Rose May Essenhigh married Fredrick Numa Tolliday in 1910 and they had 2 sons and 6 daughters.

They lived in Victoria, Australia.

A reunion was held in Lima, Victoria in April 2007 when some family members of all the children of Rose and Fred were represented.

Rose was born 30th December 1889 and died 21st December 1955. Frederick was born 4th November 1876 and died 18th July 1936. They are both buried at Moorngag Cemetery near Benalla Victoria.

The children are-

Alice (Mrs Bill Renkin)
Grace,
Reta known as Jean (Mrs. Cason),
Eric,
Ethell (Mrs. Jack Heywood),
Mary (Mrs. Kevin Hide)
Charles and
Dorothy (Mrs. Max Evans).

Charles and sisters Ethell, Mary and Dorothy are the only surviving members of the family. Alice and Jean passed away in 2007, Grace in 2005 and Eric in 1979.

Grace never married and Mary who married Kevin Hide had no children.
Most of the families had 2-5 children each.

I have a localfamily tree in my possession up to date as at 2007.

Meredith