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- [S123] Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1921), 19 February 1932.
- [S123] Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1921), Sat 10 May 1913 Page 4 OBITUARY.
The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Annie Sly,
wife of Mr. William Sly, of "Seymour,"
Richmond, took place on Friday last, at the
age of 68 years. For several years the de-
ceased lady had been a great sufferer from
rheumatism, and had been an occupant of
the invalid's chair. During the whole of
this time she was tenderly nursed by her
daughter, Mrs. Ireland, and her husband.
At times she suffered much pain and only
those who had the nursing of her knew
what a martyr she was. She bore her
suffering with great patience, and was always
resigned to the inevitable. During the latter
stages of her illness pleurisy supervened.
The late Mrs. Sly. was a descendent of one
of the oldest families of the Hawkesbury
district. Her maiden name was Elizabeth
Annie Ross, and she was the only child of
her mother's first marriage. Her mother
subsequently married Mr. Johnson, and
among the deceased's step-brothers are
Messrs. Thomas, Arthur, and William John-
son, all of whom are natives of Richmond,
and who lived in the town for many years.
The subject of this notice was identified
with the historic Black Horse Hotel for
years. In this connection it would not be
out of place to briefly touch on a few his
toric facts concerning the old honeymoon re-
sort, as the Black Horse Hotel was termed
in the early days. The original owner of
the business was the late Mrs. Seymour,
and on her death she bequeathed it to her
daughter, Mrs. Sophia Sly. This lady held
the license for many years, and conducted
the place in a first-class manner. When un-
able, through declining health, to conduct
the business as was her wont, she leased
it to her son, Mr. William Sly, the husband,
of the lady who has just passed away. In
the year 1886 he was married in the Church
of England, in Sydney, by the late Dr. Fuller-
ton. They went down in the morning and
returned the same evening. About thirty
years ago Mr. Sly took over the license of
the old hostelry, and held it for eighteen
years, during which time its popularity was
well maintained. Since Mr. Sly disposed of
the license there have been many licensees,
among them being Messrs. Folbig, Folfar,
Pearson, Clisdell, O'Keefe, Mrs. Anderson,
Mrs. Dunn, and the present occupier Mr.
Rapmund. About fifteen years ago Mrs.
Sly was attacked with rheumatism, and it
was, in a degree, due to her illness, that
Mr. Sly decided to abandon the cares and
worries of an hotel proprietor. He built a
neat cottage beside the old hotel, and, with
his wife and family has lived there ever
since. The late Mrs. Sly was a gentle and
kind-hearted woman, and was well liked by
all who visited her house. The issue of
the marriage was a family of seven child
ren, viz.: Alfred (Auburn), Mrs. H. Powell
(Richmond Bottoms), Mrs. G. Miller (Coogee),
Theopholis (Richmond), Mrs. S. F. Ireland
(Sydney), whilst Mrs. G. Hunt and Miss
Jessie Sly predeceased their mother. Dur-
ing the last few weeks of her life the late
Mrs. Sly was nursed by Nurse Payne and
was attended by Dr. Helsham. The funeral
took place on Saturday, and was largely
attended. The remains were taken from
deceased's late residence to St. Peter's
Church of England, where the Rev. Stanley
Best conducted the solemn service for the
dead, after which the burial took place in
the Church of England cemetery. Rev. Stan-
ley Best read the service at the grave and
the funeral obsequies were arranged and
carried out by Mr. A. Price.
- [S52] x NSW BDM Indexes, 427/1867 S.
SLY WILLIAM ROSS ANNIE SYDNEY
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