| [Index] |
| Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (1930 - 1961) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
|
Living Living Living Living |
Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (1930 - 1961) + Living |
John Douglas ELWORTHY (1898 - 1942) | Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY (1866 - 1935) | James Baker ELWORTHY (1833 - 1889) |
| Henrietta Sophia Jane LARGE (1846 - 1915) | ||||
| Leah Christian ISAAC (1865 - 1930) | John ISAAC (1827 - 1895) | |||
| Elizabeth (Lizzie) KING (1821 - 1905) | ||||
| Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995) | Alfred Nicholas CRAIG (1882 - 1970) | Charles William CRAIG (1849 - 1934) | ||
| Jemima Amelia GRAY (1857 - 1941) | ||||
| Ethel Lilian MCGANN ( - 1960) | John MCGANN | |||
| Rachel (MCGANN) |
| b. 17 Dec 1930 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. Living Living or Recently Deceased |
| d. 25 Apr 1961 aged 30 |
| Parents: |
| John Douglas ELWORTHY (1898 - 1942) |
| Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG (1903 - 1995) |
| Siblings (3): |
| Jean ELWORTHY (1925 - 1992) |
| Children (4): |
| Grandchildren (7): |
| Events in Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (1930 - 1961)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 17 Dec 1930 | Leah Doreen ELWORTHY was born | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | |||
| 01 Mar 1942 | 11 | Death of father John Douglas ELWORTHY (aged 43) | Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia | 1832/1942 | |
| 25 Apr 1961 | 30 | Leah Doreen ELWORTHY died | |||
| Personal Notes: |
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In honour of her Elworthy grandmother, Heather and Jack named their new daughter Leah Doreen when she greeted the world at Gundagai on 17 Dec 1930. Earlier that year Douglas Mawson discovered MacRobertson Land in Antarctica, Amy Johnson was the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia and the ill-fated Lasseter went looking for his lost gold reef. Finances of the world were in a parlous state at that time but people kept their spirits up singing new hits such as I Got Rhythm, Three Little Words and Walking My Baby Back Home.
Like her sisters, Leah began her early education at the tiny Bengarralong school then SCEGGS, Darlinghurst after moving to Sydney. She began nurse training at the Royal North Shore Hospital but during her third year met Dr David Dobell-Brown. Leah looked forward joyfully to starting a family as soon as possible. She had four children in less than seven years but tragically didn't have much time to enjoy them and was only 30 when she died of cancer on Anzac Day 1961. Her mother, Heather Elworthy moved in to look after the little ones - and because 'needs must' acquired her first driving licence! |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 263 (Name, Notes) |
| 63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ |
| - Reference = Sydney Morning Herlad 26 Jan 1952 (Engagement) |
| - Notes: DOBELL- BROWN - ELWORTHY The Engagement is announced of Leah third daughter of the late Mr J Elworthy of Braemar Gundagal and Mrs H Elworthy of Rose Bay to David youngest son of Mr and Mrs ? Dobell Brown of Rose Bay |