"May" Gertrude May LOCK / LEASK

Born 1890 in Curry Rivel, Somersetshire, England ^{[20] [21]}
Daughter of butcher Charles George LOCK and "Elizabeth" Mary Elizabeth FRONT ^{[20] [21]}
She was the second of six children with an elder brother Hubert and younger siblings Kathleen, Gordon, Henry and Frederick ^[20]
Lived with her parents and siblings in Curry Rivel, Somerset and later at 5 Summerland Buildings in Exeter, Devenshire, England ^[20]
In 1911 she was working as an Accountant and living with her parents at 2 North Place in Heavitree, Devonshire, England ^[20]
Married John LEASK in 1916 in Devonshire, England ^[21]
Her husband travelled from London, England to Fremantle, Western Australia on the steamship Benalla in early 1923 ^[70]
Following her husband's departure she lived on Grove Farm at Kingston in Taunton, Somersetshire, England ^[203]
She departed from London, England on the steamship Bendigo on 25 August 1923 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia ^[203]
Resided with her husband on Lagoona Farm on the Yarra Yarra Estate in Carnamah, Western Australia ^[50]
Won 2nd prize for Eggs exhibited at the Carnamah Agricultural Show & Sports Carnival on 30 September 1926 ^{[9: 15-Oct-1926]}
Departed Fremantle, Western Australia on the steamship Largs Bay and arrived in Southampton, England on 16 December 1927 ^[204]
She travelled to England to visit her mother at Grove Farm at Kingston in Taunton, Somersetshire, England ^{[39: 22-May-1928] [204]}
Died 5 May 1928 at the Ventura Nursing Home in Taunton; buried at Saint Mary's, Kingston in Taunton, Somersetshire, England ^{[378] [534]}
Her estate worth £153/10/4 was administered by agricultural implement salesman Henry Gordon LOCK on behalf of her husband ^[378]


From The Irwin Index newspaper, Saturday 19 May 1928:
Social and Personal
"A considerable amount of regret has been felt in Carnamah and the surrounding districts at the sad news received by cable of the death of Mrs. J. Leask, which occurred in England, where the deceased was spending an extended holiday with her relatives. Mr. J. Leask will receive the sympathy of a large circle of friends."


From The West Australian newspaper, 22 May 1928:
Country News - Carnamah
"Mrs Leask, wife of Mr J. Leask, of Carnamah, died recently in England, where she had gone to visit her mother."

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