_Thomas LEPPER __+
_Thomas LEPPER ___|
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_John LEPPER __|
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|--John Louis LEPPER
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| _Richard LINNELL _|
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|_Mary LINNELL _|
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|_Hannah SHEPHERD _|
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Information Source: Richard Crago.
Arrived in Australia from England on the "Samuel Plimsol" ca. 1880.
Settled in Sydney.
Purchased a general store in Mongarlowe, near Braidwood NSW on 30.11.1911.
This was a gold mining town, now virtually non existent. Business was not a great success, he being too generous with credit.
A saying of his re mushrooms "fungus never intended to be et".
Notes from his diary:
Left Sydney Dec 12 1884 - arrived Auckland Dec 17 1884
Married Xmas day 1884 at Auckland NZ
Amy Lepper born 18 April 1888 Devenport Auckland NZ
Amy Leppers 4th birthday Easter Monday 1892
Grandpa & Grandma arrived by SS Tekapo from NZ Monday Aug 22 1892
Amy started School Jan 15 1894 Enfield
My dear wife died 10.30 Saturday morning Sep. 14 1895
January 13th 1896 Hottest day ever known in Sydney 108.5 in the shade
July ?? 1896 Amy Lepper, Mrs Maddocks and her 2 boys left Sydney by SS Austral for London
Married second time Dec 13h 1898
June 6th 1901 My mother died
May Lepper born 25 Nov 1902, Earl Lynne Heydon St Enfield NSW
May started school 27 Jan 1909
Bought business of Mr. T Wisboy?? Mongarlowe 30 November 1911
My Father died in Auckland, NZ 3 May 1916 in his 88th year
Canberra parliament opened by Duke York 9 May 1927 (Monday)
Dick came out of hospital 12 Oct 1927
My dear wife (Nana) died 17 June 1940