ALLEN, Leonard Arthur

Name – ALLEN, Leonard Arthur
Born – April 1937
Died – 22/10/1937
Location – No 17 Catholic Section
Mother – Mary Stewart Kelly
Father – Leonard Allen

Notes – Leonard Arthur Allen was the infant son of Mary Stewart (nee Kelly) and Leonard Allen.

The Allen family lived in the Goranba area near Tara. The 1912, 1913 and 1925 roll shows Leonard’s father, Leonard Allen who was known as John, living at Perth, Tara and working as a selector.

In 1936, the roll shows Leonard and Mary Stewart Allen at Goranba and being recorded as a selector and home duties. The 1937 census still had Leonard and Mary at Goranba.

Baby Leonard’s headstone reads – In Loving Memory of Leonard Arthur Allen. Died 22nd October, 1937. Aged 6 ½ Months.

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