sold his army commission and settled in Sydney. In 1852 Lockyer was appointed serjeant-at-arms to the New South Wales Legislative Council and on 16 May 1856 he became the council's first Usher of the Black Rod. In September 1854 he was commissioned a captain on the formation of the Sydney Volunteer Rifle Corps, a citizens' militia force. On 18 November 1854, Lockyer married Elizabeth Colston. Elizabeth's brother William Edward Colston (1839-1895) was to be great-great-great-grandfather of Queensland senator Mal Colston. Lockyer died from the effects of influenza on 10 June 1860 at his home in Bay Street, Woolloomooloo and was buried in Camperdown Cemetery, Sydney. The Sydney suburb of Ermington is named after Lockyer's residence, "Ermington House". A suburb of Albany, Western Australia, commemorates the city's founder. Lockyer Creek, Lockyer Valley and Lockyer Valley Regional Council in Queensland were named after Major Lockyer. His name and image were utilized in the Centenary of Albany, Western Australia and the booklet published at that time. References Further reading Arrived in NSW May 1825. 1825 Lockyer and the Ipswich area 1826-1827 King Georges Sound Info on family tree 1856 First the Usher of the Black Rod in New South Wales. Australia's first smelter Explorers of Australia History of Western Australia History of Queensland 57th Regiment of Foot officers 1784 births 1860 deaths Military personnel from Plymouth, Devon Pre-Separation Queensland