Descendants of James MANSFIELD

Sixth Generation

83. Dorothy Clara Alice SCHROEDER (Alice MANSFIELD , Henry , Henry , James , James ) was born on 13 Jul 1893 in Tanunda South Australia. She died on 29 Jan 1979 in Barmera South Australia.

Dorothy married Clarence RUMBALL "Clarrie" son of Harry Sibly RUMBALL and Jane Elizabeth REED on 19 Feb 1919 in South Australia. Clarence was born on 13 Aug 1892 in Fowlers Bay South Australia. He died on 12 May 1979 in Barmera South Australia.

Clarrie owned a fruit block at Winkie SA. At about 4 years of age whilst on a picnic Clarrie fell in the river out of a boat and was saved from drowning by his brother Lock Mansfield. Clarrie said that his long curls saved his life as he was dragged up by his hair and was pronounced dead by the local policeman but his mother resucitated him and the family story goes that the next time someone drowned the local police officer locked up the body as he was not going to be proved wrong twice.
Captain Clarence Rumball received a Military Cross.
The raid on Gaba Tepe, 4 May 1915. "A small support party under Lieutenant Rumball, of the 10th Battalion, moved along the beach before dawn to cut the Turkish wire, in hope that Leane's party wold be able to return to the Allied lines by this route."

Clarence and Dorothy had the following children:

	156	M	i	Brian Clarence RUMBALL.
				Brian married Marjory Doris MILLHOUSE.
	157	F	ii	Mary Dorothy RUMBALL.
				Mary married Bryan Kenneth Eyre TROTT.
	158	M	iii	Peter Mansfield RUMBALL was born about 1927. He died on 1 Mar 1993. He was buried in Centennial Park South Australia.
				Peter married Rita May ROBINSON.

154. Lawrence Erless MANSFIELD (Lawrence Erless , Charles , Henry , James , James ) was born on 13 Jun 1908 in Essex Street Goodwood. He died on 11 Jan 1973.

Occupation Farmer
Residence 32 Devon Street Goodwood SA

Lawrence married ¹ (1) Hilda Sophia EGEL daughter of Johannes Carl Wilhelm EGEL and Ann Ida FECHNER on 15 Jul 1933 in At the ministers residence 26 Devon Street Goodwood SA. Hilda was born on 16 Dec 1912 in Mannum SA. She was christened on 26 Jan 1913 in Mannum Lutheran Pastor Alpers. She died on 11 Dec 1996.

They had the following children:

	159	M	i	Charles Laurence MANSFIELD was born on 14 Feb 1934. He died on 15 Oct 1997.
				Charles married Gretta Blanche ALYSBURY on 16 Jun 1956. Gretta was born on 8 Aug 1937.
	160	M	ii	Arnold David MANSFIELD was born on 2 Oct 1938.
				Arnold married Tasma Grace BOLT daughter of Jeffrey Allen George BOLT and Gwendoline Ernestine TOWILL. Tasma was born on 31 Dec 1937 in Mannum, South Australia. She died on 16 Feb 1986 in Karoonda, South Australia.

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