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Elizabeth ATKINS ( - 1947)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Violet SCHMITZER (1897 - 1955)	Elizabeth ATKINS ( - 1947) + Edward SCHMITZER

m. 1888 Edward SCHMITZER at NSW, Australia

d. 1947 at Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia

Near Relatives of Elizabeth ATKINS ( - 1947)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Self	Elizabeth ATKINS			1947	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
Husband	Edward SCHMITZER
Daughter	Violet SCHMITZER	1897	Taree, NSW, Australia	1955	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	58
Son in Law	Albert Godfrey BERRIGAN	1902	Tamworth, NSW, Australia	1984	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	82
Grandson	Albert Lawrence BERRIGAN	1924		1925	Pappinbarra, NSW, Australia	1

Events in Elizabeth ATKINS ( - 1947)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1888		Married Edward SCHMITZER	NSW, Australia	See obit
1897		Birth of daughter Violet SCHMITZER	Taree, NSW, Australia	Note 1	52
1947		Elizabeth ATKINS died	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	Note 2

Note 1: Violet Schmitzer in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Violet Schmitzer Birth Date: 1897 Birth Place: New South Wales Registration Year: 1897 Registration Place: Taree, New South Wales, Australia Father: Edward Schmitzer Mother: Elizabeth Registration Number: 35794

Note 2: Manning Riner Times 2 Aug 1947 OBITUARY. MRS. ELIZABETH SCHMITZER. Another well known and highly esteemed citizen of Wauchope, in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Schmitzer, passed away at her . residence, on I I Tuesday night of last week. The ' I funeral took place on the following i day from the Church ' of England ; to the Wauchope cemetery, where I Canon Gerry (Port Macquarie) offl- | ! ciated at the graveside in the pre I sence of a large gathering of rela- ] tives and ? sympathisers, many of I whom journeyed from the Manning ? district where the deceased was well I known. The late Mrs. Schmitzer was born 77 years ago at Mitchell's Island, Manning River,, and was brought to young womanhood in the pioneering atmosphere that existed Lhere in those far-off days. In the year 1888 she was married to Mr. Edward Schmitzer, and for many years the couple lived at Mitchell's Island and i raised a large family who, in their turn, also won the esteem of a wide i circle of acquaintances. Twenty-flve [ years ago the couple moved to Pap [ pinbarra where they continued farm i ing pursuits until they retired from active work to live in Wauchope I where, five years ago, they celebrated the 50tli anniversary of their mar riage. Three years ago the subject of this notice was obliged to under go a serious operation in St. Luke's Hospital, Sydney, and this, together with severe internal injuries receiv ed in a motor accident near Kemp sey on November 27th of last year, led to the decline in health which eventually proved fatal. During the period of her final illness she was lovingly cared for by her daughter (Mrs. Berrigan), and daughtersin law (Mesdames O. and J.. Schmit zer). grand-daughter (Daphne Berri gan).. and also by her nephew, Mr. R. H. Bulley, of Wauchope Tele phone Linesmen's staif, who has been a member of the Schmitzer house hold for many years. The late Mrs. Schmitzer was a sincere Christian, and love of her Church dominated her life and guided her in the up bringing of a family of whom any parent could be justly proud. In addition to her husband, five ] sons and one daughter survive to . mourn their loss, viz., John Edward i (Coff's Harbour i, Albert (Senior Police Constable. Haberfield), Edgar (Port Macquarie), Oswald (Wau chope) and Walter Schmitzer (Pap pinbarra), and Violet (Mrs. Berri gan, Pappinbarra). ^One daughter, Ada. passed away in infancy. There are 22 grand-children and two great grandchildren. The late Mrs. Schmitzer was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Atkins, of Mitchell's Island, the only surviving member ' of the Atkins family now being Mrs. John Jobson, of Taree. — 'Hastings Shire Gazette.'

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