Elsie May FREE

1914 - 1997  (82 years)   Has 79 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.

William FREE

UNKNOWN - DECEASED

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	DECEASED
Family	Anne HOBOURN,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	13 Apr 1702	Royston, Hertfordshire, England
Children	+ 1. Thomas FREE,   b. 1703, Royston, Hertfordshire, England

Jane Elizabeth WOOLLEY

1831 - 1889  (58 years)

Birth	1831	Lenham, Kent, England
Died	24 Sep 1889	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Family	John TOUT,   b. 1817, Dublin, Ireland
Married	12 Oct 1854	Moonambil, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Eliza Emily TOUT,   b. 16 Aug 1867, Moonambil, Victoria, Australia

Lilian Elizabeth FREE

1906 - 1999  (93 years)

Birth	14 Aug 1906	Watchem, Victoria, Australia
Died	7 Nov 1999	Ouyen, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1999	Cemetery, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia
Father	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Family	Charles Alfred MARSHALL,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	1924	Cowangie, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Charles Alfred MARSHALL

UNKNOWN - 1963

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	1963
Buried	1963	Cowangie, Victoria, Australia
Family	Lilian Elizabeth FREE,   b. 14 Aug 1906, Watchem, Victoria, Australia
Married	1924	Cowangie, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Ernest John FREE

1907 - 1960  (52 years)

Birth	8 Jun 1907	Watchem, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 Jan 1960	Murrayville, Victoria, Australia
	Cause: Heart Attack
Buried	1960	Cemetery, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia
Father	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia

William Edward FREE

1908 - 1913  (5 years)

Birth	12 May 1908	Watchem, Victoria, Australia
Died	19 Sep 1913	St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1913	Cemetery, Watchem, Victoria, Australia
Father	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia

Mary Eliza FREE

1909 - 1962  (52 years)

Birth	29 May 1909	Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
Died	16 Apr 1962	Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1962	Cemetery, Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia
Father	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Family	Harold Thomas James O'NEIL,   b. 6 Oct 1903, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia
Married	1930
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living + 4. Kevin John O'NEIL,   b. UNKNOWN

Harold Thomas James O'NEIL

1903 - 1980  (77 years)

Birth	6 Oct 1903	Sandringham, Victoria, Australia
Died	12 Dec 1980
Buried	1980	Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia
Father	Harry William O'NEIL,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Florence Charlotte TANKARD,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Mary Eliza FREE,   b. 29 May 1909, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
Married	1930
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living + 4. Kevin John O'NEIL,   b. UNKNOWN

George Robert FREE

1910 - 1984  (73 years)

Birth	6 Sep 1910	Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
Died	22 Jul 1984
Buried	1984	Grovely, Queensland, Australia
Father	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Family	Nevada Ellinor IMBURGER,   b. 31 Jul 1927
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Gayle FREE,   b. UNKNOWN   2. Richard Ernest FREE,   b. 13 Jun 1950

Nevada Ellinor IMBURGER

1927 - 1981  (53 years)

Birth	31 Jul 1927
Died	24 Apr 1981
Buried	1981	Grovely, Queensland, Australia
Family	George Robert FREE,   b. 6 Sep 1910, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	1. Gayle FREE,   b. UNKNOWN   2. Richard Ernest FREE,   b. 13 Jun 1950

Amy Maud FREE

1912 - 2005  (92 years)

Birth	24 Oct 1912	Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
Died	21 Jul 2005	Pinnaroo, South Australia, Australia
Buried	2005	Cemetery, Murrayville, Victoria, Australia
Father	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Family	Edwin Reinhard MENZEL,   b. 30 Apr 1909, Jeparit, Victoria, Australia
Married	23 May 1932	Cowangie, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lindsay Ronald MENZEL,   b. 22 Nov 1932   2. Living   3. Keith Edwin MENZEL,   b. 28 Apr 1937   4. Desmond Stanley MENZEL,   b. 24 Dec 1940

Edwin Reinhard MENZEL

1909 - 1991  (82 years)

Birth	30 Apr 1909	Jeparit, Victoria, Australia
Died	15 Sep 1991	Pinnaroo, South Australia, Australia
Father	Reinhard Paul MENZEL,   b. 5 May 1880, Wail, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ida Albertina KRAFT,   b. 10 May 1878, Tanunda, South Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Amy Maud FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1912, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
Married	23 May 1932	Cowangie, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Lindsay Ronald MENZEL,   b. 22 Nov 1932   2. Living   3. Keith Edwin MENZEL,   b. 28 Apr 1937   4. Desmond Stanley MENZEL,   b. 24 Dec 1940

Elsie May FREE

1914 - 1997  (82 years)

Birth	24 Oct 1914	Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
Died	13 May 1997
Buried	1997	Centennial Park, South Australia, Australia
Father	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Family	Reginald Herbert WALKER,   b. 14 May 1910
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Reginald Herbert WALKER

1910 - 1997  (87 years)

Birth	14 May 1910
Died	25 May 1997
Buried	1997	Centennial Park, South Australia, Australia
Family	Elsie May FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1914, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Mavis FREE

1917 - 2013  (96 years)

Birth	6 Mar 1917	Speed, Victoria, Australia
Died	9 Jul 2013	Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia
Buried	2013	Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia
Father	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Family	Erwin Harold SCHULTZ,   b. 19 Jul 1910, Murrayville, Victoria, Australia
Married	26 Jan 1933	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Shirley Yvonne SCHULTZ,   b. 2 Aug 1933, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia + 2. Living   3. Living

Erwin Harold SCHULTZ

1910 - 1997  (86 years)

Birth	19 Jul 1910	Murrayville, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 Jun 1997
Buried	1997	Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia
Father	Fried Joh Julius SCHULTZ,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Helene Evelyne Hurrayville HIERICKE,   b. 24 Oct 1889, Palmer, South Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Mavis FREE,   b. 6 Mar 1917, Speed, Victoria, Australia
Married	26 Jan 1933	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Shirley Yvonne SCHULTZ,   b. 2 Aug 1933, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia + 2. Living   3. Living

Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE

1881 - 1964  (82 years)

Birth	2 Oct 1881	Corack, Victoria, Australia
Died	3 Mar 1964	Murrayville, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1964	Cemetery, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia
Father	William FREE,   b. 2 Mar 1829, Haslingfield, Cambridgeshire, England
Mother	Eliza FLAVELL,   b. 29 Nov 1840, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, England
Married	26 May 1856	Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
Family	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Lilian Elizabeth FREE,   b. 14 Aug 1906, Watchem, Victoria, Australia   2. Ernest John FREE,   b. 8 Jun 1907, Watchem, Victoria, Australia   3. William Edward FREE,   b. 12 May 1908, Watchem, Victoria, Australia + 4. Mary Eliza FREE,   b. 29 May 1909, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia + 5. George Robert FREE,   b. 6 Sep 1910, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia + 6. Amy Maud FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1912, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia + 7. Elsie May FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1914, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia + 8. Mavis FREE,   b. 6 Mar 1917, Speed, Victoria, Australia

Adeline Ellen BENNETT

1887 - 1961  (74 years)

Birth	6 Feb 1887	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Died	8 Mar 1961	Murrayville, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1961	Cemetery, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia
Father	Jonathan BENNETT,   b. 14 Mar 1857, Drysdale, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Eliza Emily TOUT,   b. 16 Aug 1867, Moonambil, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 Mar 1884	St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Family	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia
Married	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Lilian Elizabeth FREE,   b. 14 Aug 1906, Watchem, Victoria, Australia   2. Ernest John FREE,   b. 8 Jun 1907, Watchem, Victoria, Australia   3. William Edward FREE,   b. 12 May 1908, Watchem, Victoria, Australia + 4. Mary Eliza FREE,   b. 29 May 1909, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia + 5. George Robert FREE,   b. 6 Sep 1910, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia + 6. Amy Maud FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1912, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia + 7. Elsie May FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1914, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia + 8. Mavis FREE,   b. 6 Mar 1917, Speed, Victoria, Australia

Reginald Herbert WALKER

1910 - 1997  (87 years)

Birth	14 May 1910
Died	25 May 1997
Buried	1997	Centennial Park, South Australia, Australia
Family	Elsie May FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1914, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

• Name	Elsie May FREE  [1]
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth Record	1914	Victoria, Australia
  	#36391
  Birth	24 Oct 1914	Watchupga, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1997	Centennial Park, South Australia, Australia
  Death	13 May 1997
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Lilian Elizabeth FREE,   b. 14 Aug 1906, Watchem, Victoria, Australia d. 7 Nov 1999, Ouyen, Victoria, Australia
  2. Ernest John FREE,   b. 8 Jun 1907, Watchem, Victoria, Australia d. 25 Jan 1960, Murrayville, Victoria, Australia
  3. William Edward FREE,   b. 12 May 1908, Watchem, Victoria, Australia d. 19 Sep 1913, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
  4. Mary Eliza FREE,   b. 29 May 1909, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia d. 16 Apr 1962, Mildura, Victoria, Australia
  5. George Robert FREE,   b. 6 Sep 1910, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia d. 22 Jul 1984
  6. Amy Maud FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1912, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia d. 21 Jul 2005, Pinnaroo, South Australia, Australia
  7. Mavis FREE,   b. 6 Mar 1917, Speed, Victoria, Australia d. 9 Jul 2013, Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William FREE,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Jane Elizabeth WOOLLEY,   b. 1831, Lenham, Kent, England d. 24 Sep 1889, Donald, Victoria, Australia  (Age 58 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Lilian Elizabeth FREE,   b. 14 Aug 1906, Watchem, Victoria, Australia d. 7 Nov 1999, Ouyen, Victoria, Australia  (Age 93 years) ▻Charles Alfred MARSHALL,  m. 1924, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia     2. Ernest John FREE,   b. 8 Jun 1907, Watchem, Victoria, Australia d. 25 Jan 1960, Murrayville, Victoria, Australia  (Age 52 years)   3. William Edward FREE,   b. 12 May 1908, Watchem, Victoria, Australia d. 19 Sep 1913, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia  (Age 5 years) + 4. Mary Eliza FREE,   b. 29 May 1909, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia d. 16 Apr 1962, Mildura, Victoria, Australia  (Age 52 years) ▻Harold Thomas James O'NEIL,  m. 1930   + 5. George Robert FREE,   b. 6 Sep 1910, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia d. 22 Jul 1984  (Age 73 years) ▻Nevada Ellinor IMBURGERm. UNKNOWN   + 6. Amy Maud FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1912, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia d. 21 Jul 2005, Pinnaroo, South Australia, Australia  (Age 92 years) ▻Edwin Reinhard MENZEL,  m. 23 May 1932, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia   + 7. Elsie May FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1914, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia d. 13 May 1997  (Age 82 years) ▻Reginald Herbert WALKER   + 8. Mavis FREE,   b. 6 Mar 1917, Speed, Victoria, Australia d. 9 Jul 2013, Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia  (Age 96 years) ▻Erwin Harold SCHULTZ,  m. 26 Jan 1933, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I20240	MyBradyTree | BRADY, AJF, KLF, MAC, SMF
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Oswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia d. 3 Mar 1964, Murrayville, Victoria, Australia (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Adeline Ellen BENNETT,   b. 6 Feb 1887, Donald, Victoria, Australia d. 8 Mar 1961, Murrayville, Victoria, Australia (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1906	Donald, Victoria, Australia
  Reference Number	#1292
  Notes	From the memory of grandson Desmond Stanley Menzel In 1917 Ernest Oswald (Ern) & wife Adeline Ellen Free (nee Bennett) moved from Watchem to Pallarang, in the North West Mallee Victoria with their family of 4 daughters and 2 sons. A 3rd son had passed away before the move. During their journey Adeline gave birth to another daughter. They settled on a farm at Pallarang where they farmed for several years, the children attended the Pallarang State School. The Free home was always a welcome haven for family & friends with many fond memories of the families getting together to celebrate Christmas & other special occasions. Adeline was the driving force of the family, Ern being quite a subdued quiet man smoking his pipe out on the verandah, one wonders whether the sad memory of his father William's death was etched in his mind. Their eldest son Ernest John always known as "Mick" enlisted in the Army in 1942 & was discharged in 1945. Mick continued to work & manage the farm until his sudden death 1960 at home as a result of a heart attack. This was a huge sad loss for Ern & Adeline & so they decided to sell their farm & move into the township of Cowangie, where they had a new home built they resided there until the death of Adeline in 1961. After Adeline's death Ernest Oswald then 80 years of age & unable to care for himself went to live with his daughter Amy Maud Menzel (nee Free) Ernest passed away in the Murrayville Hospital, Victoria in 1964 & is buried alongside his loved ones at Cowangie Cemetery. Eldest daughter Lillian Elizabeth “Doll” born in 1906 & Charles Alfred Marshall. Married 1924 Cowangie, Victoria. Lillian the eldest of the Free children had no formal schooling but after the death of her husband in 1963 she learnt to drive a motor car & obtained her driver’s licence at the age of 57. Eliza Free second daughter of Ernest & Adeline was born 1909. Mary suffered from very bad arthritis & was confined to a wheelchair for many years, she passed away in 1962. Youngest son George Robert Free lived & worked on his parent’s farm at Pallarang until late 1930's when he moved to Brisbane Queensland in the late 1930's. His first wife died & then he married Nevada Ellinor Imburger. Little is known of George & his family. 3rd daughter Amy Maud Free & husband Edwin “Eddie” lived on a farm at Duddo, Victoria about 5 kms north of Danyo. The sad loss of their baby son Keith Edwin in 1937 at the age of 3 weeks was heartbreaking to the family. Amy Maud was always a huge support to her parents & family & was an inspiration to all who knew her. Amy, Edwin & their unmarried son Lindsay Ronald “Ron” moved from their farm into Murrayville. After the death of Edwin & Lindsay Ronald (Ron) who died suddenly in 1996 Amy then resided in Pinnaroo Hospital Nursing Home due to ill health. 4th daughter Elsie May Free married Reginald Herbert Walker and they resided in Adelaide, South Australia & had three sons. The Walker family enjoyed many visits to the Mallee visiting Elsie's parents Ernest & Adeline & families. Mavis Free the youngest daughter married Erwin Harold Schultz. “Ervie” as he was known resided in the Cowangie district in the Mallee where their 3 daughters were born. In 1948 they sold their farm & moved with their daughters to Strathalbyn, South Australia. The family was well known in the district & successfully farmed until Mavis & Erwin retired into Strathalbyn. Mavis was the last surviving member Ernest & Adeline's family she passed away in 2013.
  Family ID	F568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Reginald Herbert WALKER,   b. 14 May 1910   d. 25 May 1997 (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F18961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2025

  
  

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• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Elsie May FREE". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I20240&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed February 18, 2025).