea into the strychnine bottle, stirred the contents and then drank it. Deceased was much respected in the locality in which he so long resided, and very general sympathy is expressed for the members of his family, many of whom occupy good positions in the district. An inquest held at Long Gully on Tuesday, before Wm. Taylor, J.P., Coroner, and a jury of five, when a verdict was returned, of death by strychnine poisoning self administered. The re-mains were interred at Lue. (Mudgee Guardian and North Western Representative Thursday 17 April 1902, p. 11) |
Death of a maternal grandmother | Ann Drake 28 July 1913 (aged 38 years) DEATH AT LUE. We regret to have to record the death of a very old resident of Lue, in the person of Mrs. Ann Pickett at the advanced age of 88 years of age. Her death took place on the 28th July at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. Thompson, of the LueHotel, with whom she had resided since the death of her husband (Mr. Samuel Pickett) some twelve years ago. The deceased lady had been a resident of the district for over sixty years. She leaves a family of 4 sons and 8 daughters, besidesgrandchildren and great-grand children. The funeral was very largely attended. The Rev. Mr. Walker, of Rylstone, officiated at the graveside. (Mudgee Guardian and North Western Representative, Thursday 14 August 1913, p. 23). |
Burial of a maternal grandmother | Ann Drake 30 July 1913 (aged 38 years) |
Burial of a father | John David Smede |
Death | 26 July 1924 (aged 49 years) Died on Wedding Day SAD DEATH OF MR. A SMEDE. Very sad circumstances surrounded the death of Alfred Smede, in Sydney on Thursday. Deceased was attending to the overhead tram-way wires when he fell through a skylight, a distance of 14 ft., injuring his spine. He was conveyed to Sydney Hospital, and passed away on Saturday morning. Deceased who was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smede, of Mudgee, was 48 years of age, and a native of Cooyal. The sad feature of his death was the fact that he was to have been married last Saturday to Miss Daisy Walsh, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Walsh and Mrs. Walsh, of Gulgong. The only persons present at his death were his ber and sister in law, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smede, Mr. C. Robinson, ber-in-law, Mr. R. Drew, ber-in-law, and his fiancee, Miss Walsh. Besides the sorrowing father and mother, he is survived by the following bers Ernest, Harry, Edgar, Herbert, James, Samuel, George, and three sisters, Mesdames George Walker, Tottenham; Charles Robinson, Pipeclay; Mrs. H. Knight, Camboon, Rylstone. The body was brought to Mudgee this morning, and will be interred in the R.C. portion of the general cemetery this afternoon. Deceased was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. For many years he was an enthusiastic member of the Cooyal Cricket Club. Deep sympathy is felt for his relatives and fiancee. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 28 July 1924, p. 23. Obituary Alfred Smede A SAD BEREAVEMENT. Messrs. J. and E. Smede received the sad news that their ber had been accidentally killed in Sydney, Friday last. The sorrowful part of Mr. Smede's death was that his marriage was to have taken place on Saturday. Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 31 July 1924, p. 13. Death Alfred Smede |
Burial | after 26 July 1924 (0 days after death) |
Inquest | Verdict 8 August 1924 (13 days after death)Deceased: Alfred William Smede Property: £54 A.M.P. |
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mother |
1851–1948
Birth: 1851
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27 Death: 25 June 1948 — Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia |
Marriage | Marriage — 1870 — |
2 years
elder brother |
1871–1952
Birth: 1871
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20 Death: 13 October 1952 — Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia |
2 years
elder sister |
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2 years
elder brother |
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3 years
himself |
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2 years
younger brother |
1876–1934
Birth: 1876
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25 Death: 18 October 1934 — Mudgee District Hospital, Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia |
3 years
younger brother |
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2 years
younger brother |
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2 years
younger brother |
1881–1934
Birth: 1881
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30 Death: 6 October 1934 — Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia |
3 years
younger brother |
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3 years
younger sister |
1885–1952
Birth: 1885
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34 Death: 13 December 1952 — Lewisham Hospital, Lewisham, New South Wales, Australia |
4 years
younger sister |
Death | Died on Wedding Day SAD DEATH OF MR. A SMEDE. Very sad circumstances surrounded the death of Alfred Smede, in Sydney on Thursday. Deceased was attending to the overhead tram-way wires when he fell through a skylight, a distance of 14 ft., injuring his spine. He was conveyed to Sydney Hospital, and passed away on Saturday morning. Deceased who was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smede, of Mudgee, was 48 years of age, and a native of Cooyal. The sad feature of his death was the fact that he was to have been married last Saturday to Miss Daisy Walsh, daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Walsh and Mrs. Walsh, of Gulgong. The only persons present at his death were his ber and sister in law, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smede, Mr. C. Robinson, ber-in-law, Mr. R. Drew, ber-in-law, and his fiancee, Miss Walsh. Besides the sorrowing father and mother, he is survived by the following bers Ernest, Harry, Edgar, Herbert, James, Samuel, George, and three sisters, Mesdames George Walker, Tottenham; Charles Robinson, Pipeclay; Mrs. H. Knight, Camboon, Rylstone. The body was brought to Mudgee this morning, and will be interred in the R.C. portion of the general cemetery this afternoon. Deceased was greatly esteemed by all who knew him. For many years he was an enthusiastic member of the Cooyal Cricket Club. Deep sympathy is felt for his relatives and fiancee. Mudgee Guardian, Monday 28 July 1924, p. 23. Obituary Alfred Smede |
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Death | A SAD BEREAVEMENT. Messrs. J. and E. Smede received the sad news that their ber had been accidentally killed in Sydney, Friday last. The sorrowful part of Mr. Smede's death was that his marriage was to have taken place on Saturday. Mudgee Guardian, Thursday 31 July 1924, p. 13. Death Alfred Smede |
Inquest | Deceased: Alfred William Smede Property: £54 A.M.P. |