Reuben BACKSHALL

1912 - 1935  (23 years)   Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

James BACKSHALL

1751 - DECEASED

Birth	1751	Ardingley, Sussex, England
Died	DECEASED
Family	Mary BROWN,   b. Abt 1779, England
Married	22 Mar 1779	Ringmer, Sussex, England
Children	+ 1. William BACKSHALL,   b. 25 Feb 1787, East Grinstead, Sussex, England

Maria SHEPHERD

1812 - 1888  (76 years)

Birth	18 Apr 1812	Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire, England
Died	26 Nov 1888	York, Western Australia, Australia
Family	William SMITH,   b. 16 Apr 1807, Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire, England
Married	7 May 1832	Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire, England
Children	+ 1. Ann SMITH,   b. Jun 1826, England + 2. Mary Ann SMITH,   b. Aug 1827, England + 3. Henry Thomas SMITH,   b. 1829, England + 4. Sarah Ellen SMITH,   b. 23 May 1832, England   5. Richard SMITH,   b. Jan 1834, Britwell, Oxfordshire, England + 6. John SMITH,   b. 1837, Britwell, Oxfordshire, England   7. Henry Chapman SMITH,   b. Aug 1839 + 8. Martha SMITH,   b. 1843, York, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Susanna SMITH,   b. 21 Jul 1843, Yangedine, Western Australia, Australia + 10. Jane SMITH,   b. 7 Mar 1845, Grass Patch, Western Australia, Australia + 11. Elizabeth Mary SMITH,   b. Nov 1847, York, Western Australia, Australia + 12. Charlotte SMITH,   b. Jul 1849, York, Western Australia, Australia   13. Maria SMITH,   b. 1851, York, Western Australia, Australia + 14. Samuel John SMITH,   b. 7 Mar 1856, York, Western Australia, Australia

Reuben BACKSHALL

1912 - 1935  (23 years)

Birth	20 Feb 1912	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	20 Nov 1935	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1935	Cemetery, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Reuben Frederick William BACKSHALL,   b. 9 Mar 1860, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lucy Monica MAHONEY,   b. 20 Jun 1883, Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Married	3 Sep 1910	Snowtown, South Australia, Australia

Ellen Susan BACKSHALL

1913 - 1987  (73 years)

Birth	3 May 1913	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Died	15 Apr 1987	South Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	19 Apr 1987	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Reuben Frederick William BACKSHALL,   b. 9 Mar 1860, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lucy Monica MAHONEY,   b. 20 Jun 1883, Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Married	3 Sep 1910	Snowtown, South Australia, Australia
Family	Robert EWING,   b. 26 May 1907, Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Married	17 Jun 1946	Highgate Hill, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living   4. Living + 5. Bernadette Lucy EWING,   b. 1 Dec 1953   6. John Robert EWING,   b. 1955

Robert EWING

1907 - 1977  (70 years)

Birth	26 May 1907	Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died	16 Jun 1977	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1977	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Robert EWING,   b. 28 Jun 1879, Donoughmore, Donegal, Ireland
Mother	Mary Margaret MCLAUGHLIN,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Ellen Susan BACKSHALL,   b. 3 May 1913, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Married	17 Jun 1946	Highgate Hill, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living   4. Living + 5. Bernadette Lucy EWING,   b. 1 Dec 1953   6. John Robert EWING,   b. 1955

Lucy Monica BACKSHALL

1914 - 1994  (79 years)

Birth	11 Nov 1914	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Died	26 Sep 1994	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1994	Cemetery, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Reuben Frederick William BACKSHALL,   b. 9 Mar 1860, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lucy Monica MAHONEY,   b. 20 Jun 1883, Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Married	3 Sep 1910	Snowtown, South Australia, Australia
Family	Harold SANDS,   b. 25 Mar 1907, Kelstern, Lincolnshire, England
Married	1939	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living

Harold SANDS

1907 - 1999  (92 years)

Birth	25 Mar 1907	Kelstern, Lincolnshire, England
Died	15 Jul 1999	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1999	Cemetery, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Lucy Monica BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Nov 1914, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1939	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living + 2. Living

Mary Theresa Carmel BACKSHALL

1916 - 1919  (2 years)

Birth	19 Dec 1916	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Died	17 Jan 1919	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1919	Cemetery, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Reuben Frederick William BACKSHALL,   b. 9 Mar 1860, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lucy Monica MAHONEY,   b. 20 Jun 1883, Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Married	3 Sep 1910	Snowtown, South Australia, Australia

Teresa Carmel BACKSHALL

1919 - 1991  (71 years)

Birth	19 Apr 1919	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Died	7 Apr 1991	Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Reuben Frederick William BACKSHALL,   b. 9 Mar 1860, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Lucy Monica MAHONEY,   b. 20 Jun 1883, Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Married	3 Sep 1910	Snowtown, South Australia, Australia

Reuben Frederick William BACKSHALL

1860 - 1940  (80 years)

Birth	9 Mar 1860	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Died	5 Jul 1940	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1940	Cemetery, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Ruben BACKSHALL,   b. 1 Jan 1821, Rye, Sussex, England
Mother	Sarah Ellen SMITH,   b. 23 May 1832, England
Married	5 Sep 1849	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Lucy Monica MAHONEY,   b. 20 Jun 1883, Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Married	3 Sep 1910	Snowtown, South Australia, Australia
Children	1. Reuben BACKSHALL,   b. 20 Feb 1912, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Ellen Susan BACKSHALL,   b. 3 May 1913, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Lucy Monica BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Nov 1914, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia   4. Mary Theresa Carmel BACKSHALL,   b. 19 Dec 1916, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia   5. Teresa Carmel BACKSHALL,   b. 19 Apr 1919, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

Lucy Monica MAHONEY

1883 - 1959  (76 years)

Birth	20 Jun 1883	Gawler, South Australia, Australia
Died	6 Aug 1959	Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1959	Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James MAHONY,   b. 29 Mar 1833, London, England
Mother	Susanna SMITH,   b. 21 Jul 1843, Yangedine, Western Australia, Australia
Married	25 Jul 1860	Port Broughton, South Australia, Australia
Family	Reuben Frederick William BACKSHALL,   b. 9 Mar 1860, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
Married	3 Sep 1910	Snowtown, South Australia, Australia
Children	1. Reuben BACKSHALL,   b. 20 Feb 1912, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia + 2. Ellen Susan BACKSHALL,   b. 3 May 1913, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Lucy Monica BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Nov 1914, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia   4. Mary Theresa Carmel BACKSHALL,   b. 19 Dec 1916, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia   5. Teresa Carmel BACKSHALL,   b. 19 Apr 1919, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia

• Name	Reuben BACKSHALL
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	20 Feb 1912	Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
  Gender	Male
  AKA	Bill
  Burial	1935	Cemetery, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
  	Pioneer Cemetery
  Death	20 Nov 1935	Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Ellen Susan BACKSHALL,   b. 3 May 1913, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia d. 15 Apr 1987, South Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  2. Lucy Monica BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Nov 1914, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia d. 26 Sep 1994, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  3. Mary Theresa Carmel BACKSHALL,   b. 19 Dec 1916, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia d. 17 Jan 1919, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia
  4. Teresa Carmel BACKSHALL,   b. 19 Apr 1919, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia d. 7 Apr 1991, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James BACKSHALL,   b. 1751, Ardingley, Sussex, England d. DECEASED  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Maria SHEPHERD,   b. 18 Apr 1812, Britwell Salome, Oxfordshire, England d. 26 Nov 1888, York, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 76 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 sisters
  1. Reuben BACKSHALL,   b. 20 Feb 1912, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia d. 20 Nov 1935, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 23 years) + 2. Ellen Susan BACKSHALL,   b. 3 May 1913, Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia d. 15 Apr 1987, South Perth, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 73 years) â–»Robert EWING,  m. 17 Jun 1946, Highgate Hill, Western Australia, Australia   + 3. Lucy Monica BACKSHALL,   b. 11 Nov 1914, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia d. 26 Sep 1994, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 79 years) â–»Harold SANDS,  m. 1939, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia     4. Mary Theresa Carmel BACKSHALL,   b. 19 Dec 1916, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia d. 17 Jan 1919, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 2 years)   5. Teresa Carmel BACKSHALL,   b. 19 Apr 1919, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia d. 7 Apr 1991, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 71 years)
  Person ID	I14208	MyBradyTree

  
  

  Father	Reuben Frederick William BACKSHALL,   b. 9 Mar 1860, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia d. 5 Jul 1940, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lucy Monica MAHONEY,   b. 20 Jun 1883, Gawler, South Australia, Australia d. 6 Aug 1959, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1910	Snowtown, South Australia, Australia
  Family ID	F5486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 20 Feb 1912 - Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia Burial - 1935 - Cemetery, Greenough, Western Australia, Australia Death - 20 Nov 1935 - Greenough, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones

  CEMETERY-Greenough-Pioneer-01.jpg Greenough Cemetery

  
  

• Reference

  #BFTWA. "Reuben BACKSHALL". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://www.bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I14208&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed June 14, 2025).