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Leonora Cemetery Western Australia

LEGEND: b = Buried, d = Died, Occ = Occupation, Mt Margaret = Mount Margaret, Reg = Registration.
RC = Roman Catholic, ANG = Anglican or Church of England, METH = Methodist/Wesleyan,
PRES = Presbyterian,
WA = Western Australia, NSW = New South Wales, VIC = Victoria, QLD = Queensland, SA = South Australia. TAS = Tasmania, NT = Northern Territory.


Note: The person registering the death is only listed if it was someone other than the police or an undertaker.


Doreen FITZGERALD

FITZGERALD Doreen — 10mths, d 6 Feb 1904, at Sons of Gwalia, Leonora, Cause: Gastro Enteritis, Father: Patrick FITZGERALD (Metallurgist), Mother: Olivia SHELMASDINE, Born Perth WA, Reg 10/1904 Mt Margaret, WES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FITZGERALD unnamed female d 9 Jan 1914, Cause: Stillborn, Premature birth, Father: Patrick John FITZGERALD (Miner), Mother: Linda May DISCOMBE, Born Gwalia, Reg 2/1914 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FITZGERALD unnamed male d 16 Jul 1910, at Gwalia, Cause: Bleeding of placenta, Stillborn, Father: Patrick John FITZGERALD (Miner), Mother: Linda May DISCOMBE, Reg 38/1910 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FLACK Richard 19yrs, d 2 May 1902, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Miner, Cause: Typhoid Fever,  Father: Frederick FLACK (Butcher), Born: Maldon VIC, In VIC 18 ½yrs, In WA 6mths, Reg 30/1902 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FLYNN Michael — 70yrs, d 17 Oct 1946, at Leonora Hospital, Old Age Pensioner, Cause: Aneurysm of the Aorta, Born: Edinburgh, Scotland, Single, Reg Mt Margaret 17/1946, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOGARTY James — 75yrs, d 20 Jan 1945, at Leonora Hospital, Occ Prospector, Cause: Carcinoma of Colon, Intestinal obstruction, Father: Daniel FOGARTY, Mother: Margaret COSTELLO, Born: West Ballarat, VIC, Reg Mt Margaret 2/1945, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOGARTY Maurice d 19 Sep 1907, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Miner, Father: William FOGARTY (Farmer) Mother: Hannah WALSH, Born Co Limerick, Ireland, In VIC 9yrs in WA 10yrs, Reg 58/1907 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOLEY Doris — 80yrs, b 11 Aug 1995, Born: Leonora WA, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


John E FOLEY

FOLEY John Edward 21yrs, d 30 Sep 1906, at the Sons of Gwalia GM, Leonora, Occ: Miner, Cause: Accidentally killed by a fall of sand, Verdict of the Coroner, Father: Michael FOLEY (Labourer), Mother: Elizabeth FOUNTAIN, Born: Maylands, SA, In SA for 20yrs, In WA 1 ½yrs, Reg 63/1906 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery. (James Peter LEYDEN also killed in the same accident)  Mine Death — www.wavmm.com

FOLEY Larry 84yrs, b 28 Feb1977, Aboriginal, Born: Anna Plains, Kimberley, from Yakabindie Station, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOLEY Michael — 69yrs, d 24 Jun 1931, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Miner, Cause: Pneumonia and Heart Failure, Reg 9/1931 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOLEY Sherrie Lee — 10mths, b 6 Jul 2018, Born: Subiaco WA, ANG, Buried Leonora cemetery.

FOLVIG Frances Jane 4hrs, d 18 Jul 1911, at the State Battery, Leonora, Cause: Premature birth, Father: Frederick Peter FOLVIG (Amalgamator), Mother: Maud Eileen GAVAN, Reg 42/1911 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOLVIG Francis Magnus 4days, d 1 Sep 1912, at the State Battery, Leonora, Cause: Premature Birth, Father: Frederick Peter FOLVIG (Amalgamator), Mother: Maud Eileen GAVAN, Reg 34/1912 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


Frederick P FOLVIG

FOLVIG Frederick Peter 40yrs, d 4 Aug 1924, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Lobar Pneumonia, Toxaemia, Father: Magnus Ohlsen FOLVIG (Miner), Mother: Mary Massey, Born Heathcote VIC, In VIC 21yrs, In WA 19yrs, Married to Mary Eileen GAVAN in Leonora WA at age 26yrs, Children: Eileen Mary 14yrs, Peter James 10yrs, George Olsen 9yrs, John Frederick 6yrs, Deceased 2 males and 1 female, Reg 17/1924 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOLVIG Harry — 4 hrs, d 14 Dec 1916, Leonora Hospital, Cause: Premature Birth, Father: Frederick Peter FOLVIG (Miner), Mother: Mary Eileen GOWAN, Reg 30/1916 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOPPOLI Bernardo — 38yrs, d 10 Jun 1919, at temporary Isolation Hospital, State Hotel, Gwalia, Occ: Miner, Cause: Influenza, Broncho Pneumonia, Father: Alberto FOPPOLI, Mother: Giuseppina FOPPOLI, Reg 20/1919 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FORREST Norman — 62yrs, d 19 Feb 1957, at Leonora Hospital, Pensioner, Cause: Broncho Pneumonia, Carcinoma of lung, Father: John FORREST, Mother: Polly, Born: Pindini Soak, via Murrin Murrin WA, Married to Eva QUINN in Kalgoorlie WA on 4 Aug 1922, Child: Edward 39yrs, Reg 3/1957 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FORREST Thomas Alexander 95yrs, b 28 Aug 1979, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FORSYTHE Leslie James 11mths, d 24 Apr 1907, at Sons of Gwalia Lease, Gwalia, Cause: Enteritis, Father: William Roger FORSYTHE (Miner), Mother: Lizzie BROWN, Born Gwalia, Reg 29/1907 Mt Margaret, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOWLER Ida May 4mths, d 1 Feb 1906, at Gwalia Street, Leonora, Cause: Enteritis, Father: Sydney Charles FOWLER (Hotel Keeper), Mother: Nelly WHITCOMB, Born Kalgoorlie, Reg 18/1906 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOWLER Sydney Charles — 54yrs, d 14 Nov 1928, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Printer, Cause: Myocardial disintegration of the heart, Father: Edward FOWLER (Retired), Mother: Emma FULCHER, Born Echuca VIC, In VIC 24yrs, In WA 30yrs, Married to Nellie WHITECOMBE in Malcolm WA at age 28yrs, Children: Norman Sydney 24yrs, Edward 21yrs, Reginald Lawrence 19yrs, John Henry 15yrs, Mark 13yrs, Reg 24/1928 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FOXALL John Desmond — 20yrs, d 4 Jul 1936, at Sons of Gwalia GM, Leonora, Occ: Labourer, Cause: From injuries he received through an explosion of gas from the production plant, Verdict of the Coroner, Father: John Stuart FOXALL (Inspector of Mines), Mother: Mary Josephine OGRADY, Born: Leonora WA, Single, Reg Mt Margaret 17/1936, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery. Mine Death – www.wavmm.com


Battista FRANCHINA

FRANCHINA Battista P — 59yrs, b 17 Mar 1942, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Miner, Cause: Silicosis & Myocarditis, Father: Prospero FRANCHINA (Farmer), Mother: Rosy TERRARI, Born: Casingo, Bergamo, Italy, Married to Maria BUSETTI in Italy at age 24yrs, Children: Prospero Angelo 33yrs, Josephine Teresa 28yrs, Deceased 1 male and 2 females, Death registered by wife, Reg Mt Margaret 3/1942, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


Norma FRANCHINA

FRANCHINA Maria 'Norma' 72yrs, b 11 Dec 1965, Born Italy, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FRAWLEY Thomas — 80yrs, d 27 May 1943, at Leonora Hospital, Old Age Pensioner, Cause: Myocarditis & Senility, Father: John FRAWBY, Mother: Mary CONNORS, Born: Sandhurst VIC, In WA 45yrs, Reg Mt Margaret 6/1943, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FRAZER Bruce — 8mths, b 27 Feb 1964, Born: Warburton WA, Reg 5/1964 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FRAZER Henry 48yrs, b 7 Jun 1977, Born: Jamieson, WA, from Warburton, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FREEMAN Arthur 2mths 21 days, d 10 May 1910, at Leonora, Illegitimate, Cause: Marasmus, Mother: Minnie KENNEDY, Reg 21/1910 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FREWEN William Patrick 23yrs, d 29 Mar 1902, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Miner, Cause: Typhoid Fever, Father: William FREWEN (Miner), Mother: Eliza Agnes FREWEN, Born: Bendigo VIC, In VIC 21yrs, In WA 2yrs, Reg 19/1902 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FUGGLE Thomas Fielder — 56yrs, d 28 Jun 1902, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Draper, Cause: Stricture Asthma, Father: Thomas Fielder FUGGLE, Mother: Jane MANWARING, Married twice: First to Elizabeth Maria MCCARTHY (died 1879) in VIC in 1871, Children: Herbert b 1874, Thomas Fielder b 1874, Harriet Fielder b 1875, Eveline b 1878, Second marriage to Johanna COWLING in Ballarat VIC in 1882, Children: Claudine b 1883, Queenie b 1884, Ruby b 1887, Thomas Fielder b 1890, Reg 43/1902 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

FUMAGALLI Aurelio (male) — d 8 Mar 1952, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Stillborn, Premature, Father: Alexandro FUMAGALLI (Miner), Mother: Diane FUMAGALLI, Reg Mt Margaret 7/1952, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

GADZOW John Brown — age 65 d 24 Jun 1929, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Saddler, Cause: Myocarditis, Heart Failure, Reg 9/1929 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


Louis GAMEL

GAMEL Louis 1 day, d 4 Sep 1908, (Headstone has 3 Sep 1908), at Gwalia Street, Leonora, Cause: Cardiac failure, Father: George Henry GAMEL (Builder), Mother: Margaret Caroline FINN, Born Leonora, Reg 47/1908 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

GANE Rose ― 46yrs, d 20 May 1938, at the Great Eastern Hotel, Lawlers, Occ: Waitress, Cause: Natural Causes, Verdict of Coroner’s inquest, Father: Donald LEE, Mother: Mary WETHERALL, Born: Toodyay WA, Married to Thomas J D H R GANE in Perth WA in 1915, Reg 15/1938 East Murchison, RC, Buried in Leonora Cemetery.

GARDINER Leonard — 79yrs, b 13 Jul 1963, Father: John GARDINER, Mother: Fanny, Reg 24/1963 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


Frederick J GARRETT

GARRETT Frederick James — 78yrs, d 17 Nov 1958, at Leonora Hospital, Father: William Thomas GARRETT (Wine and Spirit Merchant), Mother: Mary Ann GOSS, Born: Fitzroy VIC, In VIC 28yrs, In WA 50yrs, Widowed, Married to Nina Blanch PYKE in York WA on 31 Jul 1912, Children: Cecil Herbert 43yrs, Reg 25/1958 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

GAYAS Abdul 70yrs, d 14 Nov 1916, at Leonora, Occ: Storekeeper, Cause: Senile decay, Born Afghanistan, 1 son, name unknown, In WA 20yrs, Reg 29/1916 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

GELMI Battista — 60yrs, d 16 Jun 1951, at Leonora Cemetery, Occ: Labourer, Cause: Gastric Carcinoma, Born: Malonno, Brescia, Italy, In WA 26yrs, Reg Mt Margaret 30/1951, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

GEORGE Nicholas 59yrs, d 21 May 1904, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Restaurant Keeper, Cause: Pneumonia, Heart failure, Born: Athens, Greece, In Qld and NSW 18yrs, In WA 10yrs, Married to Janet GARDINER at age 44yrs in Brisbane QLD, Children: Ethel May 19yrs and Olga 15yrs. Reg 31/1904 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

GERARDI Robert Clive — 10mths, b 10 Mar 1971, Father: Robert GERARDI, Mother: Lois COOPER, Reg 8/1971 Mt Margaret, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


Ellen GERRANS

GERRANS Ellen — 41yrs, d 18 Feb 1910, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Domestic, Cause: Carcinoma of liver, Father: Richard GERRANS (Farmer), Mother: Margaretta Ann HOSKIN, Born Woods Point VIC, 35yrs in VIC, 6yrs in WA, Reg 13/1910 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

GERRIE William Maitland John — 19yrs, d 5 May 1934, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Carpenter, Cause: Cardio Valvular disease, heart failure, Father: William Maitland John GERRIE (Foreman), Mother: Mary Ann GERRIE, Born: Broken Hill NSW, in NSW 17yrs, in WA 2 ½yrs, Reg 13/1934 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.


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