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Violet SCHMITZER (1897 - 1955)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Albert Lawrence BERRIGAN (1924 - 1925)	Violet SCHMITZER (1897 - 1955) + Albert Godfrey BERRIGAN (1902 - 1984)	Edward SCHMITZER
		Elizabeth ATKINS ( - 1947)

b. 1897 at Taree, NSW, Australia

m. 1923 Albert Godfrey BERRIGAN (1902 - 1984) at Taree, NSW, Australia

d. 1955 at Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia aged 58

Near Relatives of Violet SCHMITZER (1897 - 1955)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Thomas George BERRIGAN	1876	Tamworth, NSW, Australia	1955	Taree, NSW, Australia	79
Mother in Law	Mary Jane HERRIGAN	1883	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia	1944	Taree, NSW, Australia	61
Father	Edward SCHMITZER
Mother	Elizabeth ATKINS			1947	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
Self	Violet SCHMITZER	1897	Taree, NSW, Australia	1955	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	58
Husband	Albert Godfrey BERRIGAN	1902	Tamworth, NSW, Australia	1984	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	82
Son	Albert Lawrence BERRIGAN	1924		1925	Pappinbarra, NSW, Australia	1
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Brother in Law	Leslie Gordon BERRIGAN
Sister in Law	Zeta Mavis BERRIGAN
Brother in Law	Nicholas George Thomas BERRIGAN	1904	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	1974	Taree, NSW, Australia	70
Sister in Law	Vera BERRIGAN	1906	Quirindi, NSW, Australia
Brother in Law	Thomas James BERRIGAN	1907	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	1981	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	74
Sister in Law	Coral BERRIGAN	1911	Gunnedah, NSW, Australia	1911	Gunnedah, NSW, Australia	0
Sister in Law	Hazel B BERRIGAN	1912	Taree, NSW, Australia
Sister in Law	Kathleen BERRIGAN	1912	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	1912	Quirindi, NSW, Australia	0

Events in Violet SCHMITZER (1897 - 1955)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1897		Violet SCHMITZER was born	Taree, NSW, Australia	Note 1	52
1923	26	Married Albert Godfrey BERRIGAN (aged 21)	Taree, NSW, Australia	Note 2	52
1924	27	Birth of son Albert Lawrence BERRIGAN		see death notes
1925	28	Death of son Albert Lawrence BERRIGAN (aged 1)	Pappinbarra, NSW, Australia	Note 3	60
1947	50	Death of mother Elizabeth ATKINS	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	Note 4
1955	58	Violet SCHMITZER died	Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia	Note 5	53

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: Violet Schmitzer in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Violet Schmitzer Spouse Name: Albert G Berrigan Marriage Date: 1923 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Taree, New South Wales Registration Year: 1923 Registration Number: 3659

Note 3: Manning River Times 28 Feb 1925 Pappinbarra, (From a correspondent.). A very serious accident occurred at the residence of Mr. R. H. Bulley, of Pappinbarra Creek, on Thursday evening, 19th inst., when Albert Lawrence, the 12-months-old son of Mr, and Mrs. A. G. Berrigan, of Big Swamp post office, fell from a door way the height of 2 "feet 3 Inches and was killed Instantly. Mrs. Berrigan was on a visit to her parents (Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schmitzer, formerly of Mitchell's Island), when the accident occurred. The remains were interred at Beechwood cemetery at 4 p.m. on Friday

Note 4: 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.'

Note 5: Violet Berrigan in the Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current Name: Violet Berrigan Death Date: 1955 Cemetery: Wauchope Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Wauchope, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: 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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Violet Schmitzer in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Violet Schmitzer Spouse Name: Albert G Berrigan Marriage Date: 1923 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Taree, New South Wales Registration Year: 1923 Registration Number: 3659

53. Type: Australia Cemetery Index 1808-2007

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Violet Berrigan in the Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current Name: Violet Berrigan Death Date: 1955 Cemetery: Wauchope Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Wauchope, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia

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