Lenard Sydney Wilton (1924 - 1996)

Born 8 Jun 1924 in St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Percival Wilton and Gertrude Frances (Battersby) Wilton

Died 10 Jul 1996 at age 72 in Ouyen, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Lenard Sydney Wilton was born on 8 June 1924 in St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, the son of Gertrude Frances Wilton and Thomas Percival Wilton.

In 1945, Lenard married Mabel Iris Furlonger at Manly, New South Wales. They had three children: two sons and two daughters.

Lenard died on 10 July 1996 in Ouyen, Victoria and was laid to rest at Ouyen Cemetery^[1].

DNA

Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Brian Wilton and J (Wilton) Turner, his 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Percival Wilton and Gertrude Frances Battersby, the grandparents of both Brian Wilton and J (Wilton) Turner. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st - 2nd Cousin, based on sharing 879 cM across 78 segments.

Research Notes

• Birth registration should be added to Vic BDM index about 2024-25
• Death registration should be added to Vic BDM index about 2026-27

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42800247/lenard-sydney-wilton: accessed 19 March 2023), memorial page for Lenard Sydney Wilton (8 Jun 1924–10 Jul 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42800247, citing Ouyen Cemetery, Ouyen, Mildura Rural City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).

• Death Notice: Herald Sun Tributes; accessed 29 December 2022; https://www.heraldsun.com.au/tributes/notice/death-notices/wilton-mabel-iris/3684796/