My great grandparents Alfred David Breeze and his wife Florence lived at 74 Blakeland St in the early 1900's.
They ran a small grocers from the house.
I wanted to know if anyone knew anything about them. I have some photos of them but I don't know an awful lot.
I do know that there was a terrible tragedy at that property when their daughter, my great aunt, passed away.
I have a transcript of the police report as follows:-
Alice Nellie Breeze
3 Years. Daughter of Alfred David Breeze, a general labourer of 72 Blakeland Street, died on Friday 26th February 1915.
Florence Breeze states:-
Dear was my daughter. She has been subject to heart attacks (becoming very blue and……..) and has been treated by Dr Murphy but has never had an illness. On Thursday 26th Feb last, about 9.30am she was playing about the house and shop (a small green grocers). There was a fire in the house grate and a guard in front.
I was engaged in filling the cart with vegetables to take out. Mrs Owen, a neighbour was with me. Dear came outside to us and then returned to the home. A moment or two later I heard a crash and a scream. Mrs Owen who was nearest ran into the house and I followed. I saw dear lying with her stomach in the fire, her feet resting on top of the guard struggling to get up.
There was a chair drawn up to the guard and a tin of condensed milk on the mantle shelf. Mrs Owen picked Dear off the fire and we found that she had slight burns to the bottom of the abdomen and on the right thigh. We applied linseed oil and lime water and bandaged her up and she seemed comfortable fairly well. She slept with her elder sister.
During the night she was sick. I fetched her into my bed and towards morning she seemed very bad and became blue. I sent for doctor who saw her about 11am. She became delirious during the day and died at 10.30pm.
I think Dear had stood on the chair to reach the condensed milk on the mantle shelf and had overbalanced into the fire.
I did not see Mrs Breeze but got these particulars from her husband and Mrs Owen (next witness).
Annie Owen states:-
I am the wife of Joseph Owen and I live at 81 Blakeland Street. I have known Dear from birth. On Thursday morning last I was with Mrs Breeze assisting her to load the cart. I heard a crash and scream in the house and ran in. I saw her lying in the fire as described above. I picked her up and said “what were you doing”. She said “Milk! Look!”. I saw that the tin of condensed milk was overturned on mantle shelf and a chair was drawn up close to guard.
She applied oil to Dear abdomen and thigh which were burned and bandaged her up. She seemed to have little the matter with her. By Friday 26th Feb morning about 7am I saw her. She was very ill and blue. During the morning, had a convulsion, became delirious. She died about 10.30pm.
I'd be interested if anyone has any photos of the shop or k does anything else about them.
Thanks
They ran a small grocers from the house.
I wanted to know if anyone knew anything about them. I have some photos of them but I don't know an awful lot.
I do know that there was a terrible tragedy at that property when their daughter, my great aunt, passed away.
I have a transcript of the police report as follows:-
Alice Nellie Breeze
3 Years. Daughter of Alfred David Breeze, a general labourer of 72 Blakeland Street, died on Friday 26th February 1915.
Florence Breeze states:-
Dear was my daughter. She has been subject to heart attacks (becoming very blue and……..) and has been treated by Dr Murphy but has never had an illness. On Thursday 26th Feb last, about 9.30am she was playing about the house and shop (a small green grocers). There was a fire in the house grate and a guard in front.
I was engaged in filling the cart with vegetables to take out. Mrs Owen, a neighbour was with me. Dear came outside to us and then returned to the home. A moment or two later I heard a crash and a scream. Mrs Owen who was nearest ran into the house and I followed. I saw dear lying with her stomach in the fire, her feet resting on top of the guard struggling to get up.
There was a chair drawn up to the guard and a tin of condensed milk on the mantle shelf. Mrs Owen picked Dear off the fire and we found that she had slight burns to the bottom of the abdomen and on the right thigh. We applied linseed oil and lime water and bandaged her up and she seemed comfortable fairly well. She slept with her elder sister.
During the night she was sick. I fetched her into my bed and towards morning she seemed very bad and became blue. I sent for doctor who saw her about 11am. She became delirious during the day and died at 10.30pm.
I think Dear had stood on the chair to reach the condensed milk on the mantle shelf and had overbalanced into the fire.
I did not see Mrs Breeze but got these particulars from her husband and Mrs Owen (next witness).
Annie Owen states:-
I am the wife of Joseph Owen and I live at 81 Blakeland Street. I have known Dear from birth. On Thursday morning last I was with Mrs Breeze assisting her to load the cart. I heard a crash and scream in the house and ran in. I saw her lying in the fire as described above. I picked her up and said “what were you doing”. She said “Milk! Look!”. I saw that the tin of condensed milk was overturned on mantle shelf and a chair was drawn up close to guard.
She applied oil to Dear abdomen and thigh which were burned and bandaged her up. She seemed to have little the matter with her. By Friday 26th Feb morning about 7am I saw her. She was very ill and blue. During the morning, had a convulsion, became delirious. She died about 10.30pm.
I'd be interested if anyone has any photos of the shop or k does anything else about them.
Thanks
