"Annie" Ann LEASK
Born 20 July 1878 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [28]
Daughter of farmer George LEASK and Margaret Chalmers LAMB [28]
She was born at half past two in the afternoon at Durra Farm in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [28]
Grew up in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with her seven siblings George, William, Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary, James, and John [20]
In 1881 she was living with her parents on Durra Farm in Turriff and in 1891 at Upper Darley in Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [20]
Departed London, England on the steamship Balranald and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 11 November 1923 [70]
Believed to have journeyed to Western Australia to join her brother John LEASK who had settled on farmland in Carnamah [19]
Resided in Carnamah [39: 28-Apr-1928]
With ticket number 32524 she was one of the prize-winners in the Children's Hospital Cash Consultation in February 1928 [39: 28-Apr-1928]
Attended the wedding and reception of Charles ROBERTSON and Winifred M. LANG in Carnamah on 27 March 1928 [4: 31-Mar-1928]
She and her brother travelled to Mingenew in July 1928 to join in welcoming the Australian Prime Minister, Stanley BRUCE [4: 14-Jul-1928]
Following a visit to Perth she and her brother returned to Carnamah in late October 1928 [31: 26-Oct-1928]
Departed Fremantle, Western Australia on the steamship Euripides and arrived in Southampton, England on 31 March 1929 [204]
After arrival she stayed at Browning Lodge in Ringwood, Hampshire, England and later spent time in Scotland [4: 22-Mar-1930] [204]
Departed London, England on the steamship Ballarat and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 17 March 1930 [4: 22-Mar-1930] [63]
Two days later, on 19 March 1930, she travelled with her brother John LEASK back to Carnamah [4: 22-Mar-1930]
Resided with her brother John LEASK on his Lagoona Farm on the Yarra Yarra Estate in Carnamah 1930-1932 [4: 22-Mar-1930]
Departed Fremantle, Western Australia on the steamship Jervis Bay and arrived in Southampton, England on 21 November 1932 [204]
Following her arrival she stayed at Broomy Lodge in Ringwood, Hampshire, England [204]
Resided with her brother John LEASK on his Lagoona Farm on the Yarra Yarra Estate in Carnamah 1933-1935 [4: 4-Mar-1933, 1-Jun-1935]
Along with her brother spent a holiday at Cottesloe Beach in part of February and March of 1933 [4: 4-Mar-1933]
Following her brother's clearing sale left Carnamah on Thursday 30 May 1935 [4: 1-Jun-1935] [5: 17-May-1935]
Along with her brother and their sister Mrs Margaret DURGET departed Fremantle on the Largs Bay on 1 June 1935 [4: 1-Jun-1935]
They arrived on the steamship Largs Bay in Southampton, England one month later on 2 July 1935 [204]
Following their arrival their intended address was 85 Mount Ararat Road in Richmond, Surrey, England [204]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Ann Leask' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 18 November 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/ann-leask [reference list] |
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