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A colonist of 60 years in the person of Mr. Henry Adolph Frost, of Messrs. Holden & Frost died early on Wednesday morning at his residence, Charles street, Norwood. The deceased gentleman was a son of the late Mr. Heinrich Frost, of Hamburg, and arrived in South Australia with his parents when he was five years of age. The family settled at Lyndoch, and after Henry had completed his education he entered into the saddlery trade. From Lyndoch he moved successively to Rhynie. Port Wakefield, and Yorketown, where he carried on his business. About 30 years ago Mr. Frost came to Adelaide and joined the late Mr. J. A. Holden, under the style of Messrs. J. A. Holden and Co. On September 1, 1885, he entered into partnership with Mr. H. J. Holden, son of the late Mr. J. A. Holden, and since that date the firm, which has made remarkable headway, has been known as Messrs. Holden and Frost. The deceased was of a retiring disposition, and the only occasion on which he took an active part in public affairs was when he served a term as Mayor of Yorketown. Mr. Frost was twice married. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth | A colonist of 60 years in the person of Mr. Henry Adolph Frost, of Messrs. Holden & Frost died early on Wednesday morning at his residence, Charles street, Norwood. The deceased gentleman was a son of the late Mr. Heinrich Frost, of Hamburg, and arrived in South Australia with his parents when he was five years of age. The family settled at Lyndoch, and after Henry had completed his education he entered into the saddlery trade. From Lyndoch he moved successively to Rhynie. Port Wakefield, and Yorketown, where he carried on his business. About 30 years ago Mr. Frost came to Adelaide and joined the late Mr. J. A. Holden, under the style of Messrs. J. A. Holden and Co. On September 1, 1885, he entered into partnership with Mr. H. J. Holden, son of the late Mr. J. A. Holden, and since that date the firm, which has made remarkable headway, has been known as Messrs. Holden and Frost. The deceased was of a retiring disposition, and the only occasion on which he took an active part in public affairs was when he served a term as Mayor of Yorketown. Mr. Frost was twice married. His first wife was Miss Elizabeth | ||
James, of Clare, who died about 17 years ago; and the second, Miss Cecilia Grey, who came from the same district, and survives, together with three daughters (Mrs. E. Welbourn, of Western Australia; Mrs. W. Aitken, of Glenelg; and Mrs. C. Underwood, of Norwood), and two sons (Messrs. Herbert and Gilbert Frost, of Norwood), by the first marriage, and three sons (Messrs. Raymond, Stewart, and Louis Frost) by the second.” <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203441492 |title=DEATH OF MR. H. A. FROST. |newspaper=[[Evening Journal]] |volume=XLIII, |issue=11955 |location=South Australia |date=21 July 1909 |accessdate=25 September 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref></blockquote>" | James, of Clare, who died about 17 years ago; and the second, Miss Cecilia Grey, who came from the same district, and survives, together with three daughters (Mrs. E. Welbourn, of Western Australia; Mrs. W. Aitken, of Glenelg; and Mrs. C. Underwood, of Norwood), and two sons (Messrs. Herbert and Gilbert Frost, of Norwood), by the first marriage, and three sons (Messrs. Raymond, Stewart, and Louis Frost) by the second.” <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203441492 |title=DEATH OF MR. H. A. FROST. |newspaper=[[Evening Journal]] |volume=XLIII, |issue=11955 |location=South Australia |date=21 July 1909 |accessdate=25 September 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref></blockquote>" | ||
From the Chronicle, Saturday 24 July 1909: | |||
<blockquote>" DEATH OF MR. H. A. FROST. | |||
Great regret will be felt among a large circle of friends and business associates concerning the death of Mr. H. Adolphe Frost, of the well-known firm of Messrs. Holden & Frost, wholesale saddlers, which occurred on Wednesday at his residence, Parade, Norwood. Mr. Frost was born in Hamburg in 1844. and he came to this State with his parents when he was but five years old, so that he had resided in South Australia for 60 years. His first home was at Lyndoch and there he learnt his trade as a saddler, subsequently removing to Rhynie. About 38 years ago he went to Port Wakefield and opened a business, afterwards following the trend of farming settlement to Yorketown, where he was very successful commercially. Mr. Frost did not aspire to the occupancy of public positions, but while at Yorketown he was persuaded to accept the nomination for mayor, an office which he held with great credit to himself and advantage to the ratepayers. About 30 years ago Mr. Frost came to Adelaide and entered into partnership with the late Mr. J. A. Holden, under the title of Messrs. Holden & Frost. Afterwards he was associated in the same business with Mr. H. J. Holden, a son of the founder of the firm, and that partnership continued to a few days before his death. Mr. Frost was twice married. His first wife, Miss Elizabeth James, of Clare, died in 1892. His second wife, who survives him, was Miss Celia Grey, a sister of Mrs. Richard Mitchell, of Jamestown. He leaves three daughters (Mrs. E. Welbourn, of Western Australia; Mrs. W. E. Aitken, of Hyde Park; and Mrs. C. Underwood, of Norwood). The sons are Messrs. Herbert, Gilbert, Raymond, Stewart, and Louis Frost, all of whom live at Norwood. His only sister, Mrs. C. Wise, lived for many years at Gawler, but is now resident at Norwood. Mr. | |||
Frost was highly esteemed as an upright and enterprising business man. Since he came to Adelaide he had taken no part in public affairs, but all who knew him respected both his character and his judgment.” <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203441492 |title=DEATH OF MR. H. A. FROST. |newspaper=[[Evening Journal]] |volume=XLIII, |issue=11955 |location=South Australia |date=21 July 1909 |accessdate=25 September 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref></blockquote>" | |||
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