Leonard Claude Morrisby (1909 - 1949)

Born 30 Apr 1909 in Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Bessie Isabel (Brockington) Morrisby — married 17 Feb 1938 in Holy Trinity Church, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Died 21 Aug 1949 at age 40 in Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia

Biography

LEONARD CLAUDE MORRISBY (Morrisby-58)

PARENTS. Claude Winspear Morrisby & Edith May (Richardson) Morrisby

BIRTH. 30 Apr 1909, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia

BIRTH. 30 Apr 1909

Name Leonard Claude

Event Type Birth

Event Date 30 Apr 1909

Event Place Tasmania, Australia

Event Place Lyell, Tasmania, Austrailia [Queenstown]

Gender Male

Father's Name Claud Winspear Morrisby

Mother's Name Edith May Richardson Morrisby

MARRIAGE. 17 Feb 1938, Holy Trinity Church, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

MARRIAGE. 17 Feb 1938, Bessie Isabel Brockington, daughter of Thomas Brockington & Euphemia Isabel (Evans) Brockington

MARRIAGE NOTICE. MORRISBY—BROCKINGTON.—On February 17, 1938, at Holy Trinity Church, Hobart, by Canon Barrett, Leonard Claude, third son of Mr. and the late Mrs. C. Morrisby, Penghana Road, Queenstown, to Bessie Isobel, eldest daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. T. Brockington, of Hobart (late of Queenstown).

Children:

(1) Beverley Edith Morrisby, b. 25 Nov 1939

BIRTH NOTICE. MORRISBY (nee Brockington).—On November 25, 1939, at the Lyell District Hospital, Queenstown, to Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Morrisby: a daughter (Beverley Edith). The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Sat 2 Dec 1939, Page 11: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25772366

(2) Vivian Morrisby,

DEATH. 21 Aug 1949, Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia

DEATH NOTICE. MORRISBY.—On August 21, 1949, suddenly, at his residence, Whitelaw St., Queenstown, Leonard Claude, dearly beloved husband of Bessie Isobel Morrisby, and loved and loving father of Beverley and Vivian, aged 40 years.

CREMATION. 24 Aug 1949

Name Leonard Claude Morrisby

Event Type Cremation

Event Date 24 Aug 1949

Event Place Tasmania, Australia

Age 40

Birth Year (Estimated) 1909

Birthplace Queenstown

Relative's Name Bessie Isabel Morrisby [wife]

Death of Spouse: 11 Mar 1991, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

• Birth: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q244-NBMV

• Marriage Notice: The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Sat 7 May 1938, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25468673

• Death Notice: The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Tue 23 Aug 1949, Page 13: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26649956

• Cremation: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKYT-CSWB