[Index]
George SHUMACK (1870 - 1958)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Percy Gordon SHUMACK (1896 - 1969)
Peter Arnold SHUMACK (1898 - 1981)
Silas Henry SHUMACK (1900 - 1975)
Edith Elvina SHUMACK (1902 - 1987)
Roy Amos SHUMACK (1904 - 1976)
Bessie L SHUMACK (1907 - 1907)
Brice Benson SHUMACK (1909 - 1988)
Wilbur Herbert SHUMACK (1911 - 1974)
Sidney Cecil SHUMACK (1918 - 1980)
 George SHUMACK (1870 - 1958)

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Edith May GOZZARD (1874 - 1945)
 Peter (Big Pete) SHUMACK (1844 - 1912) John SHUMACK (1811 - 1849) Peter SHOEMAKER (1781 - )
Elizabeth (SHOEMAKER)
Margaret O'TOOLE (1809 - 1879)



Elizabeth Jane GILLESPIE (1838 - 1872) John GILLESPIE (1809 - 1889) George GILLESPIE
Jane GORDON
Mary Ann HUTCHINSON (1814 - 1895) James HUTCHINSON


George SHUMACK Edith May GOZZARD
George SHUMACK George SHUMACK
George SHUMACK Edith May GOZZARD George SHUMACK George SHUMACK
Pic 2. George Shumack and Edith May (nee Gozzard) with three of their nine children

b. 17 Nov 1870 at Canberra, ACT, Australia
m. Jul 1895 Edith May GOZZARD (1874 - 1945) at Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia
d. 12 Nov 1958 at ACT, Australia aged 87
Near Relatives of George SHUMACK (1870 - 1958)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John SHUMACK abt 1811 Kilfinane, Co Limerick, Ireland 04 Mar 1849 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 38
Grandmother Margaret O'TOOLE abt 1809 Co Cork, Ireland 12 May 1879 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 70
Grandfather John GILLESPIE 1809 KIllylea, Co Armagh, Ireland 15 Jan 1889 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 80
Grandmother Mary Ann HUTCHINSON abt 1814 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 05 Jan 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 81

Father in Law Henry GOZZARD 1837 Aston, Birmingham, England 03 Oct 1902 Canberra, ACT, Australia 65
Mother in Law Eliza MORRIS 1846 Camden, New South Wales, Australia 24 Sep 1919 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 73

Father Peter (Big Pete) SHUMACK 16 May 1844 Canberra, ACT, Australia 14 Feb 1912 Canberra, ACT, Australia 67
Mother Elizabeth Jane GILLESPIE 1838 Co Armagh, Northern Ireland 23 Jan 1872 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 34

Self George SHUMACK 17 Nov 1870 Canberra, ACT, Australia 12 Nov 1958 ACT, Australia 87

Wife Edith May GOZZARD 07 Aug 1874 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 01 May 1945 Taralga, New South Wales, Australia 70

Son Percy Gordon SHUMACK 13 Feb 1896 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia Feb 1969 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 73
Son Peter Arnold SHUMACK 17 Feb 1898 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 24 Aug 1981 Canberra, ACT, Australia 83
Son Silas Henry SHUMACK 05 Jun 1900 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 11 Jan 1975 New South Wales, Australia 74
Daughter Edith Elvina SHUMACK 19 Jun 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Feb 1987 Victoria, Australia 84
Son Roy Amos SHUMACK 24 Jun 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jul 1976 New South Wales, Australia 72
Daughter Bessie L SHUMACK Mar 1907 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Jun 1907 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 0
Son Brice Benson SHUMACK 1909 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 31 May 1988 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia 79
Son Wilbur Herbert SHUMACK 02 Sep 1911 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 26 Jun 1974 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 62
Son Sidney Cecil SHUMACK 04 Dec 1918 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jun 1980 61

Sister Elizabeth Jane SHUMACK 1872 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Half Brother John SHUMACK 1874 Canberra, ACT, Australia 20 Feb 1930 Canberra, ACT, Australia 56
Half Sister Margaret SHUMACK 06 Sep 1875 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Jul 1945 69
Half Sister Minerva SHUMACK 1877 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Half Sister Frances SHUMACK 1879 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1879 Canberra, ACT, Australia 0
Half Sister Clara SHUMACK 1880 Canberra, ACT, Australia 29 Apr 1931 Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia 51
Half Brother Alexander SHUMACK 1882 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1956 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 74
Half Brother Peter SHUMACK 1883 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1883 Canberra, ACT, Australia 0
Half Sister Mary SHUMACK 1884 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1935 Rotorua, New Zealand 51
Half Sister Ida Ada SHUMACK 1887 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Half Brother Edward SHUMACK 1888 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Half Sister Gladice SHUMACK 1890 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Half Sister Frances SHUMACK 1894 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Son in Law Laurence Joseph Eugene RAMAGE

Uncle Joseph Ayra SHUMACK abt 1836 Ireland 23 Dec 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 65
Aunt Bridget Mary WARD abt 1836 1914 Temora, New South Wales, Australia 78
Aunt Eliza Elizabeth SHUMACK 05 Jan 1840 Castletown, Co Cork, Ireland 21 Oct 1907 Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 67
Uncle Hugh READ 1838 Tintinhull, Somerset, England 02 Sep 1894 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 56
Uncle Richard SHUMACK 19 Jan 1842 Canberra, ACT, Australia 29 Aug 1931 Ainsley, ACT, Australia 89
Aunt Margaret SHUMACK
Uncle George Randleson Hutchinson GILLESPIE abt 1840 Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland 21 Jul 1923 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 83
Aunt Mary Ann BAMBRIDGE 1848 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Mar 1926 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 78
Uncle James GILLESPIE Feb 1844 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 10 Jun 1926 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 82
Aunt Isabella Hay JONES Feb 1861 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 07 Jan 1938 Canberra, ACT, Australia 76
Uncle William GILLESPIE 1846 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1893 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 47
Uncle Robert GILLESPIE 1848 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1933 Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia 85
Aunt Euphemia (Phoebe) GILLESPIE 1850 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 12 Dec 1926 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 76
Uncle John 'Jack' BUTLER 07 Mar 1855 Yarralumla, ACT Australia 15 Apr 1935 Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia 80

Cousin John SHUMACK 1866 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1867 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1
Cousin James SHUMACK 1868 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin John Joseph SHUMACK 1869 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Peter SHUMACK abt 1871 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Mary SHUMACK 1874 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1874 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 0
Cousin Joseph SHUMACK 1876 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Edward Harold SHUMACK 1880 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin Mary Maria READ 1863 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 26 Nov 1891 Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia 28
Cousin Margaret 'Maggie' READ 30 Dec 1864 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jul 1949 Canberra, ACT, Australia 84
Cousin Rebecca READ abt 1867 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 08 Oct 1947 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
Cousin John (Jack) READ 1868 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 18 Dec 1917 Ainsley, ACT, Australia 49
Cousin Sarah Jane Anne? READ 1870 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 15 Aug 1929 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 59
Cousin George READ 1872 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 14 Sep 1947 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 75
Cousin Hugh READ 1874 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia Jan 1930 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 56
Cousin Joseph READ 1877 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 14 Sep 1941 Sutton, New South Wales, Australia 64
Cousin Emily Eliza READ 14 Sep 1879 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 19 Aug 1941 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 61
Cousin Ethel READ 1885 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia 1965 80
Cousin Emma Elizabeth M GILLESPIE 1875 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Florence Lilian A GILLESPIE 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Edith Gorgina E GILLESPIE 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Stanley G H GILLESPIE 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin Leslie John Allen GILLESPIE 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1912 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 23
Cousin Eva Lilian GILLESPIE 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin John James GILLESPIE 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1884 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Cousin William Ernest GILLESPIE 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia abt 1972 Canberra, ACT, Australia 86
Cousin Harold Oliver GILLESPIE 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin John Albert BUTLER 1882 abt Apr 1927 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 45

Niece Florence M SHUMACK
Niece Phyllis SHUMACK
Niece Doris E SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John Francis SHUMACK 1904 Canberra, ACT, Australia 02 Jan 1974 Canberra, ACT, Australia 70
Niece Violet SHUMACK 1905 Marrickville, Sydney, Australia
Niece Clara MCINTOSH
Nephew Harold MCINTOSH
Niece Hilda G MCINTOSH
Nephew John M MCINTOSH
Niece Edna M Y SHUMACK 1909 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Dulcie SHUMACK 1911 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Dorothy H SHUMACK 1914 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Stanley Alexander SHUMACK 21 Jan 1914 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 22 Sep 1943 New Guinea 29
Niece Joan SHUMACK 1920 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Thomas James WHITTLE 1912 New Zealand
Niece Rhonda Ellen Mildred WHITTLE 1916 New Zealand
Nephew Living or Recently Deceased
Niece Hannah Clarice Clarke MORRIS 1887 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Margaret Eileen MORRIS 1889 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Nephew William Henry MORRIS 1891 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Niece Zilla Louisa MORRIS 1893 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Rose Alice MORRIS 1895 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Sidney Carl MORRIS 1898 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Kathleen Victoria MORRIS 1900 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Oliver John Gilliard MORRIS 1904 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Eliza Mary GOZZARD 1906 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 05 Aug 1935 Canberra, ACT, Australia 29
Niece Edna May GOZZARD 1907 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Pearl Lillian GOZZARD 1909 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1997 88
Niece Hilda Beryl GOZZARD 1911 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Henry Thomas GOZZARD 1913 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Alfred Charles GOZZARD 1915 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law Louisa GOZZARD 1865 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 28 Feb 1940 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 75
Sister in Law Margaret Maria GOZZARD 1867 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Sister in Law Harriet Blanche GOZZARD 1873 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Brother in Law Henry Edward GOZZARD 1876 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1944 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 68
Sister in Law Netta Edna GOZZARD 1878 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Brother in Law Horace Roy GOZZARD 1880 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1950 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 70
Brother in Law Arthur Vivian GOZZARD 1882 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1972 Forbes, New South Wales, Australia 90
Brother in Law Herbert Edgar GOZZARD 1885 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1955 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 70
Brother in Law Harold Carrington GOZZARD 1887 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 1938 Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia 51
Sister in Law Jane MARTIN 1875 Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland 10 Feb 1942 Canberra, ACT, Australia 67
Brother in Law Evelyn John MCINTOSH abt 1870 Majura, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Amy Adeline SMITH
Brother in Law James Thomas WHITTLE 1950 Taihape, New Zealand
Events in George SHUMACK (1870 - 1958)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
17 Nov 1870 George SHUMACK was born Canberra, ACT, Australia 6
23 Jan 1872 1 Death of mother Elizabeth Jane GILLESPIE (aged 34) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 6297/1872 6
Jul 1895 24 Married Edith May GOZZARD (aged 20) Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia 80
13 Feb 1896 25 Birth of son Percy Gordon SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 80
17 Feb 1898 27 Birth of son Peter Arnold SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
05 Jun 1900 29 Birth of son Silas Henry SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
19 Jun 1902 31 Birth of daughter Edith Elvina SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
24 Jun 1904 33 Birth of son Roy Amos SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Mar 1907 36 Birth of daughter Bessie L SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
09 Jun 1907 36 Death of daughter Bessie L SHUMACK Hall, New South Wales, Australia 80
1909 39 Birth of son Brice Benson SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
02 Sep 1911 40 Birth of son Wilbur Herbert SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
14 Feb 1912 41 Death of father Peter (Big Pete) SHUMACK (aged 67) Canberra, ACT, Australia 6
04 Dec 1918 48 Birth of son Sidney Cecil SHUMACK Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
01 May 1945 74 Death of wife Edith May GOZZARD (aged 70) Taralga, New South Wales, Australia 80
12 Nov 1958 87 George SHUMACK died ACT, Australia 80
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 290 (Birth)
- Reference = 290 (Name, Notes)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2199/george-shumack.html (Death)
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2199/george-shumack.html (Marriage)
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2199/george-shumack.html (Name, Notes)
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Born: 1870; Died: 1958; Married: Edith May Gozzard

George Shumack
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George Shumack was born in 1870, the son of Peter Shumack (known as 'Big Pete') and Elizabeth Shumack (nee Gillespie). In 1895 he married Edith May Gozzard (known as 'May'), the daughter of Henry Gozzard of 'Aston', Mulligans Flat. They had nine children together. Three of them - Percy, Peter, and Silas - are in a Ginninderra school photo of 1905. One of them - Bessie - died at the age of three months in 1907, and hers is the first burial to have taken place at the Hall cemetery, which was proclaimed in 1883.

The wedding was reported by the Queanbeyan Age:

.....a quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized on Wednesday at Aston, the residence of the bride's parents, when Miss Edith May the fourth daughter of Mr Henry Gozzard was married to Mr George Shumack of Mayfield, the eldest son of Mr Peter Shumack of Canberra and grandson of the late John Gillespie of Horse Park. The Rev E Fox officiated. The bridegroom was accompanied by his brother Mr John Shumack as bestman and Miss Margaret Shumack sister of the bridegroom acted as bridesmaid. The bride who was given away by her father was attired in light brown cashmere trimmed with lace and straw coloured ribbons and wore a wreath of orange blossoms.

After the ceremony the party partook of a sumptuous repast. The health of the happy pair was proposed by Rev E Fox who spoke in eulogistic terms of the bridegroom. Amongst the wedding presents I noticed a beautiful wedding cake, the gift of the bride's sister, Mrs W Morris, a large EP Cruet from Mrs J Butler, a pair of pretty vases presented by Mrs N M Lazarus of Queanbeyan, table cover from Mrs P Shumack etc. The happy couple departed to their future residence Mayfield. [Queanbeyan Age 3.8.1895]

After marrying they settled at 'Mayfield' near Ginninderra, where George was farming, and later moved to Hall. Their house in Hall burnt down in 1908, leaving the family homeless. James McCarthy' generously offered them the use of accommodation at his property 'Glenwood': "Writing to the Goulburn Penny Post, the Ginninderra correspondent says: - I learn that immediately upon hearing the news of the destruction by fire of the residence of Mr. G. Shumack at Hall, Mr. Jas. McCarthy, the squire of Glenwood, placed an unoccupied house on his estate at Mr. Shumack's disposal rent free; which generous offer was promptly accepted. It is also said that the residents of Hall vied with each other in assisting Mr. and Mrs. Shumack by donations in kind to furnish their new home. Such acts of kindness in time of distress are worthy of the widest publication".[Queanbeyan Age, 4 February 1908, p.2]

According to White, George and Edith separated at some time during the first World War.

George worked with John ('Jack') Butler and their horse and cart, resealing and maintaining the Yass-to-Queanbeyan road and other unsealed roads in the new Federal Capital Territory. Butler died of blood poisoning in 1927, and George continued on his own until he retired some years later. George lived at Hall, next door to the Gillespies family home.

Edith died in 1945 and George in 1958.

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References
Gillespie, L. L., Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra, Campbell, 1992
Smith, L. R., Memories of Hall, Canberra, 1975
White, E. 1993. A Shumack Family. c.1668-1992 & connected families. Eastwood, NSW.
Queanbeyan Age. 3.8.1895
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