Hugh WOODALL, was born 1841 in Holywell or Holyhead, Wales, son of Isaac WOODALL and Emily WILLIAMS. He was recorded as a sailor of "Muntham Station" in 1863 when he married Scotia MENZIES, b. ca 1840, Isle of Mull, Scotland, daughter of Duncan MENZIES and Margaret McCULLOUGH.

In 1875 Hugh WOODALL, with 3 school-aged children, living a ½ mile N of Carapook, was marked on the Carapook map with the 1875 petition aimed at establishing a new school at Carapook.

Hugh's wife Scotia WOODALL died at Carapook in 1876 and was buried in the Old Casterton Cemetery.

Hugh WOODALL had another child in 1882 at Buckingham (near Bordertown), South Australia with Jane CLIPSTON.

Hugh WOODALL died at Mundulla (near Bordertown), South Australia in 1918

Hugh WOODALL & Scotia MENZIES had the following known children...

  1. Margaret Clara "Mayzie" WOODALL b. 1861, Casterton, S-W Vic m.1 Walter John Francis SIMMONS, m.2 Alexander POTTER ~1863-1931

  2. George WOODALL b. 1863, Casterton, S-W. Vic., d. 1936 Casterton, m. in 1897 to Adela HOLMES 1861-1930, b. Stawell, Vic., (daughter of Frederick HOLMES and Christina NEILSON), d. Ballarat, Vic., and they had the following children:
    1. Hugh WOODALL b. 1897, Casterton, S-W Vic., m.1 in 1921 to Alice Ivy CRAIG 1894-1921, m.2 in 1925 to Violet May ROGERS 1904-1982. Hugh attended school at Muntham S.S. and enlisted in the AIF in 1918...
      • 1918, Feb 19 : enlisted at Casterton in 1st AIF
      • 1918, Jun 05 : embarked "Orontes", Sydney, NSW, Reinforcements AIF
      • 1918, Aug 13 : Pte 51731, 39th Battalion, AIF (allotted)
      • 1919, Feb 18 : Pte 51731, 39th Battalion, AIF (to France)
      • 1919, Jul 20 : embarked "Valencia" England for RTA, Pte 51731, 39th Battalion, AIF
      • 1919, Sep 26 : discharged Melbourne, Pte 51731, 39th Battalion, AIF
      • 1924, residing at Langkoop, west of Casterton
      • 1967, died Melbourne, buried Casterton New Cemetery
      • Named : Casterton Town Hall WW1 Honour Roll
      • Tree No.88 : Digby Avenue of Honour, planted by Mr George WOODALL
      • Named : Merino War Memorial
      • Named : Muntham WW1 Honour Roll
      • Named : Sandford War Memorial

    2. George Ernest WOODALL, b. 1900, Casterton, S-W Vic, m. 1922 to Ida Alice JEFFRIES 1902-1969.

  3. Mary Jane WOODALL b. 1865, Casterton, S-W Vic, m. George CORNELL

  4. Hugh WOODALL b. 1867, Casterton, S-W Vic., m.1 Margaret May CARSON, m.2 Mary Eliza FERNEE

  5. Mary Ellen WOODALL b. ~1870, Carapook, S-W Vic., d. 1953, Melbourne, Vic., m. John Francis BURNS ~1848-1918

  6. Isaac WOODALL b. 1871, Casterton, S-W Vic, d. 1902 Bordertown, SA

  7. Duncan WOODALL b. 1872, Casterton, S-W Vic, d. 1886, Mount Gambier hospital, SA

  8. Donald WOODALL b. 1874, Casterton, S-W Vic., d. 1954, Western Australia, m. Elizabeth Ann PHELPS 1871-1949. Son Hugh WOODALL, b. 1916, Western Australia

Hugh WOODALL & Jane CLIPSTONE had the following known children..

  1. Charles WOODALL, b. 1882, Buckingham, SA, Aus
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