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Alfred William BACKSHALL

Male 1865 - 1944  (79 years)    Has 44 ancestors and 40 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Alfred William BACKSHALL  [1, 2, 3
    Relationshipwith Rodney VOJVODICH
    Birth Record 1865  Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    #8283 
    Birth 4 Jan 1865  Irwin River, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Allanooka, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gardener 
    Residence Greenough, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Allenooka Homestead 
    Burial 1944  Cemetery, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    Death 5 Jul 1944  Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 2 siblings 
    Siblings 2 sisters 
    Half-siblings 1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Bernard LEONARD and Mary Jane BRANDIS
    Half-siblings 1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Henry COOPER and Mary Jane BRANDIS
    Half-siblings 6 half brothers (family of Absolom BICKLEY and Mary Jane BRANDIS
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    James BACKSHALL,   b. 1751, Ardingley, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. DECEASED  (Great Grandfather) 
    Phoebe THOMAS,   b. 3 Jan 1737/38, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1816, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I759  MyBradyTree | BRADY, KLL
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2024 

    Father Ancestors George BACKSHALL,   b. 8 Apr 1827, Rye, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1869, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Mary Jane BRANDIS,   b. Between 1 Sep 1843 and 1847, Combrook, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1934, Palmyra, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 90 years)
    Other Partners: Bernard LEONARD  m. 15 Sep 1870;   Henry COOPER  m. 27 Aug 1874;   Absolom BICKLEY  m. 1877  
    Marriage 30 Dec 1862  Champion Bay, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • District Registrar's Office
    Reference Number #1907/1862 
    Family ID F445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Teresa Marie PEREJUAN,   b. 23 Dec 1855, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Mar 1938, Allanooka, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 11 Jun 1890  Allanooka, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number #127/902 
    Children 
    +1. Alfred George BACKSHALL,   b. 9 Mar 1891, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1938, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    â–» Julia Ann BENNETT  m. 29 Jul 1918
    +2. Teresa Maria BACKSHALL,   b. 19 Feb 1893, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1977, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    â–» Roland Hugh SHAW  m. 7 Jan 1925
     3. Frederick John BACKSHALL,   b. 4 Feb 1896, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1896, Mount Hill, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2024 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth Record - #8283 - 1865 - Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jan 1865 - Irwin River, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gardener - - Allanooka, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Allenooka Homestead - - Greenough, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Jun 1890 - Allanooka, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1944 - Cemetery, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jul 1944 - Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
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    CEMETERY-Greenough-Pioneer-01.jpg

  • Notes 
    • possibly died in Greenough, Western Australia

      Birth:4 Jan 1865, Irwin River, Western Australia
      Birth Memo:Jenny Brandis website - Brandis Family Tree / Online IGI / Search for Ancestors
      Death:5 Jul 1944 - age 80, Geraldton, Western Australia
      Death Memo:Jenny Brandis website - Brandis Family Tree / Cemetery Index / Search for Ancestors
      Burial:Jul 1944, Greenough, Western Australia
      Burial Memo:Cemetery Index
      Occ:Gardener in Allanooka, Western Australia (Jenny Brandis)
      Reli:Methodist, converted to Roman Catholic (Jenny Brandis)

      Search for Ancestors - Helen Wakefield & Colin Griffiths - have 1 Apr 1865 for birth and 7 May 1944 for death.

      Marriage indexed under Backshell

      Occupation: Search for Ancestors - Colin Griffiths - Gardener
      Jenny Brandis - Gardener

      Spouse:Teresa Maria/Marie Perejuan
      Birth:23 Dec 1855, Geraldton, Western Australia
      Birth Memo:Jenny Brandis website - Brandis Family Tree
      Death:2 Mar 1938, Allanooka, Geraldton, Western Australia
      Death Memo:Jenny Brandis website - Brandis Family Tree / Cemetery Index
      Burial:Mar 1938, Greenough, Western Australia
      Marr:11 Jun 1890, Allanooka, Geraldton, Western Australia
      Marr Memo:Jenny Brandis website - Brandis Family Tree / Online IGI2 entries on online IGI - 2 under BACKSHALL, on with 11 Jun 1890, 1 with date 7 May 1891, and one under BACKSHELL giving 11 Jun 1890.So 2 agree with Jenny Brandis

  • Reference  Darryl Brady. "Alfred William BACKSHALL". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I759&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed November 28, 2024).

  • Sources 
    1. [S215] Rica Erickson, Dictionary of Western Australia 1829-1914 Vol5, Dictionary of Western Australia 1829-1914 Vol5.

    2. [S68] Rica Erickson, Bicentennial Dictionary of Western Australia pre-1829-1888 Vol III A-C, Bickley, Absolon, b1843 Page 213.

    3. [S680] Geraldton Family History Society Incorporated, Pre-1901 Pioneer Family Register.