Adeline Ellen BENNETT

Adeline Ellen BENNETT

Female 1887 - 1961  (74 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 34 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Adeline Ellen BENNETT  [1
    Relationshipwith Rodney VOJVODICH
    Birth Record 1887  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    #10473 
    Birth 6 Feb 1887  Donald, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Record 1961  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    #3942 
    Burial 1961  Cemetery, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    BENNETT-AdelineE1887-DE001
    Death 8 Mar 1961  Murrayville, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 15 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Jonathan BENNETT,   b. 14 Mar 1857, Drysdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1948, Mildura, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  (Father) 
    Jane Elizabeth WOOLLEY,   b. 1831, Lenham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1889, Donald, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Siblings 10 brothers and 5 sisters 
    Person ID I909  MyBradyTree | SMF

    Father Jonathan BENNETT,   b. 14 Mar 1857, Drysdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1948, Mildura, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother AncestorsEliza Emily TOUT,   b. 16 Aug 1867, Moonambil, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1950, Mildura, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 19 Mar 1884  St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsOswald Hawsuel Ernest FREE,   b. 2 Oct 1881, Corack, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1964, Murrayville, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 6 Feb 1906  Donald, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Children 
    +1. Lilian Elizabeth FREE,   b. 14 Aug 1906, Watchem, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1999, Ouyen, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Charles Alfred MARSHALL  m. 1924
     2. Ernest John FREE,   b. 8 Jun 1907, Watchem, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1960, Murrayville, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     3. William Edward FREE,   b. 12 May 1908, Watchem, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1913, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
    +4. Mary Eliza FREE,   b. 29 May 1909, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1962, Mildura, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    +5. George Robert FREE,   b. 6 Sep 1910, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1984 (Age 73 years)
    Nevada Ellinor IMBURGER  m. UNKNOWN
    +6. Amy Maud FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1912, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 2005, Pinnaroo, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Edwin Reinhard MENZEL  m. 23 May 1932
    +7. Elsie May FREE,   b. 24 Oct 1914, Watchupga, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1997 (Age 82 years)
    +8. Mavis FREE,   b. 6 Mar 1917, Speed, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 2013, Strathalbyn, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
    Erwin Harold SCHULTZ  m. 26 Jan 1933
    Family ID F568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth Record - #10473 - 1887 - Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Feb 1887 - Donald, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Feb 1906 - Donald, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath Record - #3942 - 1961 - Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1961 - Cemetery, Cowangie, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Mar 1961 - Murrayville, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Ern & Adeline Ellen Free's (nee Bennett)
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    Back left: Mavis,Elsie,Ernest John (Mick) Amy Front left: Mary,Adeline,Ernest,Lillian (Doll)

    Headstones
    BENNETT-AdelineE1887-DE001

  • Reference  #BFTWA. "Adeline Ellen BENNETT". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I909&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed May 20, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S1093] tjilbruke-at-bigpond.com, Desmond & Fay Menzel, Some Information & Pictures Submitted by Desmond & Fay Menzel.