Lydia Field1

F, #8384, b. 21 October 1841, d. 16 November 1930
FatherWilliam Field1 b. 15 Apr 1806, d. 22 Nov 1853
MotherElizabeth Randall1
Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited4 Oct 2021
Birth*21 October 1841 NSW, Australia1 
Baptism12 December 1841 Penrith, NSW, Australia1 
Death of Father22 November 1853 Hartley Vale, NSW, Australia;Principal=William Field2 
Married Name11 October 1859 Broom3 
Marriage*11 October 1859 St John's, Hartley, NSW, Australia;
Groom: John Broom
Status: Bachelor
Place of Birth: Ryde, England
Occupation: Labourer
Age: 22
Present Residence: Hartley
Usual Residence: Hartley
Father: Thomas Broom
Occupation: Seaman
Mother: Eliza Goodwin

Bride: Lydia Field (her mark)
Status: Spinster
Place of Birth: Nepean
Occupation:
Age: 18
Present Residence: Hartley
Usual Residence: Hartley
Father: William Field
Occupation: Farmer
Mother: Elizabeth Randle

Date of Marriage: 11 October 1859
Place of Marriage: St John's Church, Hartley
Religion: Church of England
Witnesses: John Field, Thomas Wilson
Minister: John Broughton
;Groom=John Broom3 
Death*16 November 1930 Calarie, Forbes, NSW, Australia;
MRS. LYDIA BROOM
There passed away on Sunday after noon of the 16th inst., at the residence of her daughter (Mrs. Steve Clothier) at Calarie, Forbes, Mrs. Lydia Broom, of Derriwong, Condobolin, one of the pioneers of the Lachlan. Deceased had attained the grand old age of 89 years. For a number of years past she had been an acute sufferer of rheumatism and unable to leave her bed. Otherwise her health and faculties were of the best until the end, which came very peacefully and suddenly. Her remains were brought to Condobolin on the Monday and interred in the Church of England portion of the local cemetery, the Ven Archdeacon Neild reading the last sad rites.
Born at Penrith, the late Mrs Broom came to these parts, per bullock dray, when quite a girl (about 74 years ago) and had resided in the Lachlan Valley, between Forbes and Condobolin, ever since. She was one of the first white women on the Lachlan.
The deceased leaves a very wide circle of friends and relatives to mourn their loss. The relatives include three sons (Mr. E. and J. R. Broom, of Derriwong, and Mr. E. A. Broom, of Sydney, and two daughters, (Mesdames Clothier and Dukes, of Forbes. The grand and great children number 82, and there are two children in the fifth generation. Her husband, John Broom, predeceased her 32 years ago, and he was also buried in the local cemetery.4 

Family

John Broom
Children

Citations

  1. [S1700] Ancestry Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, online https://ancestry.com, Lydia Field 1841.
  2. [S1419] Our past Blue mountaineers, vol 1, cemetery transcitions.
  3. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, marriage John Broom & Lydia Field 1859.
  4. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Lachlander, Wednesday, November 26, 1930.
  5. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Elizabeth Ann Broom 1861.
  6. [S1752] Ancestry Sydney Anglican Parish Regiters, 1818-2011, online https://ancestry.com, baptism Eliza Lavina Ann Broom 1863.