Diana Urquhart (Macleod) Beeson (1927 - 2006)

Born 12 Sep 1927 in Narrogin, Western Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Basil Burns Sandford — married 2 Jun 1950 in All Saints' Church, Jesselton, British North Borneo

Died 24 Jul 2006 at age 78 in Western Australia, Australia

Biography

DIANA URQUHART MACLEOD (Macleod-2555)

PARENTS. Alistair Fergus Macleod & Melba May (Urquhart) Macleod

BIRTH. 12 Sep 1927, Narrogin, Western Australia, Australia

BIRTH. WA BDM Birth Reg: #155/1927

Family name MACLEOD

Given names Diana U

Event Birth

Father's name --

Mother's maiden name --

Place of birth WILLIAMS

BIRTH NOTICE. MacLEOD.—On September 12, at Nurse Barrington's Private Hospital, Narrogin, to Mr. and Mrs. A. F. MacLeod—a daughter.

MARRIAGE (1). 2 Jun 1950, All Saints' Church, Jesselton, British North Borneo (now All Saints' Church, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Federation of Malaysia)

MARRIAGE (1). 2 Jun 1950, Basil Burns Sandford, son of Harold Sandford & Gertrude (Webster) Sandford

WEDDING (1) REPORT. Over 70 relatives and old family friends went to Mr. Fergus MacLeod's home in West Perth on Monday, to celebrate the wedding of his younger daughter, Miss Diana MacLeod, to Mr. Brian Sanford, which took place in Jesselton, British North Borneo, that morning. After the toast of the bridal couple the guests drank to Mr. MacLeod's elder daughter, Mrs. Bruce Bryant, who gave birth to a daughter in Singapore on Sunday. Mrs. MacLeod went to British North Borneo for the wedding and in her absence her sister-in-law, Mrs. N. Strickland, acted as hostess.

WEDDING (1) PHOTOGRAPH. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Sandford after their wedding recently at All Saints' Church, Jesselton, Borneo. The bride was formerly Miss Diana MacLeod, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fergus MacLeod, of West Perth.

Children:

(1) Female Sandford, b. 23 Jan 1953

BIRTH NOTICE. SANDFORD: On January 23, at St. Anne's, Mt. Lawley, to Diana, wife of B. B. Sandford—a daughter. The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Fri 30 Jan 1953, Page 32: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49077326

Death of Spouse (1): 21 Nov 1971, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

MARRIAGE (2). Bef. 1977, location unknown

MARRIAGE (2). Bef. 1977, Unknown Beeson, son of ??

DEATH. 24 Jul 2006, Western Australia, Australia

CREMATION. FREMANTLE CEMETERY

BEESON DIANA URQUHART

Age 78 years

Place of residence SOUTH PERTH

Date of Death 24/07/2006

Ashes Request TAKEN BY FUNERAL DIRECTOR AT FREMANTLE CEMETERY

Death of Spouse (2): date/location unknown

Sources

• Birth: WA BDM Birth Reg: #155/1927

• Birth Notice: The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Thu 22 Sep 1927, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32053375

• Wedding (1) Report: The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) Wed 7 Jun 1950, Page 19: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47867475

• WEDDING (1) PHOTOGRAPH: Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) Thu 7 Sep 1950, Page 34: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39104656

• Cremation: https://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=FC00048082