Broderick Patrick Joseph
| Type of person | Individual |
|---|---|
| Also known as: | P J Broderick |
| Date of birth | c. 1868 |
| Place of birth | Gawler |
| Principal occupation | P J Broderick Grocer Ironmonger & Co Storekeeper |
| Date of death | 1896 |
| Place of death | Semaphore |
Patrick Joseph Broderick, or P J Broderick, was born in about 1868, the fourth and youngest son of Gawler’s William Broderick and nee Mary Cain, and brother to Cr Nicholas Aloysius Broderick (I) & Cr Denis John Broderick. During his early years the family lived in a humble cottage they rented at Lot 49 Jacob Street (now the site of the Woolworths/Big W complex/carpark), before moving into their own newly built cottage at 41 Finniss Street in 1879.
In 1888, when he was only about 20, P J Broderick rented the stately, double-storey corner store and residence in the Wilcox Building (contemporary address 106 Murray Street) and opened ‘P J Broderick’s’ - a Grocer, Ironmonger & Co. Store with a Colonial Wine license[1] [see Illustration of PJ Broderick’s store c1891]. It was a prominent business, running regular large advertisements in the Bunyip [for example advert in Bunyip 17 Apr 1891]. There are two photographs of an unidentified man and delivery cart, with painted advertising for groceries including ‘Terai Tea’ which is featured in advertisements by P J Broderick, therefore it is possible that these may be Broderick’s delivery cart [see unidentified cart photo 1 & photo 2].
In addition to opening his store, 1888 saw P J Broderick marry ‘Kitty’ Catherine Leahy, daughter of Kensington publican, James Leahy.[2] They had three daughters (see details below), but eldest baby Myrtle only survived two months and was buried at Willaston Cemetery (plot 45 B 3).
In 1893 Patrick sold up the stock in his store and closed up his business,[3] and in 1894 the family removed to Semaphore where he worked as a travelling salesman.[4] In January 1896, news reached Gawler that Patrick was one of the victims of the outbreak of typhoid fever at Semaphore and then that he had succumbed.[5][6] His remains were transported to Willaston Cemetery; a large contingent of locals comprising 60 to 70 vehicles joined the funeral procession in Gawler, extending nearly the whole length of Murray Street, business was suspended and most of the shops were partially shuttered.[7]
His widow Catherine Broderick was left with two young daughters and shortly after her husband’s death she gave birth to their son, who she named after his late father. Catherine ended up back in Gawler for a short while, and following in her father’s trade, she became licensee of the Gawler Belt Inn from 1898-1899.[8] Later she moved away and remarried.
Note: There were two ‘P J Broderick’ stores in Murray Street at different times– uncle Patrick Joseph Broderick ran a grocer store (1888-1893) & nephew Patrick John Broderick ran a boot store (between 1914 & 1931).
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Birth, Death & Marriage Information
BRODERICK Patrick Joseph
b. Abt. 1868, Gawler, SA (SA Birth registration not found)
m. 1888 ‘Catherine LEAHY’, SA (Reg. Norwood 157/625)(1898-1900 ran Gawler Belt Inn)
[photo of Gawler Belt Inn] https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/8603064166
- Myrtle Broderick (1889–1889, buried Willaston Cemetery)
- Aileen Dorothea Broderick (1890–1964)
- Pauline Kathleen Broderick (1894–1918)
- Patrick Joseph Broderick (1896–1920)
d. 1896, Adelaide, SA, aged 28 (Reg. Adelaide 232/109)
Buried Willaston Cemetery, Willaston (Plot 45 B 3 – with baby daughter Myrtle, alongside parents William & Mary)
References
- ↑ South Australia, Australia, Government Gazettes, 1888 via Ancestry
- ↑ Bunyip (14 Dec 1888) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97229177
- ↑ Bunyip (27 Jan 1893) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97235975
- ↑ South Australian Register (21 Apr 1894) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/53696660
- ↑ Bunyip (10 Jan 1896) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97577997
- ↑ The Southern Cross (17 Jan 1896) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166351502
- ↑ Evening Journal (15 Jan 1896) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199884367
- ↑ Bunyip (23 Apr 1897) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97576279
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