Born C.1858 in Country Monaghan, Ireland [20]
Son of Henry LEARY [15]
In 1881 he was working as a Foreman and Grocer at "The Store" 27 Frederika Terrace in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England [20]
Married Emily Alice BELLAMY in England in 1885 [21]
He worked as a Grocer and Storekeeper and lived with his wife and children on Queen Street in Withernsea, Yorkshire, England [20]
Their son William died aged five years in 1892, their daughter Olive in infancy in 1892, and their daughter Dorothy at 13 in 1908 [21]
Departed from London, England on the steamship Otway on 25 April 1913 bound for Fremantle, Western Australia [203]
He immigrated on the Otway with his wife and four of his four surviving adult children - Alice, Robert, Henry and Emilie [203]
Grocer in the Perth suburb of Subiaco [50]
In 1916 he was living at 114 Rose Street and in 1925 at 6 Keightley Street, both in Perth suburb of Subiaco [50]
He was working at Anderson's smallgoods shops on Barrack Street in Perth in 1924[225: 26-Dec-1924]
On 24 December 1924, when arriving home from work at his usual time of 11:30 at night, he was attacked at his front gate [225]
He was hit twice from behind at his gate by two or more men who then fled with his bag that he took to and from work [225: 26-Dec-1924]
His wife, late of Subiaco, died at the age of 66 years on 13 October 1927 and was buried at the Karrakatta Cemetery [2]
Resided in Winchester in 1936 [5: 21-Feb-1936]
Suffering from an injured knee he was conveyed from Winchester to the Carnamah Private Hospital on 19 February 1936 [5: 21-Feb-1936]
He was a "loved friend of Ivy and Tom Lawson" of Winchester, who referred to him as 'Dad' [5: 24-Jul-1942]
In 1937 he was retired and was living at 76 McMaster Street in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park [50]
Resided of late in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park [2]
Father of William Norman, Alice Winifred , Robert Eric, Henry Oswald, Olive Kathleen, Emilie Norah and Dorothy May [20] [21]
Died 13 July 1942; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Wesleyan, EA, 308) [2]
Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Robert William Leary' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 26 December 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/robert-william-leary [reference list] |
Use the below form or email history@carnamah.com.au |