William Slade Vincent

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The Family of Major William Slade and Emily Alice Vincent

Although it was the first marriage for Major Vincent, Emily Alice already had four children from her first marriage. They were to have three more children, William Slade Junior, Barbara and Joan Vincent.

Major William Slade Vincent [26]

Emily Alice Vincent (nee Buzzard) [27]

Millar Buzzard (1886 – 1920)

Vera Buzzard (1888 – 1971) [28]

Marjorie Buzzard (1889 – 1978) [29]

Alys Buzzard (1892 – 1937) [30]

Barbara (1900 – 1985) and William Slade (1899 – 1934) Vincent [31]

Joan Vincent (1902 – 1991) [32]

Soon after his marriage, Major Vincent traveled alone on 12th October 1898, to Tenerife in the Canary Isles, Spain, on the “Spartan”. It seems quite unusual that Major Vincent would have left his wife so soon after their marriage however he may have arranged a meeting with Emily Alice’s father on the island.

Major Vincent Travels to Tenerife in the Canary Isles [33]

Seven weeks later Major Vincent left for Tenerife, Charles Gibson Millar, his father-in-law, was also to travel to the same isles on 3rd December 1898. Onboard the “Scot” from Southampton, was his grandson, Millar Buzzard aged 12, Charles Gibson’s doctor, Dr. Scarth, his valet Mr. Bush and his nurse Mrs. Carmichael. In taking his doctor, Charles Gibson was obviously suffering from ill-health at the time. He died in the Canary Isles, on a later voyage, on 28th February 1900.

Charles Gibson Millar and Millar Buzzard travel to Tenerife, Spain [34]

After the wedding of Emily Alice in 1898, the family moved around England and Europe, and the three Buzzard girls supposedly spent 3 years at a Swiss finishing school before moving back to Adelaide. No evidence can be found of them attending a school in Switzerland; however the photographs below suggest they may have.

Photographs taken around 1903 show the Vincent children with a “Swiss Bonne”. “Bonne” in French translates to “nursemaid”. (The location of the photographs is unknown but the photograph below, with the goal uprights, suggest a rugby pitch, so could indicate the photos were taken in England).

William, Barbara & Joan Vincent & Swiss Bonne c.1903 [35]

Barbara, Joan, & William Vincent & Swiss Bonne c.1903 [36]

Barbara & William Vincent & Swiss Bonne c.1903 [37]

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[26] Burnside Branch, National Trust South Australia
[27] Burnside Branch, National Trust South Australia
[28] Photographs from Beaumont House - The Land and its people E.R. Simpson
[29] Photographs from Beaumont House - The Land and its people E.R. Simpson
[30] Photographs from Beaumont House - The Land and its people E.R. Simpson
[31] Burnside Branch, National Trust South Australia
[32] Ancestry
[33] Find My Past
[34] Find My Past
[35] Burnside Branch – National Trust of S.A.
[36] Burnside Branch – National Trust of S.A.
[37] Burnside Branch – National Trust of S.A.