Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (1930

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

Near Relatives of Leah Doreen ELWORTHY (1930 - 1961)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY	18 Jan 1866	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	19 May 1935	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	69
Grandmother	Leah Christian ISAAC	15 Aug 1865	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	03 Feb 1930	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	64
Grandfather	Alfred Nicholas CRAIG	27 Jan 1882	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	25 Aug 1970	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	88
Grandmother	Ethel Lilian MCGANN			20 Dec 1960	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father	John Douglas ELWORTHY	15 Jun 1898	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	01 Mar 1942	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	43
Mother	Heather Lillian Jane CRAIG	20 May 1903	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	02 Jan 1995	Armidale, New South Wales, Australia	91

Self	Leah Doreen ELWORTHY	17 Dec 1930	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	25 Apr 1961		30

Husband	Living or Recently Deceased

Son	Living or Recently Deceased
Son	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Sister	Jean ELWORTHY	22 Oct 1925		18 Jun 1992	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	66
Sister	Living or Recently Deceased
Sister	Living or Recently Deceased

Daughter in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Daughter in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Son in Law	Living or Recently Deceased

Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
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Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Uncle	Frederick Arthur ELWORTHY	31 Jan 1891	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	23 Jan 1967	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	75
Aunt	Viola Janet (VJ) HANSEN	18 Apr 1893	New South Wales, Australia	06 Aug 1987	Wynnum, Queensland, Australia	94
Aunt	Eileen Christian ELWORTHY	19 Oct 1892	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	10 Sep 1956	Canberra, ACT, Australia	63
Uncle	Rodolph Leopold Pierce (Tony) Fane DE SALIS	08 Aug 1886	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	21 Feb 1957	Canberra, ACT, Australia	70
Uncle	James Baker ELWORTHY	07 Jul 1894	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	01 May 1965	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia	70
Aunt	Doris Henrietta (Dobbie) ELWORTHY	17 May 1896	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	21 Nov 1975	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	79
Uncle	Douglas Ian FREW-BROWN	1901	Blantyre, Scotland	30 May 1961	Leeton, New South Wales, Australia	60
Uncle	Keith CRAIG
Aunt	Lisle I CRAIG	1905	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	1905	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	0
Aunt	Thelma Majorie CRAIG	12 Nov 1907	Kiama, New South Wales, Australia	25 Mar 1980	Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia	72
Uncle	Allister Stephen C MCGREGOR	1906	Bega, New South Wales, Australia	06 Jun 1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	75

Cousin	Frank Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY	30 May 1919	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	20 Dec 2000	West Gosford, New South Wales, Australia	81
Cousin	Nancye Leah ELWORTHY	19 Apr 1922	Harden, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	William John ELWORTHY	11 Dec 1923	Harden, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Living or Recently Deceased
Cousin	Robert Fitch Ross ELWORTHY	13 Feb 1928	Crowther, New South Wales, Australia	07 Oct 1990	Albury, New South Wales, Australia	62
Cousin	Macarthur Arthur James (Cookie) ELWORTHY	16 Aug 1933	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	abt 2008	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	75
Cousin	William Arthur Fane DE SALIS	09 Jun 1916	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	26 Nov 1999	Canberra, ACT, Australia	83
Cousin	Eric James Fane DE SALIS	18 Mar 1918	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	14 Feb 2002	Canberra, ACT, Australia	83
Cousin	John David DE SALIS	23 Oct 1923	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia

Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
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Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
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Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Brett Stephen TOMBS	18 Feb 1965	Te Kuiti, New Zealand	12 Jun 1996	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	31
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased
Nephew	Living or Recently Deceased

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Brother in Law	Living or Recently Deceased
Brother in Law	Living or Recently Deceased

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:

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 Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, 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

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