Lebbeus Hordern (1891 - 1928)

Born 31 May 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Olga Claire (Monie) Hordern — married 17 Oct 1912 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Frances May (Barry) Hordern — married 6 Feb 1926 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Died 10 Sep 1928 at age 37 in Darling Point, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Lebbeus Hordern was born in 1891 at or about Woollahra in the Colony of New South Wales in what was soon to become Australia. He was the son of Samuel Hordern and Jane Booth.

Lebbeus Hordern was twice married; firstly on 20 October 1912 to Olga Claire Monie at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral in Sydney, New South Wales. Then, on 6 February 1926 in Adelaide, he married Francis May Barry at the Flinder's Street Registry Office. This was only two weeks after his Divorce Decree from Olga had been made absolute.

Could his second wife be Mollie Barry who was a bridesmaid at his first wedding?

Lebbeus Hordern served in the English army in World War I as part of the Royal Field Artillery; and was unfortunately gassed in France and repatriated home to Australia in about 1917. From the Robertson Advocate newspaper of Tuesday 13 June 1916 we see mention of a war wound:

Lebbeus Hordern Wounded.

Lieutenant Lebbeus Hordern has been wounded in France. His brother, Mr. Samuel Hordern, on Friday re-ceived a cable message stating that the lieutenant was in Wandsworth Hospital. The injury is not serious.

Lieutenant Hordern last year went to volunteer for active service in the Flying Corps, and in anticipation of being accepted presented his seaplane to the Commonwealth Government. At the same time he ordered another machine to be in readiness for him on his arrival in England. Unfortunately, he failed to pass the eyesight test ; but, nothing daunted, he joined the artillery. He holds a commission as second lieutenant, and had been on active ser-ice in France for some time when he was wounded.

He is one of the directors of Anthony Hordern and Sons, Limited, Sydney.

From the Melbourne based Punch newspaper of Thursday 15 June 1916, we see more about this injury below:

Mr. Lebbeus Hordern, youngest son of the late Mr. Sam Hordern, is at present in the 3rd, London General Hospital at Wandsworth; having been hurt by a shell. Libby (as he is called in Sydney) has been in France, and quite close enough in the firing line to feel the effects of the enemy. He is a great favourite in N.S.W.

He passed away in September 1928 at his home in Darling Point, New South Wales and was buried in the South Head Cemetery in Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It is worth noting that a Peter G. Hordern the son of LEBBANE & FRANCES M Hordern passed away in WOOLLAHRA Sydney in 1927, this is believed to have been his son.

He left an estate value at 298,252 pounds. In 1930 there was a court case between his frist wife and the Executors of his estate.

Sources

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages. BIRTH: HORDERN, LEBBEUS - registration no. 38784/1891 - father: SAMUEL - mother: JANE M. - district: WOOLLAHRA. first accessed online on the 13th of March, 2022 from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages search at: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births?

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages. MARRIAGE: registration no. 12287/1912 - groom: HORDERN, LEBBEUS - bride: MONIE, OLGA C. - district: SYDNEY. first accessed online on the 13th of March, 2022 from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages search at: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/marriages?

• South Australian Births, Deaths & Marriages: MARRIAGE: groom: HORDERN, Lebbens - bride: Francis May - district: Adelaide - book/page: 306/345 - registration year: 1926. first accessed online on the 13th of March, 2022 from the Genealogy SA's Online Database Search at: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search

• New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages. DEATH: HORDERN, LEBBEUS - registration no. 14382/1928 - father: SAMUEL - mother: JANE M. - district: WOOLLAHRA. first accessed online on the 13th of March, 2022 from the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages search at: https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/deaths?

• Find a Grave, database and images accessed 07 March 2022, memorial page for Lebbeus Hordern (31 May 1891–10 Sep 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #167747391, citing South Head Cemetery, Vaucluse, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Vox3000 (contributor 49056742) .

• Hordern, Lebbeus (1891–1928), Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hordern-lebbeus-27318/text34797, accessed 7 March 2022. (Was originally published in the Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) of Tuesday 11 September 1928

• SOCIAL ITEMS from Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930) of Sunday 20 October 1912, Page 27. first accessed on TROVE on the 13th of March, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120678271

• MEN AND WOMEN from The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954) of Friday 9 June 1916, Page 6. first accessed on TROVE on the 13th of March, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/221355278?searchTerm=%22Lebbeus%20Hordern%20%22%20wounded%20gassed

• Lebbeus Hordern Wounded. from the Robertson Advocate (NSW : 1894 - 1923) of Tuesday 13 June 1916, Page 2. first accessed on TROVE on the 13th of March, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120002726?

• IN THE HARBOUR CITY. from the Punch (Melbourne, Vic. : 1900 - 1918; 1925) of Thursday 15 June 1916, Page 36. irst accessed on TROVE on the 13th of March, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130039800/14879500

• CROWNING OF ROMANCE from The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954) of Saturday 6 February 1926, Page 10. first accessed on TROVE on the 13th of March, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58520659

• MR. LEBBEUS HORDERN. from The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) of Friday 14 September 1928, Page 17. first accessed on TROVE on the 13th of March, 2022 at: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/16493961

• First Seaplane flight over Sydney from the Woollahra Municipal Council website. first accessed online on the 13th of March, 2022 at: https://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/library/local_history/woollahra_plaque_scheme/plaques/first_seaplane_flight_over_sydney

• Lebbeus HORDERN his profile on the GENEANET website. first accessed online on the 13th of March, 2022 at: https://gw.geneanet.org/gbarnier2?lang=en&pz=claude&nz=barnier&ocz=0&p=lebbeus&n=hordern&oc=1

• 'Hordern, Lebbeus (1891–1928)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hordern-lebbeus-27318/text34797, accessed 20 March 2022