Melva Gertrude Rigby FREE

1913 - 1914  (1 year)   Has 85 ancestors but no 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

Ellen JONES

UNKNOWN - DECEASED

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	DECEASED
Family	Jonas OSBORNE,   b. UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Ellen OSBORNE,   b. UNKNOWN

Doris May FREE

1902 - 1902  (0 years)

Birth	1902	Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Died	1902	Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1902	Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Father	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia

Victor Henry Osborne FREE

1903 - 1976  (73 years)

Birth	7 May 1903	Balmoral, Victoria, Australia
Died	14 Sep 1976	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1976	Cemetery, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Father	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Family	Martha Dorothy CRADDOCK,   b. 4 Sep 1906, Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Aug 1932	Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Rodger Alexander FREE,   b. 22 Apr 1944, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia

Martha Dorothy CRADDOCK

1906 - 1992  (86 years)

Birth	4 Sep 1906	Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia
Died	30 Nov 1992	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1992	Cemetery, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Father	Frederick CRADDOCK,   b. Between 1861 and 1863, Browns Diggings, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Ellen HARDIE,   b. 2 Dec 1874, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Married	18 Apr 1901	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Family	Victor Henry Osborne FREE,   b. 7 May 1903, Balmoral, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Aug 1932	Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Rodger Alexander FREE,   b. 22 Apr 1944, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia

Leonard Josiah FREE

1904 - 1909  (5 years)

Birth	1904	Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia
Died	1909	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Father	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia

Raymond John FREE

1906 - 1991  (84 years)

Birth	16 Oct 1906	Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia
Died	4 Feb 1991
Father	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Family	Eva Margaret Elizabeth JENKINSON,   b. 11 Mar 1914, Golden Square, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 May 1937	Wee Wee Rup, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Faye Lynette FREE,   b. 1949

Eva Margaret Elizabeth JENKINSON

1914 - 2006  (92 years)

Birth	11 Mar 1914	Golden Square, Victoria, Australia
Died	28 Dec 2006	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Father	James Small JENKINSON,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Ada WATERSON,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Raymond John FREE,   b. 16 Oct 1906, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia
Married	19 May 1937	Wee Wee Rup, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Faye Lynette FREE,   b. 1949

Daisy Madeline Vera FREE

1908 - 1997  (89 years)

Birth	9 Jan 1908	Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 Dec 1997	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Father	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Family	Leonard BRASSIL,   b. 23 Feb 1906, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Married	17 May 1932	Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Leonard Victor BRASSIL,   b. 11 Nov 1932, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia + 2. Melva Dawn BRASSIL,   b. 23 Apr 1936 + 3. Living + 4. Living

Leonard BRASSIL

1906 - 1965  (59 years)

Birth	23 Feb 1906	Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 Jun 1965	Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Father	James BRASSIL,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Amelia BARRETT,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Daisy Madeline Vera FREE,   b. 9 Jan 1908, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia
Married	17 May 1932	Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Children	+ 1. Leonard Victor BRASSIL,   b. 11 Nov 1932, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia + 2. Melva Dawn BRASSIL,   b. 23 Apr 1936 + 3. Living + 4. Living

Leslie William FREE

1910 - DECEASED

Birth	1910	Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Family	Veronica Jean PEACE,   b. 1917, Horfield, Victoria, Australia
Married	17 Oct 1934	Leitchville, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living

Veronica Jean PEACE

1917 - DECEASED

Birth	1917	Horfield, Victoria, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Leslie Autin PEACE,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Josephine BORNEMAN,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Leslie William FREE,   b. 1910, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia
Married	17 Oct 1934	Leitchville, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living

Melva Gertrude Rigby FREE

1913 - 1914  (1 year)

Birth	1913	Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia
Died	1914	Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia
Father	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia

Vera Ellen FREE

1916 - 1984  (68 years)

Birth	1916	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Died	1984	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Father	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Family	Eric LUNGHUSAN,   b. 1912, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Married	7 Feb 1942	Wee Wee Rup, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Eric LUNGHUSAN

1912 - DECEASED

Birth	1912	Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Frederick LUNGHUSAN,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Gertrude Mable MOU,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Vera Ellen FREE,   b. 1916, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Married	7 Feb 1942	Wee Wee Rup, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

John William Henry FREE

1879 - 1919  (40 years)

Birth	2 Jan 1879	Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Died	23 May 1919	Wee Wee Rup, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
	Cause: Pneumonic Infulenza
Buried	1919	Cemetery, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Father	John FREE,   b. 25 May 1856, Mount Hope, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Mary KING,   b. 8 Dec 1860, Lexton, Victoria, Australia
Married	9 Oct 1878	Carchap, Victoria, Australia
Family	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Doris May FREE,   b. 1902, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia + 2. Victor Henry Osborne FREE,   b. 7 May 1903, Balmoral, Victoria, Australia   3. Leonard Josiah FREE,   b. 1904, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia + 4. Raymond John FREE,   b. 16 Oct 1906, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia + 5. Daisy Madeline Vera FREE,   b. 9 Jan 1908, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia + 6. Leslie William FREE,   b. 1910, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia   7. Melva Gertrude Rigby FREE,   b. 1913, Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia + 8. Vera Ellen FREE,   b. 1916, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia

Vera Maria RIGBY

1885 - 1962  (77 years)

Birth	1885	Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
Died	1962	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1962	Cemetery, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
Father	Josiah RIGBY,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Ellen OSBORNE,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia
Married	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Doris May FREE,   b. 1902, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia + 2. Victor Henry Osborne FREE,   b. 7 May 1903, Balmoral, Victoria, Australia   3. Leonard Josiah FREE,   b. 1904, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia + 4. Raymond John FREE,   b. 16 Oct 1906, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia + 5. Daisy Madeline Vera FREE,   b. 9 Jan 1908, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia + 6. Leslie William FREE,   b. 1910, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia   7. Melva Gertrude Rigby FREE,   b. 1913, Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia + 8. Vera Ellen FREE,   b. 1916, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia

• Name	Melva Gertrude Rigby FREE
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	1913	Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Female
  Birth Record	1913
  	#15957
  Death	1914	Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Doris May FREE,   b. 1902, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia d. 1902, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia
  2. Victor Henry Osborne FREE,   b. 7 May 1903, Balmoral, Victoria, Australia d. 14 Sep 1976, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
  3. Leonard Josiah FREE,   b. 1904, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia d. 1909, Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
  4. Raymond John FREE,   b. 16 Oct 1906, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia d. 4 Feb 1991
  5. Daisy Madeline Vera FREE,   b. 9 Jan 1908, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia d. 18 Dec 1997, Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
  6. Leslie William FREE,   b. 1910, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia d. DECEASED
  7. Vera Ellen FREE,   b. 1916, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia d. 1984, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William FREE,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Ellen JONES,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Doris May FREE,   b. 1902, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia d. 1902, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia  (Age 0 years) + 2. Victor Henry Osborne FREE,   b. 7 May 1903, Balmoral, Victoria, Australia d. 14 Sep 1976, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia  (Age 73 years) â–»Martha Dorothy CRADDOCK,  m. 10 Aug 1932, Victoria, Australia     3. Leonard Josiah FREE,   b. 1904, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia d. 1909, Natimuk, Victoria, Australia  (Age 5 years) + 4. Raymond John FREE,   b. 16 Oct 1906, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia d. 4 Feb 1991  (Age 84 years) â–»Eva Margaret Elizabeth JENKINSON,  m. 19 May 1937, Wee Wee Rup, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia   + 5. Daisy Madeline Vera FREE,   b. 9 Jan 1908, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia d. 18 Dec 1997, Numurkah, Victoria, Australia  (Age 89 years) â–»Leonard BRASSIL,  m. 17 May 1932, Werribee, Victoria, Australia   + 6. Leslie William FREE,   b. 1910, Noradjuha, Victoria, Australia d. DECEASED â–»Veronica Jean PEACE,  m. 17 Oct 1934, Leitchville, Victoria, Australia     7. Melva Gertrude Rigby FREE,   b. 1913, Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia d. 1914, Pyramid Hill, Victoria, Australia  (Age 1 year) + 8. Vera Ellen FREE,   b. 1916, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia d. 1984, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia  (Age 68 years) â–»Eric LUNGHUSAN,  m. 7 Feb 1942, Wee Wee Rup, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I22010	MyBradyTree | AJF, TMF, SMF

  
  

  Father	John William Henry FREE,   b. 2 Jan 1879, Tatyoon, Victoria, Australia d. 23 May 1919, Wee Wee Rup, Cohuna, Victoria, Australia (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Vera Maria RIGBY,   b. 1885, Coleraine, Victoria, Australia d. 1962, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1901	Natimuk, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F7254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Reference

  #BFTWA. "Melva Gertrude Rigby FREE". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I22010&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed May 19, 2025).