George Bland Humble (22 December 1839 – 23 October 1930) was born in Leyburn, West Yorkshire. Educated at the Wesleyan School, Richmond and the Wesleyan Normal Institute in Marylebone, London, he was appointed as Headmaster of the Wesleyan School in 1860. Four years later he immigrated to Australia, and after a year teaching in a primitive schoolhouse at Greenough he became headmaster of Fremantle Boys' School, a post he held from 1864 until 1889.[5]
Major[1] George Bland Humble | |
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| Born | December 22, 1839[2][3] Leyburn Moor House, near Richmond, North Yorkshire, England |
| Status | Mason |
| Died | October 23, 1930 (aged 90)[4] |
| Spouse | Ellen Humble (née Allpike) |
| Children | Major John Humble |
He was commissioned second lieutenant in the Volunteer Rifle Corps in 1864, from which he retired (as a major) in 1889. He became the first Town Clerk of Fremantle in 1871 and served until 1904.[1] He also was Secretary of the Fremantle Building Society for 25 years and Deacon of the Fremantle Congregational Church.[6]
Humble married Ellen Allpike in 1864.[6] There were two sons and five daughters. His son Major John Humble was officer-in-charge of the Fremantle Rifle Volunteers, and his grandson Captain Forrest Hopetown Bland Humble was Harbour Master of Fremantle Harbour in 1953.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Port Pickings". The Sunday Times. Perth. 26 October 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 4 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Kimberly, W. B. . p. 127 – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Humble, George Bland (1839 - 1930) My great great uncle - The "Humble" Blog".
- ^ Index to Western Australian births, marriages, and deaths, 1930, 280
- ^ Birman, Wendy. Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4 , 1972
- ^ a b Fremantle district marriage registration number 2171, 1864
- ^ "A Birthday Surprise For Mrs. Humble". The West Australian. Perth. 11 November 1953. p. 12. Retrieved 4 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "GEORGE BLAND HUMBLE". The Mirror. Perth. 26 December 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Birman, Wendy (1972). "Humble, George Bland (1839–1930)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.