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- 1904 'MR. WILLIAM THORPE'S GOLDEN WEDDING.
MR. WILLIAM THORPE'S GOLDEN
WEDDING.
A correspondent writes :A function of no common intered took place on New Years Day at the residence of Mr. A. H. Thorpe, Gibbon street, Cottesloe Beach, when Mr. and Mrs. William Thorpe, of Plympton, East Fremantle, celebrated their golden wedding day.
William Thorpe and Annie Harris were married in St. Peterus Church, Collingwood, Victoria, on December 23. 1853. bv the Rev.(afterwards Canon) Handfield. There are four sons, Messrs. W. H., G. E., A. H., and F. H. Thorpe, and three daughters Mrs. Keyser, Mrs. Bergin, and Mrs. Rodgers, besides 24 grandchildren.
During a brief ceremony which was held in the drawing room by the Rev. Pollard James, Mr. Thorpe, sen., placed a gold ring on his wife's finger to commemorate the occasion, after which the Rev. T. Allan offered prayer. Subsequently the guests, to the number of between 50 and 6O, besides the respective families, adjourned to the dining room and enjoyed the ample spread provided for their refreshment. The room was tastefully decorated by the lady friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe, while a massive wedding cake occupied the centre of the table.
The toast list, was as follows:-
Bride and Bridegroom. by Rev. Pollard James. supported by Mr. Westlake, and responded to by Mr. Thorpe, sen. ;
"The Family and Descendants," by Mr. Thompson, and responded to by Messrs. G. A., and F. Thorpe;
"Host and Hostess." by Rev. T. Allan, and responded to by Mr. A. Thorpe, "The Familv in the Old Land,".by Mr. Tattersall (recently from England) ;
"The Clergy," by Mr. H. Keyser (son-in-lay), and responded to by the clergymen present.
Mr. Thorpe, sen., made a donation to thc East Fremantle Circuit as a thanks offering before the proceedings concluded. An enjoyable evening was spent after the celebration of the event. [1]
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