Dudley John Schafferius (1926 - 2017)

Born 16 Aug 1926 in Murgon, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Joyce (Sharrock) Schafferius — married 15 Jan 1955 in Hughenden, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 20 Aug 2017 at age 91 in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Dud Schafferius was born in Queensland, Australia

Dud Schafferius has Prussian Roots.

Dud Schafferius has Welsh ancestors.

Dud Schafferius has English ancestors.

This profile is part of the Schafferius Name Study.

Dudley Schafferius was born on 16 Aug 1926 in Murgon, Queensland, Australia. Dud is the child of Jack Schafferius and Grace Houghton. ^{[1] [2]}

He married Emma Joyce Sharrock on 15 Jan 1955 in Hughenden, Queensland, Australia.

Dudley worked for the Railways for almost 40 years. He was a Fireman, a Driver and then an Inspector. They lived in Townsville, but have lived all around Queensland, and retired to Hervey Bay. Dudley enjoyed lawn bowls and dancing. Joyce enjoys crochet, knitting, indoor and outdoor bowls and dancing. ^[3]

Dudley John Schafferius died on 20 Aug 2017 in Hervey Bay and was buried in the Hervey Bay Crematorium Hervey Bay, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. ^{[4] [1] [5]}

Memories of my childhood

I am the eldest child of Johannes & Grace Schafferius. Many years ago, when I was about 3 or 4, we lived in a high blocked house rented from Aubrey Burton, in Stephen Street Murgon. Some time later Mum and Dad bought a little hut, in the same street. I think it only had a dirt floor, very small dining space and a bed for the kids at the other end of the building.

At this stage Dad bought a nice chestnut horse called “Kelly”. He used to put him in the sulky and go out to Manyoung to visit Uncle Gus and Aunty Margaret Gigler. She had the nickname of Aunty Dick. I can clearly recall Dad only a bridle instead of winkers on old Kelly. One Sunday whilst coming home from Manyoung, old Kelly shied with Dad, Mum, myself, Eric and Norm (my brothers). I don’t think my sister Eileen was born then. However, with smoked sausage, vegetables, you name it plus two dead hares dangling from the axle, the wheel of the sulky was broken.

We were in a heap on the road in the main street of Murgon. This led “Farder” as we called him in later years, to convert the sulky into a spring cart. We used to go out to Grandfather Houghton’s farm to get a load of fire wood. Dad often ploughed allotments in town growing lots of vegetables, sometimes giving them away and sometimes selling some. He was always busy, up before daylight digging post holes.

We had a cow called “Nussey” given to us as a calf. She in turn had a calf and had to be trained to bail up, to be milked. As time went on the kids were growing up and eating more and our Dad left Angels store where he drove a truck. We went farming first to Redgate then Cinnabar, then to Tansey. I was 13 years old then and left school to help on the farm. We mowed lucerne cocked hay and carted it on the wagon to the hayshed.

Dad loved to dance in his single days. Later when we were “young youths” we all danced, even Mother learnt at 38 years of age. Dad was M.C. at many dances.

by Dudley Schafferius ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Memorial: Date listed: 21/8/2018 16 Aug 1926 - 20 Aug 2017 We who loved you sadly miss you As it dawns another year. In our lonely hours of thinking Thoughts of you are always near. Love always, Wayne Jan and family Publication: Fraser Coast Chronicle
2. ↑ The Schafferius Story p127, Kerry Atkins 2001
3. ↑ The Schafferius Story p128, p129 Kerry Atkins 2001
4. ↑ FindAGrave: Dudley John Schafferius - Born: 16 Aug 1926; Died: 20 Aug 2017; Cemetery: Hervey Bay Crematorium Hervey Bay, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia; Find A Grave: Memorial #187754033 accessed: 06 Aug 2022
5. ↑ SCHAFFERIUS, Dudley John Of Hervey Bay. Passed away peacefully at Parklands Retirement Haven, Urangan, on 20th August 2017, aged 91 years. Dearly loved husband of Joyce for 62 1/2 years, and a much loved father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather "Poppy", and eldest brother. God has you in His keeping, we have you in our hearts. Family and friends of Dudley are invited to attend his Service to be held in the Orana Chapel of J Kirk & Sons' Hervey Bay Crematorium, 224 Urraween Road, Urraween, on Tuesday, 29th August, at 10:30am. The Chronicle 2017-08-20
6. ↑ The Schafferius Story p155, Kerry Atkins 2001, Dudley Schafferius

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