Born in Clarendon, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Kenneth McLennan
and Catherine Mary (Bowers) McLennan
Sister of
John McLennan, Henry Mitchell B. McLennan, Duncan McLennan, Flora Rachel Ann (McLennan) Thomson and Kenneth David McLennan [half]
Wife of
William Garrett
— married
1912 in Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 94
in Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Feb 2023
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Biography
Believed to be the fourth child of Kenneth McLENNAN and his wife Catherine Mary (BOWERS) McLENNAN, Ellen (also known as Helen) Victoria was born at Clarendon in 1887.[1]
Helen married William GARRETT in 1912, in Victoria.[2]
When her father died in1944 she appeared in his death notice as Helen (Mrs W. Garrett).[3]
Helen died at the grand age of 93, in 1981 in Queenscliffe, Victoria.[4]
BURIAL: Helen Victoria Garrett. BIRTH 1888. DEATH 29 May 1981 (aged 92–93). BURIAL Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia. PLOT Private BB, Section 5, Grave 34. [Husband William in same plot].[5]
Research Notes
Adjacent grave plot [BB, Section 5, Grave 33] at Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Ballarat City, Victoria, Australia is the grave of:
- Edna Mary GARRETT (1915-7 Oct 1969) - probably a child?
- Helen Frances GARRETT 1942-13 Nov 1946 - probably a grand-child?
Sources
- ↑ BIRTH registered VIC: MCLENNAN, Ellen Victoria. Mother Catherine BOWERS. Father Kenneth MCLENNAN. CLAR[endon], 1887. 18283/1887.
- ↑ MARRIAGE registered Vic: MCLENNAN, Helen Vic & GARRETT, Wm. 1912. 7828/1912.
- ↑ The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Fri 21 Jan 1944 Page 2 Family Notices
- ↑ DEATH registered Vic: GARRETT, Helen Victoria. Mother Katherine BOWERS. Father Kenneth MCLENNAN, Born Clarendon. Died Queenscliff. Age 93; 1981; 11410/1981.
- ↑ MEMORIAL ID 227965252. Age: 93, Occupation: INMATE, Death date listed may be the interment date. Viewed at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227965252/helen-victoria-garrett.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
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~0.78%
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