Alfred Searcy
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Alfred Searcy | |
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| Born | 4 January 1854 Mount Barker, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 1 October 1925 (aged 71) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Resting place | North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Customs officer, Parliamentary officer, Writer |
| Spouse | Jane Annette Rainsford |
| Children | Stella Maud Searcy (1877–1965), Walter Henry Searcy (1880–1970), Clara Millicent Searcy (1882–1969), Hilda Rainsford Searcy (1884–1935), Frederick William Searcy (1886–1887), Reginald Alfred Searcy (1889–1957), Eric Palmerston Searcy (1890–1967) |
| Parent(s) | William Searcy and Charlotte Edwin nee Roffe |
| Relatives | Arthur Searcy, brother; George Searcy, first cousin; Robert Cabbell Roffe, grandfather |
Alfred Searcy (4 January 1854 – 1 October 1925) was a South Australian public servant and writer.[1][2] He was based in Darwin from 1882 to 1896 and was a booster for development of northern Australia during and after his time there.
He was the son of William Searcy, clerk and policeman, and his wife Charlotte Edwin, née Roffe, and brother of Arthur Searcy who also had a distinguished career as a South Australian public servant. His parents, and uncle Frederick Searcy, had arrived at Port Adelaide on 3 September 1849, on the ship Louisa Baillie.[3]
He attended Dumas' school, Mount Barker, later Pulteney Street School, Adelaide, until 1869.[1]
On 10 February 1876, he married Jane Annette Rainsford, daughter of Joseph Rainsford and Jane née Brown at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide.[4]
Alfred Searcy died on 1 October 1925 in Adelaide and was buried in North Road Cemetery.[5]
