Frances Ellen Walker^[1]

1897 - 1968  (71 years)

• Name	Frances Ellen Walker
  Birth	1897	Buninyong, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Female
  Record ID Number	MH:I500687
  _MARNM	O'Shannassy
  Death	4 Sep 1968	Prahran East, Victoria, Australia
  	Age: 70-71
  Person ID	I500687	Barrett Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Walker,   b. 28 Jun 1854, Indented Head, Victoria, Australia d. 30 Aug 1917, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Frances or Fanny Brown,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia d. 20 May 1946, Mount Clear, Victoria, Australia (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1 Apr 1883	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Record ID Number	MH:F500171
  Family ID	F500171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S500009] FamilySearch Family Tree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4). Frances Ellen O'Shannassy (born Walker)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1897 - Buninyong, Victoria, Australia&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Nov 7 1923 - Ballarat, Victoria, Australia&lt;br&gt;Death: Sep 4 1968 - Prahran East, Victoria, Australia&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>Robert Walker</a>, <a>Frances or Fanny Walker (born Brown)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Alfred Roy O'Shannassy</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Margaret Jean Bain (born O'Shannassy)</a>, <a>Alfred Ernest O'Shannassy</a>, <a>Phyllis Gration (born O'Shannassy)</a>, <a>Nellie Kerr (born O'Shannassy)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Robert Alexander WALKER</a>, <a>Charles Andrew WALKER</a>, <a>Albert Ernest WALKER</a>, <a>Kate Frances WALKER</a>, <a>Cora May WALKER</a>, <a>George James WALKER</a>, <a>Oliver WALKER</a>, <a>Daphne WALKER</a>&lt;br&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional information: <br> <br>LifeSketch: My dear grandma was a special woman. When my grandpa west overseas in WW2 he left grandma behind with the children. My mother Margaret was 17 at the time. Grandma was a true housekeeper, sewed, patched, cooked the best jams and pickles. She taught my mum how to make wonderful fluffy scones which always won best prize at the Country Womens Association. Grandma appeared stern, yet she had eyes that told her story. It must have a very tough time for her keeping all the children together, running the household while grandpa was overseas in the Middle East. It is really only after my family research that the details of her amazing life came to life. I have wonderful memories of us grandchildren taking naps in the hallway at their home during summer. The family vegetable garden offered many vegetables and fruit, often to the delight of her grandchildren who pick the peas and helped her pod them. I am very lucky really as one of the eldest grandchildren, I have remember both grandma and grandpa. Some of my younger siblings did not have the pleasure of meeting them.