 1895 - 1962 (66 years)
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| Name |
Harriet Elsie May Marshman [1] |
| Nickname |
Elsie |
| Birth |
5 Oct 1895 |
"The Hermitage", Grace Plains, South Australia, Australia  [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
5 May 1962 |
Croydon, South Australia, Australia [1] |
| Burial |
Dudley Park, South Australia, Australia [1] |
| Person ID |
I0654 |
Tucker Family Tree | The descendants of James Tucker |
| Last Modified |
3 Apr 2020 |
| Father |
George Marshman, b. 18 Oct 1861, Blumberg, South Australia, Australia d. 19 Jul 1948, Aldersgate Nursing Home, Payneham, South Australia, Australia (Age 86 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Tiller, b. 7 Oct 1860, "Bald Hill",Inman Valley, South Australia, Australia d. 22 Dec 1936, Hospital, Balaklava, South Australia, Australia (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
22 Feb 1883 |
Bible Christian Church,Grace Plains, South Australia, Australia |
| Family ID |
F0163 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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 | The Eldest Eight Children of George and Sarah Marshman (nee Tiller)
Back l to r: Perce, Hurtle, Ray, Clem, Bert
Sitting at front: Edith (holding Elsie) and Ivy |
 | Harriet Elsie May Marshman - Eight child of George and Sarah Marshman (nee Tiller)
Harriet Elsie May Marshman |
 | The Family of George and Sarah Marshman (nee Tiller)
Standing at back l to r: Clement, Hurtle, Pearce, Bertie
Middle Row Ray, Ivy, Sarah (nee Tiller), George, Edith, Elsie
Seated at front: Gladys and Wesley |
 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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| At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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 | Harriet Elsie May Marshman
Harriet Elsie May Marshman, known as Elsie |
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| Notes |
- Elsie grew up on the family farm at Grace Plains where a horse provided transport for one or more of the children to school. She was one of the Younger members of the family of ten children and the family later moved to a farm property and house near Owen. She grew up and worked at home, milking cows, tending poultry and doing other farm duties, and was a member of a staunch Methodist family so life revolved around the Owen Methodist Church and the farm. In the early years the Owen picnic was apparently an annual highlight of life in the little country town. She met Arthur here and corresponded regularly with him while he was serving overseas. Upon his return the fellowship blossomed and they married.
Arthur took a teaching post at Wirrabara forest at the start of 1920. he became involved in various outside activities, Freemasonry, for instance, and this meant he was away from home during evenings and Elsie found this a bit traumatic as the school, with house nearby, was on the edge of a pine forest and half a mile from the nearest Neighbour, and five miles from the little township of Wirrabara. Their four sons were born there. They enjoyed the country life roaming the surrounding hilly countryside, mushrooming, digging out rabbits and keeping them as pets, exploring creeks, climbing pine trees close to home, and attending school where Arthur taught about 30 children from the Surrounding rural properties and fores employees' families in Primary School grades 1-7.
The Young couple put sheets of newspaper under the flock mattresses on the wire beds that first winter to try to keep warm so that they could sleep. Wirrabara Forest is fairly high above sea level and so is much colder in winter than the plains around Owen. In summer, however, temperatures could rise very high and bush fires could occur and once a fire was heading for the school but was diverted, and no damage was done to the school property or any persons, although some were rather frightened. A saw mill operated about a mile from the school and the boys spent enjoyable hours sliding down a huge sawdust dump, however had it caught alight, it would have burned for years so the experts said. Bullock teams pulling loads of logs to the mill often went past the school house with the bullocky waling alongside cracking a huge stock whip and the occasional new-fangled car went past as well but life was very quiet and peaceful.
The month of Adelaid's worst heat wave on record, and the family lived at Croydon and Arthur continued as an assistant teacher at Hindmarsh school until he retired at 65 in 1956. Arthur was in his later years a staunch supporter of the West Torrens Football Club and rarely missed a match or a training night. He and Elsie lived on at Croydon until their deaths.(The Tucker Family in Australia, 1992)
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| Sources |
- [S1] Cynthis Henley-Smith, The Tucker Family in Australia, (Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia), 1992, 125 (Reliability: 3).
- [S531] Genealogy SA, trading as the South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Societ Inc., findmypast, South Australia Births 1842-1928, (findmypast), 5 Oct 1895, 572/366 Gilbert (Reliability: 3).
See attached South Australia birth registration Transcription for Harriet Elsie May Marshman. Registration District Gilbert, Registration Number 572/366.
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