Vivian Greensill BARNARD (1903

Vivian Greensill BARNARD (1903 - 1996)

nurse

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Living	Vivian Greensill BARNARD (1903 - 1996) + Abraham FRYBERG (1901 - 1993)	Henry Greensill BARNARD (1869 - 1966)	George BARNARD (1831 - 1894)	George William BARNARD (1791 - 1864)
				Anne GREENSILL (1809 - 1879)
			Maria Trafalgar BOURNE (1839 - 1874)	Thomas BOURNE (1798 - 1852)
				Anne ASHMALL (1808 - )
		Alice May Mary Maud ELWORTHY (1872 - 1957)	George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY (1837 - 1905)	George ELWORTHY (1813 - 1878)
				Emma BOWCHER (1810 - 1854)
			Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN (1837 - 1907)	William SUGDEN (1809 - 1895)
				Ellen Anne MORTON (1811 - 1893)

b. 19 Aug 1903 at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia

m. 30 Sep 1939 Abraham FRYBERG (1901 - 1993) at Queensland, Australia

d. 13 Jul 1996 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 92

Near Relatives of Vivian Greensill BARNARD (1903 - 1996)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	George BARNARD	30 Mar 1831	Chiselhurst, Kent, England	11 Mar 1894	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	62
Grandmother	Maria Trafalgar BOURNE	21 Oct 1839	Yardley, Worcestershire, England	03 Feb 1874	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	34
Grandfather	George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY	16 Aug 1837	Exeter, Devon, England	26 Dec 1905	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	68
Grandmother	Marion (Mary Ann) SUGDEN	18 Jun 1837	Southwark Christchurch, London, Surrey, England	24 Jan 1907	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	69

Father in Law	Hy FRYBERG
Mother in Law	Rose MARKS

Father	Henry Greensill BARNARD	11 Apr 1869	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	07 Oct 1966	South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	97
Mother	Alice May Mary Maud ELWORTHY	23 Aug 1872	Gladstone, Queensland, Australia	09 Nov 1957	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	85

Self	Vivian Greensill BARNARD	19 Aug 1903	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	13 Jul 1996	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	92

Husband	Abraham FRYBERG	28 May 1901	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	13 Oct 1993	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	92

Son	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister	Alice Marion (Chippy) BARNARD	10 Oct 1900	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	17 Jan 1981	Buderim, Queensland, Australia	80
Brother	Horatio Elworthy BARNARD	06 Jul 1902	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	08 Jul 1902	Queensland, Australia	0
Sister	Berrill Nellie Theodora BARNARD	21 Apr 1906	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1997	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	91
Sister	Joyce (Tiny) Greensill BARNARD	02 Oct 1909	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1997	Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	87
Brother	Henry (Harry) Walter Greensill BARNARD	17 Jun 1911	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	17 Oct 1974	Queensland, Australia	63
Brother	Gregory St.John Greensill BARNARD	03 Jul 1913	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	68

Daughter in Law	Living or Recently Deceased

Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased

Aunt	Maria (May) BARNARD	21 May 1863	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	06 Jun 1878	Tasmania, Australia	15
Uncle	George Walter BARNARD	20 Oct 1864	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Uncle	Charles Ashmall BARNARD	20 May 1867	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	24 Jul 1942	Duaringa, Queensland, Australia	75
Aunt	Alice Agnes FREEMAN	1881	Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia	14 Nov 1955	Duaringa, Queensland, Australia	74
Uncle	Wilfred (Tim) Bourne BARNARD	01 Oct 1870	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	17 Apr 1940	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	69
Aunt	Ellen Mabel Mamie EDGELL	07 May 1872	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	15 Oct 1944	Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia	72
Aunt	Mabel Theodora BARNARD	18 Nov 1871	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	26 Aug 1925	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	53
Uncle	Francis Helvetius (Frank) HOBLER	26 Oct 1860	Portland, Victoria, Australia	06 Sep 1921	Jandowae, Queensland, Australia	60
Uncle	Louis Fowler BARNARD	22 Jul 1874	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	22 Jul 1874	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	0
Uncle	Ernest Dawson BARNARD	11 Aug 1883	Queensland, Australia
Aunt	Beatrice Enrietta Marguerita BACCHI
Aunt	Adelaide Elizabeth (Ada) ELWORTHY	03 May 1868	Calliope, Queensland, Australia	08 Aug 1933	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	65
Uncle	Charles John DEAR	21 Mar 1867	Nebo, Queensland, Australia	20 Apr 1935	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	68
Aunt	Ellen Augusta (Nellie) ELWORTHY	abt Oct 1869	Calliope, Queensland, Australia	06 Apr 1950	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	80
Uncle	George Gregory Townsend ELWORTHY	abt Oct 1869	Calliope, Queensland, Australia	04 Oct 1929	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	60
Aunt	Mary Christina NAESE	29 Apr 1872	Maryborough, Queensland, Australia	11 Sep 1954	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	82
Uncle	Charles Henry (Charlie) ELWORTHY	18 Nov 1874	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	30 Aug 1953	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	78
Aunt	Ivy Winifred OVERMAN	02 Jan 1888	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	11 Apr 1970		82
Aunt	Olivia Marion ELWORTHY	16 Dec 1879	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	15 Aug 1958	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	78
Uncle	John FITZSIMMONDS
Uncle	Henry St.John (Harry) Boucher ELWORTHY	26 May 1882	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	09 Oct 1969	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	87
Aunt	Catherine Jane ROBINSON	10 Sep 1881	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	03 Dec 1963	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	82
Aunt	Florence Louisa (Dolly) SIMMONDS	1861	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	01 Feb 1944	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	83
Uncle	Alfred William SIMMONDS	11 Jan 1864	Queensland, Australia	05 Mar 1897	Queensland, Australia	33

Cousin	Hubert Ashmall BARNARD	16 Dec 1904	Queensland, Australia	1975	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	71
Cousin	Wilfred Edgell BARNARD	21 Dec 1907	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	27 Nov 1994	Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia	86
Cousin	Bayard Edgell BARNARD	29 Sep 1909	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	20 Oct 1980	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	71
Cousin	Robin Edgell BARNARD	25 Jan 1913	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	09 Sep 1942	Calcutta, India	29
Cousin	Margaret Gordon BARNARD	12 Apr 1915	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	abt 1995	Canberra, ACT, Australia	80
Cousin	Myola May HOBLER	27 Aug 1893	Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1902	Queensland, Australia	9
Cousin	Beatrice Bourne HOBLER	03 Jan 1895	Queensland, Australia	22 May 1907	Dalby, Queensland, Australia	12
Cousin	Francis Helvetius HOBLER	02 Sep 1896	Queensland, Australia	07 Apr 1898	Queensland, Australia	1
Cousin	Constance Theodora HOBLER	12 Apr 1899	Queensland, Australia	1915	Jandowae, Queensland, Australia	16
Cousin	Ruth Lurline HOBLER	08 Sep 1900	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	09 Aug 1987	Queensland, Australia	86
Cousin	Florence Scovell HOBLER	06 Jun 1904	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	02 Mar 1999	Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia	94
Cousin	Alan Rex Gregory DEAR	28 Sep 1890	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	01 Apr 1942	Clayfield, Queensland, Australia	51
Cousin	Geoffrey DEAR	1892	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	04 Oct 1935	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	43
Cousin	Charles Valentine DEAR	14 Feb 1895	Queensland, Australia	1965	Gosford, New South Wales, Australia	70
Cousin	Nora Marjorie DEAR	13 Jun 1897	Queensland, Australia	26 Oct 1898	Queensland, Australia	1
Cousin	Laurence John Townsend DEAR	26 Aug 1909	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	12 Feb 1995	Budina, Queensland, Australia	85
Cousin	Marion Elizabeth ELWORTHY	04 Nov 1900	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	15 Dec 1990	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	90
Cousin	George Gregory (Sonboy) Townsend ELWORTHY	30 Apr 1903	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	22 Jun 1929	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	26
Cousin	Harold James ELWORTHY	04 Jun 1906	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	10 Apr 1988	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	81
Cousin	Muriel Helen ELWORTHY	20 Sep 1909	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	13 Sep 2001	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	91
Cousin	William Charles ELWORTHY	26 Jan 1913	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	1981	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	68
Cousin	Daisy Leona NAESE	09 Jul 1896	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	1987		91
Cousin	Joseph NAESE	abt Feb 1898	Queensland, Australia	31 Jul 1899	Mt Perry, Queensland, Australia	1
Cousin	Arthur George ELWORTHY	18 Jun 1913	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1914	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1
Cousin	Charles Henry ELWORTHY	22 Sep 1915	Mackay, Queensland, Australia		Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cousin	Neville Travis ELWORTHY	abt 1917	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	21 Sep 1933	Queensland, Australia	16
Cousin	Kenneth Vivian ELWORTHY	13 Aug 1919	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Ivy Winifred ELWORTHY	02 Dec 1920	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	10 Nov 2010		89
Cousin	Alan James ELWORTHY	14 May 1923	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	26 Dec 1944	Bougainville	21
Cousin	Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin	Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin	Colin Gregory ELWORTHY	20 Apr 1919	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Cousin	Jean Robinson ELWORTHY	1923	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia	05 Jan 1971		48

Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Desmond George DUCKHAM	1935	Queensland, Australia	23 Apr 1992	Lugarno, Queensland, Australia	57
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Noreen Ruth HIMSTEDT	24 Mar 1932	Esk, Queensland, Australia	13 Mar 2004	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	71
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased

Brother in Law	Louis Lionel FRYBERG	01 Jan 1897	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia	1961	Perth, Western Australia, Australia	64
Sister in Law	Gertrude (Gerte) FRYBERG	1898	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Brother in Law	Charles Edward UPFOLD	23 Aug 1880	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia	25 Jun 1926	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	45
Brother in Law	John (Jack) William Kingham UPFOLD	1900	England	28 Jul 1963	Queensland, Australia	63
Brother in Law	Patrick William George DUCKHAM	08 Jul 1897	Queensland, Australia	1976	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	79
Brother in Law	Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT	11 Oct 1906	Esk, Queensland, Australia	20 Nov 1993	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	87
Sister in Law	May Harriett STEPHSON	1910	Queensland, Australia

Events in Vivian Greensill BARNARD (1903 - 1996)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
19 Aug 1903		Vivian Greensill BARNARD was born	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1903/C009236
30 Sep 1939	36	Married Abraham FRYBERG (aged 38)	Queensland, Australia
09 Nov 1957	54	Death of mother Alice May Mary Maud ELWORTHY (aged 85)	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	1957/005414
07 Oct 1966	63	Death of father Henry Greensill BARNARD (aged 97)	South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
13 Oct 1993	90	Death of husband Abraham FRYBERG (aged 92)	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
13 Jul 1996	92	Vivian Greensill BARNARD died	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Personal Notes:

On 19 Aug 1903 when the family lived at Duaringa, Vivian Greensill Barnard was born. Life was not easy for mothers in the bush. Infant mortality was a dreaded, ever-present shadow and two little brothers, Horatio Elworthy who preceded Vivian and another born the following year, both died.
Although a Presbyterian, Viv was educated at a convent in Rockhampton and wanted to study medicine but her father was adamant - no daughter of his was going to live unchaperoned in that terrible Sydney, so she made a career in nursing.
Whilst a senior Sister at Lady Bowen Maternity Hospital she met Abraham FRYBERG, a gregarious young resident who was doing a stint in obstetrics. He was very much taken with Viv but she was unimpressed, considering him "a brash young man". On one occasion she reported him to matron for holding a noisy party and disturbing her sleep!
On a three year contract in the early 1930s Viv and some other nurses went to India, firstly to Calcutta then southern, central and northern areas. (Rumour says it was to get Abe out of her hair). Those were the days of the British Raj when the girls nursed only British patients!
Transferred to Delhi, their summers were spent in Simla's cooler climes. There was lots of entertainment for the nurses, including sporting activities in which Viv excelled. She held the 250 yard rifle championship and was an excellent marksman. Shooting goannas and other wildlife in the Queensland bush had given her a sharp eye. All this was changed by the looming war and in mid 1939, the
nursing sisters were ordered home.
The 'brash young man' had wooed Viv by correspondence and back in Australia, she at last accepted his proposal - despite both family's opposition on religious grounds. On 30 Sep 1939 in a truly ecumenical ceremony, Presbyterian bride, Jewish groom, C of E Matron of Honour and Catholic best man, Vivian married Abraham FRYBERG born 26 May 1901 at Bendigo, who had graduated in medicine
from Melbourne University in 1928.
After a year in private practice in Hughenden, Abe had lost his right hand in a car accident in 1934 - ending his hope of becoming a paediatrician. He refused to give up and with the encouragement of Ned Hanlon, the Minister of Health, retrained at Sydney University, gaining Diplomas in Public Health and in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
With great courage and dogged determination Abe taught himself to write with his left hand - no mean feat! In 1936 he returned to Brisbane, becoming Medical Superintendent of the Elizabeth Kenny Clinic, a position needing utmost tact as many medical people were opposed to the Kenny method of treating polio, or infantile paralysis as it was then generally called.
Until the war carne, Abe worked with the Department of Health and as Health Officer he supervised private hospitals, engaged in ind~trial medicine, oversaw control of midwives and investigated outbreaks of any infectious diseases including the 1937-38 poliomyelitis epidemic.
Viv and Abe didn't have much time to enjoy their wedded bliss. Abe enlisted and served with the 9th Division in the Middle East where he was DC of 2/4th Field Hygiene Section. In 1941 the Division held the very important Libyan port of Tobruk which was besieged by the Germans and earned them the sobriquet "Rats of Tobruk". These men are now legendary in Australian war history and Abe retained
his connection with the Rats of Tobruk Association right up until his death.
General Morshead recognised that maintenance of public health under siege is a most difficult but extremely important task and assigned Major Fryberg to the job. A flyproof latrine which contributed considerably to the health and the ultimate survival of the troops was designed by Abe's section. For this he was affectionately nicknamed "Flyberg of Flibya"! Abe was also Mentioned in Dispatches and awarded the MBE in 1942.
Lt.Col. Abraham Fryberg, MBE returned to Brisbane early in 1943 where his and Vivian's son Henry George was born nine months later. Abe was the Area Director of Health (CMF) at H.Q Northern Command and demobilised in 1945. From 1947-1967 he was Director-General of Health - but hated the travelling that took him away from his beloved Vivian and their son.
In the mid-50s, after convincing himself the Salk vaccine was safe and to overcome public trepidation, he innoculated his own son and the children of friends. The vaccine was universally accepted after the widespread publicity that followed. Abe's determined faith was justified and many young lives were saved.
Abe was very proud of his association with the University of Queensland, serving on its Senate from 1946 until 1968 and was a close friend of ViceChancellor Sir Fred Schonell. An Honorary Doctorate of Medicine was conferred upon Abe in 1969.
Early in their marriage when Abe was away so much, Viv must have been very lonely at times, but always showed support. When she was in her fifties she took up wood-earving, learning from Elwyn Harvey, one of the Harvey brothers who were master-earvers at South Brisbane. Viv had a wonderful talent in this medium, carving lifelike portraits and beautiful ornate picture frames. It wasn't long before
she was recognised as one of the best carvers in Queensland.
Abe's long hours, devotion to work and dedication to duty were repaid by a knighthood in the 1968 New Year Honours list. His major recreation was racing. He was on the committee of the Brisbane Amateur Turf Club from 1959 until 1968 when he retired to become Chairman of the Queensland Trotting Board. He enjoyed punting and I remember him at Clayfield wearing his eye-shade and carefully studying the form guide. Retiring from the Board, Abe was Trustee of the Paceway for some years.
In July 1993, Abe contracted a disease of the liver and died on 13 Oct aged 92. His funeral service was held at the Mt Thompson Crematorium four days later. Vivian continued to live in the family home at Dublin St, Clayfield but eventually moved into a nursing home at New Farm. Although mentally alert and interested, Viv contracted pneumonia and died on 13 July 1996.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

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