completed thxVic electoral roll - June BAXTER-THOMPSON and/or Esther Cecelia LEY

[louisa b]

Good morning chatters
hoping someone with access to ER can help
probably Geelong area
this is what I have about June
born 1923 Victoria
father: John Patrick THOMPSON (aka Baxter or Baxter-Thompson) - he died in a bus crash on King Island in 1948
mother: Iris Alice REES - I think the parents divorced and Iris re-married Sydney HOLLISTER or HINCKLEY; buried Mt Duneed in C of E section, as Iris Alice Hollister HINCKLEY
June was engaged to Bernard MATHERSON of NSW in 1941 (found on trove - this aslo mentions the mother and step-father) but as far as I can make out no marriage took place, and June died in August this year, also buried Mt Duneed in RC section
and Esther LEY is in the same plot (died 1990)

thanks

[ennael]

294 HOLLISTER Sydney
 02 Sep 1971
Mount Duneed
COE*1***142

Leanne

[louisa b]

thanks Leanne
have had an email from a very kind person with photos of the grave of Esther as follows:
Esther C LEY nee JOSEPH
95909 Sergeant
Womens Auxiliary Aust Airforce
10 Dec 1990 age 76
a wonderful friend

and
Iris Alice
beloved wife of Sydney HOLLISTER-HINCKLEY
wonderful mother of June
died 10 March 1967

had a quick look at the war record of Esther - not digitised unfortunately, gives her NOK as Cecila JOSEPH
just trying to work out the connection between June and Esther

[alison2763]

Hello,
Esther Cecelia JOSEPH b 1914 Richmond - Morris JOSEPH and Cecelia May STEPHENS # 25930
Morris JOSEPH d 1940 aged 70 Richmond- Joseph Jacob JOSEPH and Esther MENDOZA # 5103
Cecelia JOSEPH d 1968 aged 87 ARMA - Edmund STEPHENS and Annie TAYLOR # 18812

No marriage up to 1942 for Esther to a LEY.

Iris Alice REES married John Patrick Alfred BAXTER -THOMPSON 1920 # 5033

Iris Alice REES married Herbert Sydney HINKLEY 1933 # 1347

John Alfred Patrick THOMPSON married Grace Muriel PAVLOS 1933 # 4534

1936
Iris Alice { Home Duties} and Herbert Sydney { Actor}  HOLLISTER 5 Collins Street East Melbourne.
1937
Iris Alice { Home Duties} and Herbert Sydney { Producer}  HOLLISTER 51 Collins Street Melbourne.
1943
Iris Alice { Home Duties} and  Sydney { Radio Producer}  HOLLISTER 553 St Kilda Rd Prahran
1949
Iris Alice { Home Duties} and  Sydney { Radio Producer}  HOLLISTER 72 Gould St Frankston
1954
Iris Alice { Home Duties} and  Sydney { Radio Producer}  HOLLISTER 11 A'Beckett St Caulfield West
1958
Iris Alice { Home Duties} and  Sydney { Broadcasting}  HOLLISTER 8 Princee St Prahran
1963
Iris Alice { Home Duties} and  Sydney { nil}  HOLLISTER Horwood Dve Breamlea Sth Barwon
and also 1963
Iris Alice { Home Duties} and  Sydney {TV Artist}  HOLLISTER No 3 157 Brighton Rd St Kilda

1949
Esther Cecelia { Home Duties}and John Cullen William { Printer} LEY 16 Brougham St Richmond
1958
Esther Cecelia {Manageress} LEY 12 Warriston St Brighton { no John with her}
1963
Esther Cecelia {Manageress} LEY Horwood Dve Breamlea Sth Barwon
1968
Esther Cecelia {Manageress} LEY Horwood Dve Breamlea Sth Barwon
1972
Esther Cecelia {Manageress} LEY Horwood Dve Breamlea Sth Barwon
1977
Esther Cecelia {Manageress} LEY Horwood Dve Breamlea Sth Barwon
1980
Esther Cecelia  LEY Dans Road Coonaware Sth Barwon

Regards
Alison

[louisa b]

oohh that's great Allison
so Iris and Esther were neighbours (or possibly in the same house??)
can you see June anywhere on ER?

the other weird thing is the name of Esther's husband John CW Ley
CULLEN is the married surname of John P Thompson's great aunt, which is my connection to this family - of course may be completely coincidental
but hope I can find more on him
thanks also for the re-marriage of John Thompson

[alison2763]

Hello again,
Yes they may have lived together or at least in the same street, pity there are no street numbers on the ER.

The only entry for  June :
1949
June BAXTER-THOMPSON { Telephonist}7 Gould St Frankston

What name was June buried under ?
Regards
Alison

[louisa b]

thanks for that 1949 ER entry
she was buried as Baxter-Thompson, and there was one death notice in the Geelong Advertiser with the same name

[louisa b]

hi
if you have access to index, could you please look at the parents of
William John Cullen LEY
born 17 Sep 1909 in Richmond Vic
his WW2 army record shows NOK William LEY

thanks Lou

[sparrett]

WILLIAM JOHN CULLEN LEY

is at SPRINGVALE BOTANICAL CEMETERY
Religion   CHURCH OF ENGLAND
   
Date of Service-30/06/1998
Date of Death-28/06/1998
Age 88
Date of Birth 17/09/1909
Burial Type CREMATED
Location Details FUCHSIA, PLAQUE ON WALL TOKEN, WALL N POSITION 123
Public Grave No
Tenure Date 31/07/2023

He appears to be alone at this location.

Sue