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.
- ^ "DEATH OF MR. ALFRED SEARCY". The Register. Adelaide. 2 October 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Macknight, C. C. (1988). "'Searcy, Alfred (1854–1925)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 30 September 2015.