Ellen Maud (Leversha) Lennox (1871 - 1964)

Born 9 Aug 1871 in Talbot, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of James Whyte Lennox — married 1896 in Victoria, Australia

Died 24 Jul 1964 at age 92 in Sacramento, California, United States

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Biography

Ellen Maud Leversha (married name Lennox) was born on 9 Aug 1871 in Talbot, Victoria, Australia^[1], the daughter of Henry Leversha and Susanna Bindon.

She married James Whyte Lennox on 7 Dec 1896 in Castlemaine, Victoria.^[2]

Marriage Notice 12 Dec 1896^[3]

LENNOX-LEVERSHA.— On the 7th December, at the Baptist Church, Castlemaine, by the Rev. E. A. Kirwood, assisted by the Rev. Vaughan, James Whyte, son of the late Alexander Lennox, Rutherglen, to Ellen Maud, youngest daughter of Henry Leversha, Harcourt.

Their children included:

• Dorothy Lennox (1899–?)
• Mary Bindon Lennox (1902–?)
• Ellen C Lennox (abt 1912-?)

1920 Ellen LENNOX (48) was living in Sacramento, California, United States with her husband, James (50) and their daughters, Dorothy (20), Mary (17) and Ellen (8)^[4]

She passed away on 24 Jul 1964 in Sacramento, California, United States^[5] and was buried at the East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, California^[6]

Research Notes

According to the 1920 US Census, James and Ellen and their daughters, Dorothy and Mary immigrated to California, USA about 1904.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: births; Registration number 14846 / 1871; Family name: LEVERSHA; Given name(s) Ellen Maud; Place of event: TALB, Australia; Mother's name Susanna BINDON; Father's Name: Henry. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
2. ↑ Marriage record: 7092 / 1896. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Jas Whyte LENNOX and Ellen Maud LEVERSHA)
3. ↑ The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Sat 12 Dec 1896 Page 5 Family Notices. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/193449269
4. ↑ United States Census, 1920. Name: Ellen M Lennox; Event Type: Census; Event Date: 1920; Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States; Event Place (Original): Sacramento Assembly District 14, ED 109, Sacramento, California, United States; Sex: Female; Age: 48; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Race (Original): White; Birth Year (Estimated): 1872; Birthplace: Australia; Immigration Year: 1904; Father's Birthplace: England; Mother's Birthplace: England; Relationship to Head of Household: Wife; Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife; Sheet Letter: B; Sheet Number: 5;

   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   James W Lennox Head Male 50 Australia

   Ellen M Lennox Wife Female 48 Australia

   Dorothy Lennox Daughter Female 20 Australia

   Mary B Lennox Daughter Female 17 Australia

   Ellen C Lennox Daughter Female 8 California

   "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHW9-2FJ : 31 January 2021), Ellen M Lennox in entry for James W Lennox, 1920.
5. ↑ California Death Index, 1940-1997. Name: Ellen M Lennox; Event Type: Death; Event Date: 24 Jul 1964; Event Place: Sacramento, California, United States; Birth Date: 09 Aug 1871; Birthplace: Rest Of World; Sex: Female; Mother's Name: Bindon. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPKG-3VX : 26 November 2014), Ellen M Lennox, 24 Jul 1964; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 March 2021), memorial page for Ellen Maud Leversha Lennox (9 Aug 1871–24 Jul 1964), Find a Grave Memorial no. 184285496, citing East Lawn Memorial Park, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA ; Maintained by Little Orange in the Big Apple (contributor 46817308) .

• Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888
• Victorian Federation Index 1889-1901