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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.

JOLLY Edgar Samuel — 69yrs, b 18 Oct 1969, from Kookynie, Reg 21/1969 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JONES Albert — 71yrs, b 17 Jun 1977, Born: Laverton WA, from Leonora Reserve, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JONES Alice Hannah — 8yrs, d 21 Sep 1911, at Leonora, Cause: Accidental, due to being kicked by a horse in a vehicular accident, Verdict of the Corner, Father: Ernest Percy JONES (Gardener), Mother: Emily Alice GOLDING, Born: Broken Hill, NSW, In NSW 2yrs, In WA 6yrs, Reg Mt Margaret 49/1911, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JONES Fanny — 80yrs, b 5 Mar 1973, Born: Warburton WA, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JONES John Jerman — 64yrs, d 14 Oct 1922, at Gwalia, Occ: Miner, Cause: Tuberculosis, Born Cardiff Wales, In WA 22yrs, married to Jane Elizabeth BAIN in Marybrough QLD at age 31yrs, Children: Alick 31yrs, William John 29yrs, Leonard 22yrs, Edna 19yrs, Reg 13/1922 Mt Margaret, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JONES Leonard Warren — 3 days, d 15 May 1932, at Leonora Hospital,  Cause: Congenital weakness, Father: Maxwell Herbert JONES (Motor Mechanic), Mother: Jessie WARREN, Reg 6/1932 Mt Margaret, ANG, Reg Mt Margaret 6/1932, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

Richard JONES

JONES Richard — 32yrs, d 20 Nov 1901, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Carter, Cause: Gastro Enteritis, Father: Joseph JONES (Carter), Mother: Mary JONES, Born: Walmer, VIC, In VIC 30yrs, In WA 2yrs, Reg 50/1901 Mt Margaret, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JONES Neville Raymond — 68yrs, b 29 Oct 2013, Born: Queensland, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JONES Susannah — 64yrs, d 6 May 1915, at Leonora, Widow, Cause: Carcinoma of stomach, Father: William TIBBETT (Quarryman), Mother: Phoebe DEW, Born Wallasey, England, In VIC for 48yrs, In WA for 12yrs, Married to John JONES in Castlemaine VIC at age 26yrs, Children: Albert Edward 38yrs, Margaret Anne 34yrs, deceased 1 male, Reg 16/1915 Mt Margaret, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JONES unnamed male — d 2 Jun 1936, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Stillborn, Cause: Stillborn, knot in cord, asphyxia during birth, Father: William Allan JONES (Time Keeper), Mother: Kathleen Joan DENCH, Reg Mt Margaret 13/1936, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JORDON John Henry — 77yrs, d 26 Sept 1956, at Leonora Hospital, Pensioner, Cause: Broncho Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Senility, Father: Patrick Joh n JORDAN (Ganger), Mother: Mary Elizabeth FURY, Born: Hamley Bridge, SA, Single, Reg 13/1956 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

Ante JOVICH

JOVICH Ante (Tony) — 55yrs, d 7 Oct 1948, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Pensioner, Cause: Septic Arthritis of wrist, Father: Marco YOVICH (Farmer), Mother: Ruza JELAR, Born: Dragjane Dalmatia, In WA 24yrs, Married to Andjor YOVICH in Dragjane Dalmatia at age 28yrs, Children: Mary 25yrs, Annie 24yrs, Reg Mt Margaret 20/1948, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JOYCE Patrick — 63yrs, d 30 Jan 1921, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Labourer, Cause: Acute Heart Failure, Reg 5/1921 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

JUKICH Andrew — 47yrs, d 25 Nov 1925, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Plate Layer, Cause: Tuberculosis, Father: Andriya JUKICH (Labourer), Mother: BORZICA, Born: Lavoyane, Reg 18/1925 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KABOO — 60yrs, d 19 Sep 1930, at the Asiatic Reserve, Leonora, Occ: Hawker, Cause: Aneurism of the Aorta, Cardiac Failure, Father: Haji KARNISA (Carrier), Born: Karachi India, Reg 19/1930 Mt Margaret, MOHM, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

Richard M KAIN

KAIN Richard Michael — 59yrs, d 5 Feb 1948, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Carpenter/War Pensioner, Cause: Tuberculosis and Broncho Pneumonia, Single, Reg Mt Margaret 3/1948, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KAVANAGH John Francis — 33yrs, d 8 Jan 1933, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Station Hand, Cause: Pneumonia and cardiac failure, Father: John KAVANAGH, Mother: Hannah HARRINGTON, Born: Albany WA, Reg 1/1933 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KAVANAGH May — 34yrs, d 13 Aug 1914, at Tower Hill Leonora, Occ: Housemaid, Cause: Suicide, falling down a mine a shaft on Tower Hill while temporarily insane, Verdict of the Coroner, Father: Bernard KAVANAGH (Farmer), Born VIC, In VIC 25yrs, In WA 9yrs, Reg Mt Margaret 34/1914, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KEATING Ernest — 72yrs, d 12 Jun 1940, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Drover, Cause: Bronchitis and Pulmonary Oedema, Father: Albert KEATING (Drover), Mother: Maryann Victoria PATTERSON, Born: Ballarat VIC, In VIC 22yrs, In WA 50yrs, Single, Reg Mt Margaret 19/1940, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KELLY Christopher — 66yrs, d 4 oct 1918, at Leonora, Occ: Bricklayer, Cause: Croups Pneumonia, Born South Australia, In WA 20yrs, Married: name unknown, Children: Margaret 36yrs, John 34yrs, Mary 32yrs, Reg 26/1918 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery,

KELLY Ernest ― 28yrs, d 6 May 1942 – at Great Eastern Hotel, Lawlers – Occ: Labourer – Cause: Subarachnoid haemorrhage as a result of misadventure – Father: Hartley Ernest KELLY – Mother: Kathleen Utley McQUEEN, Born: 23 May 1913 Kalgoorlie, WA, Married to Irene Elizabeth BLAKISTON 19 Mar 1938 at Kalgoorlie WA, two children names unknown, Reg 17/1942 East Murchison, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KELLY Hartley Ernest — 58yrs, d 26 Jan 1949, At Leonora Hospital, Occ: Stockman, Cause: Arteriosclerosis, Hypertension, Father: William KELLY, Mother, Hannah COVENEY, Born: Kadina SA, In SA 9yrs, In WA 49yrs, Married to Kathleen MCQUEEN in Kalgoorlie WA aged 21yrs, Children: Eileen 33yrs, Claude 30yrs, Beryl 26yrs, Rosella 24yrs, 2 males deceased, Reg 2/1949 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KELLY John — 58yrs, d 12 Apr 1920, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Labourer, Cause: Phthisis, Heart Failure, Born NSW, Reg 10/1920 Mt Margaret, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KELLY Joseph — 64yrs, d 10 Oct 1936, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage, Hypostatic Pneumonia, Coma, Born: Melbourne VIC, In VIC 19yrs, In WA 45yrs, Single, Reg Mt Margaret 24/1936, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KENNEDY Gilbert William — 68yrs, d 20 Dec 1937, near State Battery Mt Ida, Occ: Prospector, Cause: He was run over by a cart which he was cranking whilst it was in a forward gear, Verdict of the Coroner, Father: Robert KENNEDY (Pastoralist), Born: Gunning NSW, In NSW 24yrs, In WA 41yrs, married to Mary Theresa KING in Perth WA at age 41yrs, Children: Kathleen 22yrs, Gilbert William 20yrs, Donald Hugh 19yrs, Robert Rawdon 15yrs, Reg Mt Margaret 3/1938, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KENNEDY James — 16yrs, d 21 Jan 1905, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Enteric Fever, Reg 6/1905 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KENNY William — 67yrs, d 16 Nov 1919, on Gwalia Woodline, Occ: Labourer, Cause: Accidentally burnt to death in his camp from a lighted candle igniting while he was asleep, Verdict of the Coroner, Reg 35/1919 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KERR William Renton — 64yrs, d 10 Aug 1925, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Teamster, Cause: Heart Failure, Father: William Renton KERR (Veterinary Surgeon), Mother: Sarah Kerr BARBER, Born Warrnambool VIC, In VIC 30yrs, In WA 34yrs, no children, Reg 12/1925 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KESICH Ivan — 71yrs, d 1 Apr 1950, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Miner, Cause: Coronary Occlusion, Father: Stephen KESICH, Ann VLAHOV, Born: Sepurina, Dalmatia, In WA 40yrs, Married to Matia KURSAR, Children: Rohar 39yrs, Joseph 19yrs, Reg Mt Margaret 4/1950, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

Ernestine A KEILOW

KEILOW Ernestine Aurelia — 23yrs, d 16 June 1905, at Gwalia, Occ: Cook, Cause: Typhoid, Father: Christian KIELOW (Farmer), Mother: Catherine BARTERS, Born 4 May 1882 in Emu Downs SA, 20yrs in SA, Reg 26/1905 Mt Margaret, METH, Buried in Leonora Cemetery.

KILKELLY Austin John — 73yrs, d 9 Mar 1919, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Teamster, Cause: Cirrhosis of liver, Born Ireland, In WA 24yrs, Reg 9/1919 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KIMPTON George Frederick William — 50yrs, d 19 Jul 1924, at the State Hotel, Gawlia, Occ: Hotel Manager, Cause: Asthma, Father: George William KIMPTON (Collar Maker), Mother: Elizabeth CHESTERTON, Born: England, Married to Alice Sarah SUTHERLAND in Perth at age 47yrs, no children, Reg 13/1924 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

John J R KIRBY

KIRBY John James Richard — 27yrs, b 2 May 1929, at the homestead, Yerilla Station, Kookynie, Occ: Station Overseer, Cause: Tetanus, Exhaustion, Heart Failure, Father: William J A KIRBY, Mother: Isabel SHIELDS, Born: England, Single, Reg North Coolgardie 2/1929, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KIRK Edward Francis — 9 weeks, 2 days, d 23 Aug 1910, at Hoover St, Leonora, Cause: Whooping Cough, Father: Arthur KIRK (Miner), Mother: Catherine LEE, Reg 46/1919 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KIRWAN Stella — 5wks, d 28 Sep 1910, at Gwalia, Cause: Whooping Cough, Father: Martin KIRWIN (Fitter), Mother: Dora BASLEY, Reg 53/1910 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KNIGHT Henry — 77yrs, d 4 May 1923, In camp about 6miles east of Leonora, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Senile Decay, post-mortem held, Father: Michael KNIGHT, Mother: Ellen SWEENEY, Born: Kelso, NSW, Reg Mt Margaret 8/1923, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KNIGHT Henry — 77yrs, d 4 May 1923, In camp about 6miles east of Leonora, Occ: Prospector, Cause: Senile Decay, Post-mortem held, Father: Michael KNIGHT, Mother: Ellen SWEENEY, Born Kelso NSW, Reg 8/1923 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KRASA Joseph — 6 days, d 23 Aug 1955, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Prematurity, Father: Joseph KRASA, Mother: Christina ANMINS, Reg 18/1955 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KRICKOVICH Isa — 52yrs, d 13 Jun 1933, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Labourer, Cause: Carcinoma of stomach, Exhaustion & Vomiting, Father: Mile KRICKOVICH (Farmer), Mother: Marija, Married, 1 child, Nikola, Born: Kyani, Yugoslavia, Reg 7/1933 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KRISTIANSEN Katherine — 69yrs, d 30 Jul 1957, at Leonora Hospital, from Yamarna Station Laverton, Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage, Hypertension, Senility, Father: Archibald MCCOLL (Engineer), Mother: Elizabeth JOYNT, Born: South Australia, In SA 2yrs, In VIC 2yrs, In WA 65yrs, Widow, Married to Otto KRISTAINSEN in Albany WA on 1 Jan 1911, Children: Dorothy Agnes 46yrs, Elsie May 45yrs, Reg 11/1957 Mt Margaret, METH, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KULLACK unnamed male — d 26 Dec 1906, at Sons of Gwalia GM, Leonora, Cause: Premature Birth, Father: Herman KULLACK (Miner), Mother: Ida Pauline Bertha SCHULTZ, Reg 17/1907 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KULLACK Walter — 14yrs, d 5 Feb 1923, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Acute dysentery, Father: August Hermann KULLACK (Engine Driver), Mother: Ida Pauline Bertha SCHULTZ, Born: Gwalia WA, Reg 4/1923 Mt Margaret, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KULLOCK Myrtle Alma — 4mths, d 12 Nov 1911, at Gwalia, Cause: Enlarged thymus, non—aeration of blood, Asphyxia, Father: August Herman KULLAK (Engine Driver), Mother: Ida Paulina Bertha SCHULTZ, Born Gwalia WA, Reg Mt Margaret 60/1911, PRES, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

KUNOONIE Marjorie — 68yrs b 1 Sept 1962, Born: Warburton WA, Reg 28/1962 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

LAIDLAW Brian Philip — 4mths, d 12 Feb 1939, at Leonora Hospital, Cause: Gastritis & Pneumonia, Excessive heat and exhaustion, Father: Robert John LAIDLAW (Miner), Mother: Edna PHILLIPS, Born: Kalgoorlie WA, Reg Mt Margaret 6/1939, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

LANGSFORD Lillian Ellen — 38yrs, d 22 Jan 1934, on the Malcolm Rd, Occ: Household duties, Cause: Shock resulting in a fractured skull from a fall from a motor truck, Verdict of the Coroner, Father: William CORNWILL (Painter), Mother: Sara MAYMEND, Born: Marybrough VIC, In VIC 9yrs, In WA 30yrs, Married to Leopold LANGSFORD in Perth WA in 1915, Children: Phyllis b 1920, Reg 2/1934 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

LAPSLEY James — 67yrs, d 30 Jun 1929, Occ: Gardner, Cause: Heart failure, Father: Robert Edward LAPSLEY (Farmer), Mother: Eliza ERWOOD, Born Lockwood VIC, In VIC 38yrs, In WA 29yrs, Single, Reg 10/1929 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

LAPSLEY James Alfonso— 4days, d 12 Sep 1908, at Nurse Perkins Private Hospital, Leonora, Cause: Stomatitis & Exhaustion, Father: Harry LAPSLEY (Carrier), Mother: Ida FRIEGER, Born Leonora, Reg 44/1908 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

LAPSLEY Robert Edward — 4yrs, d 7 Mar 1908, Nurse Allen’s Private Hospital, Leonora, Cause: Laryngitis, Exhaustion, Father: Harry LAPSLEY (Carrier), Mother: Ida FRIEGER, Born Coolgardie WA, Reg 16/1908 Mt Margaret, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

Antonio LARESE

LARESE Antonio — 22yrs, d 17 Jan 1927, at Sons of Gwalia GM, Leonora, Occ: Shoveler, Cause: Killed by a fall of earth in the Sons of Gwalia GM, Verdict of Coroner, Father: Francesco LARESE (Carpenter), Mother: Apolonia RIZZARDI, Single, Born: Auronzo Italy, In WA 1yr, Reg 1/1927 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery. Mine Death — www.wavmm.com

LATHAM William Symons — 68yrs, d 24 Jun 1928, at Leonora Hospital, Occ: Stockman, Cause: Fibrosis of heart and alcoholic liver, Father: William Pennefather LATHAM, Mother: Ellen SYMONS, Married to Catherine Lavinia BGESS in 1882, Children: Lionel Willie b 1882, Born: Table Cape, Tasmania, In WA 36yrs, Reg 8/1928 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

LAWLER Patrick — 62yrs, d 5 Jun 1921, at Leonora, Occ: Baker, Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage, Reg 11/1921 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

LAY unnamed female — d 31 Mar 1907, Gwalia, Cause: Stillborn, Father: John LAY (Grocer), Mother: Annie Elizabeth SCHADE, Born Gwalia, Reg 25/1907 Mt Margaret, ANG, Buried Leonora Cemetery.

LAZZARINI Giovanni — 37yrs, d 12 Jun 1919, Temporary Isolation Hospital State Hotel Gwalia, Occ: Miner, Cause: Influenza, Broncho Pneumonia, Father: Impolito LAZZARINI, Born Mazza Di Valtellina, Italy, In WA 17yrs, Reg 21/1919 Mt Margaret, RC, Buried Leonora Cemetery.