Eunice (Schmitt) Free (1882 - 1958)

Born 25 Nov 1882 in Southwark, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Wife of Alfred Free — married 8 Oct 1919 in Northam, Western Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Jul 1958 at age 75 in Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia

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External References

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Biography

1882: Eunice was born on the 25th of November 1882 in Southwark, Surrey, England to William and Amy Schmitt^[1]. She was baptised on the 28th of January 1883 at St George the Martyr, Southwark, Surrey, while her parents were living at 119 Great Suffolk Street, Borough (of Southwark)^[2]. Her father was a baker.

1913: On October the 13th, 1913, Eunice set sail for Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia on board the Orama. She travelled 3rd class steerage and was to be a domestic servant^{[3] [4]}. The Orama arrived in Fremantle on the 11th of November 1913^[5].

1919: Eunice married Alfred Free in the Registry Office at Northam, Western Australia on the 8th of October 1919^[4]. ^[6].Alfred was a widower with 3 daughters, Emma Louise (Mrs Arthur Darcy), Alice Eliza, May Victoria and a son Charles William Alfred Free. Both Alfred and Eunice were living in Waeel, Western Australia at the time of their marriage.

1946: Eunice's husband Alfred passed away on the 22nd of January 1946 at Beverley, Western Australia^[7].

1958: Eunice passed away on the 14th of July 1958 at Mandurah, Western Australia and was survived by all their children.

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Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X2M-VLK : accessed 8 June 2015), Eunice Schmitt, 1883; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, St. Saviour Southwark, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives, St George the Martyr, Register of Baptism, p92/geo, Item 162.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Western Australia, Department of the Attorney General, Marriage Register Image, Marriage Certificate, Northam, 1919, No 61; WA Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, PO Box 7720, Cloisters Square, Western Australia 6850, Australia
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, Fremantle, Western Australia, Passenger Lists, 1897-1963 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Ancestry.com, National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600.; Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports from 1897-1963; Series Number: K 269; Reel Number: 36.
6. ↑ WA BDM Index. Birth Schmidtt Eunice F Free Alfred M Northam 1919 Northam 4900061 1919
7. ↑ Darryl Brady, Brady Family Tree in Western Australia (http://www.bradyfamilytree.org), Free, Alfred.