Marion LARGE (1842

Marion LARGE (1842 - 1919)

Proprietress - The Molong Express and Western Districts Advertiser 1879-1919

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Alice Vale LEATHEM (1867 - 1947) Grace LEATHEM (1867 - 1867) Charles James Vale LEATHEM (1869 - 1936) William Herbert LEATHEM (1870 - 1953) John (Jack) Henry Vale LEATHEM (1873 - 1924) Helen Isabel (Nellie) LEATHEM (1875 - 1944) Frederick Percy LEATHEM (1878 - 1953)	Marion LARGE (1842 - 1919) + Henry Vale LEATHEM (1843 - 1879)	William James LARGE (1806 - 1881)	William LARGE

			Martha (LARGE)

		Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON (1819 - 1888)	Arthur J Beecher WRIXON

			Elizabeth BENSON or BENTLEY

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b. 15 Jun 1842 at Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland

m. 24 Sep 1866 Henry Vale LEATHEM (1843 - 1879) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

d. 05 Aug 1919 at Molong, New South Wales, Australia aged 77

Near Relatives of Marion LARGE (1842 - 1919)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	William LARGE
Grandmother	Martha (LARGE)
Grandfather	Arthur J Beecher WRIXON
Grandmother	Elizabeth BENSON or BENTLEY

Father in Law	John Ebbs LEATHEM
Mother in Law	Ann VALE			27 Aug 1858	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father	William James LARGE	abt 1806	Ireland	21 Oct 1881	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	75
Mother	Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON	bef 1819		03 May 1888	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	69

Self	Marion LARGE	15 Jun 1842	Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland	05 Aug 1919	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	77

Husband	Henry Vale LEATHEM	05 May 1843	New South Wales, Australia	09 Jul 1879	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	36

Daughter	Alice Vale LEATHEM	1867	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	18 Apr 1947	Parkes, New South Wales, Australia	80
Daughter	Grace LEATHEM	1867	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1867	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	0
Son	Charles James Vale LEATHEM	1869	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1936	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	67
Son	William Herbert LEATHEM	1870	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	27 Jun 1953	Blaney, New South Wales, Australia	83
Son	John (Jack) Henry Vale LEATHEM	1873	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	17 May 1924	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	51
Daughter	Helen Isabel (Nellie) LEATHEM	1875	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1944	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia	69
Son	Frederick Percy LEATHEM	11 Jan 1878	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	24 Mar 1953	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	75

Sister	Maria Elizabeth LARGE	abt 1837	Ireland	27 Jul 1899	Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia	62
Brother	William LARGE	1839	Ireland	06 Apr 1856	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	17
Brother	John Seward LARGE	13 Mar 1842	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	11 Sep 1923	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	81
Brother	Godfrey Bace LARGE	1843	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	14 Nov 1862		19
Brother	Richard William LARGE	abt 1844	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	16 Jul 1882	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	38
Sister	Henrietta Sophia Jane LARGE	21 Dec 1846	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	05 Jul 1915	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	68
Sister	Cecilia LARGE	02 Oct 1848	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	14 Jun 1932	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia	83
Brother	Thomas George LARGE	1850	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1927	Granville, New South Wales, Australia	77
Sister	Maria Leonard LARGE	18 Jun 1852	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	25 Apr 1914	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	61
Sister	Matilda Wrixon LARGE	1854	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1933	Griffith, New South Wales, Australia	79
Sister	Alice LARGE	21 Mar 1858	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1924	Griffith, New South Wales, Australia	66

Son in Law	James JOHNSTON
Daughter in Law	Emily WILLIAMS			22 Jul 1948	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter in Law	Harriett Ann DUNN	1879	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	16 Apr 1968	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	89
Son in Law	T DOHERTY
Son in Law	Alfred PHILLIPS
Daughter in Law	Mary SPARKES	27 May 1886		16 Nov 1969	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	83

Granddaughter	Jeanne M JOHNSTON	1904	Molong, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Keith Wrixon JOHNSTON	1906	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia	53
Granddaughter	Jessica C JOHNSTON	1910
Grandson	Douglas JOHNSTON	1911
Grandson	Wallace Henry LEATHEM	1898	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	1969	Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia	71
Grandson	Bertie William Vale LEATHEM	1900	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	1950	Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia	50
Grandson	Reginal Patrick LEATHEM		Molong, New South Wales, Australia	1970	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Isobel (Izabel) D LEATHEM	1907	Molong, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Myra Lilian LEATHEM	1909	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	19 Apr 1917	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	8
Granddaughter	Kathleen LEATHEM	1906	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	1969	Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia	63
Granddaughter	Marion Jean LEATHEM	1912	Molong, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Dulcie Vale LEATHEM	23 Jun 1914	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	18 Apr 1965	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	50
Granddaughter	Merle (Dicky) LEATHEM	31 Mar 1917	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	28 May 1998	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	81

Niece	Mary Ann SMITH	1862	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	25 Jul 1948	Gadara, New South Wales, Australia	86
Nephew	Charles Frederick SMITH	1863	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	25 Oct 1874	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	11
Nephew	Godfrey William SMITH	1865	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1942	Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia	77
Nephew	Philip Thomas SMITH	1866	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1956	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	90
Nephew	Archer Broughton SMITH	1868	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Ernest SMITH	31 May 1870	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1940	Bulli, New South Wales, Australia	70
Nephew	Arthur Wrixon SMITH	1873	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Mabel Edith SMITH	1874	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Clarence Hamilton SMITH	1876	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1962	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	86
Niece	Fanny Clayton SMITH	1878	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1902	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia	24
Nephew	Frederick SMITH	1879	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	1961	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	82
Nephew	William Seward LARGE	1887	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1967	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia	80
Niece	Myra LARGE	1889	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Stephen Oscar LARGE	1891	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1961	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	70
Niece	Emmeline LARGE	1893	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Jack (Juggler) LARGE	11 Jul 1895	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	20 Jul 1966	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	71
Niece	Lillian (Lillie) LARGE	1900	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1953	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	53
Nephew	Reginald LARGE	1904	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	1982		78
Nephew	Richard William LARGE	May 1882	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	10 Jan 1967	Taree, New South Wales, Australia	84
Nephew	Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY	18 Jan 1866	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	19 May 1935	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	69
Nephew	Ernest George ELWORTHY	27 May 1868	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	11 Apr 1931	Mosman, New South Wales, Australia	62
Nephew	Harold Lewington ELWORTHY	20 Aug 1872	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	16 May 1928	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	55
Niece	Edith Asenath ELWORTHY	17 Sep 1876	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	18 Mar 1904	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia	27
Niece	Frances Lillian JENKINS	1873	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	30 Nov 1890	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	17
Niece	Ethel Mary WILLIAMSON	1879	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Niece	Gertrude Alice WILLIAMSON	1880	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1957	Forbes, New South Wales, Australia	77
Niece	Lillian Annie WILLIAMSON	1882	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	John Stanley WILLIAMSON	1883	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Arthur Osmond WILLIAMSON	1885	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Percy William WILLIAMSON	1888	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	71
Nephew	Cecil Wrixon WILLIAMSON	1890	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Norman Barre WILLIAMSON	1894	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	William Godfrey LARGE	1886	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	1958	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	72
Nephew	Frederick C Plunkett LARGE	1888	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	71
Nephew	Cyril John LARGE	20 Dec 1893
Niece	Edith Murial GLOVER	25 Mar 1894	Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law	Marion Annie LEATHEM	abt 1840
Brother in Law	John Ebbs LEATHEM	1842	New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	Robert LEATHEM	1849	New South Wales, Australia	1850	New South Wales, Australia	1
Sister in Law	Eliza LEATHEM	1852	New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	Charles W LEATHEM	1855	New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law	Catherine Amy Vale LEATHEM	1857	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	11 Apr 1921	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	64
Brother in Law	Charles Frederick SMITH	10 Nov 1834	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	21 Oct 1915	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia	80
Sister in Law	Emily Vine WHITE	1858	Bethungra, New South Wales, Australia	14 Mar 1935	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	77
Sister in Law	Isabella Rhoda RATLIFF	26 Jan 1858	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1924	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	66
Brother in Law	James Baker ELWORTHY	09 Dec 1833	Exeter, Devon, England	03 Mar 1889	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	55
Brother in Law	John JENKINS	1847	New South Wales, Australia	19 Sep 1872	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	25
Brother in Law	John Thomas WILLIAMSON	1850	Auckland, New Zealand	27 Nov 1905	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	55
Sister in Law	Georgina Alice PLUNKETT	1862	Richmond, New South Wales, Australia	1936		74
Brother in Law	John Stanley LOWE	1854
Brother in Law	Thomas Ascott BASSETT			04 Dec 1916	Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law	William Henry GLOVER	1853	Co Cork, Ireland

Events in Marion LARGE (1842 - 1919)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
15 Jun 1842		Marion LARGE was born	Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland	Cemetery
abt Dec 1842		Immigration	Victoria, Australia
24 Sep 1866	24	Married Henry Vale LEATHEM (aged 23)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	3209/1866
1867	25	Birth of daughter Alice Vale LEATHEM	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	16800/1867
1867	25	Birth of daughter Grace LEATHEM	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
abt 1867	25	Death of daughter Grace LEATHEM	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1869	27	Birth of son Charles James Vale LEATHEM	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	11535/1869
1870	28	Birth of son William Herbert LEATHEM	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1873	31	Birth of son John (Jack) Henry Vale LEATHEM	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	11531/1873
1875	33	Birth of daughter Helen Isabel (Nellie) LEATHEM	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	12289/1875
11 Jan 1878	35	Birth of son Frederick Percy LEATHEM	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	Note 1
09 Jul 1879	37	Death of husband Henry Vale LEATHEM (aged 36)	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	Note 2
21 Oct 1881	39	Death of father William James LARGE (aged 75)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	10924/1881	2
03 May 1888	45	Death of mother Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON (aged 69)	Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia	9664/1888	2
05 Aug 1919	77	Marion LARGE died	Molong, New South Wales, Australia	16217/1919, Cemetery

Note 1: 16247/1878
Cemetery

Note 2: 6885/1879
Cemetery

Personal Notes:

Henry was only 36 when he died of pneumonia in 1879, leaving Marion with six children under 12 and a newspaper to run.
For a woman to enter such a field in those days and more to the point, to be ho successful, was remarkable. Marion was one of only a very few women to achieve this distinction.
Her obituary in the "Molong Argus" of 08 Aug 1919 said.. "the deceased lady thus had a difficult and strenuous burden placed upon her shoulders of rearing a family and conducting a newspaper, but she was a woman of indomitable courage and resource and faced many difficulties and trials which would have broken the of heart of many a man let alone a woman ...
"She faced her difficulties with determination, aided by hard work and shrewdness and succeeded in keeping the business going until the sons grew up and were able to assist her ... The venerable lady was of a kindly and charitable disposition and was highly respected by all who knew her."

Obit from Molong Argus Fri 8 Aug 1919
" We regret to have to announce the death of Mrs. Marion Leathem, proprietress of the Molong " Express," which took place at the local Hospital at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, at the advanced age of 77 years. The deceased lady, who had been ill about a week, developed an abscess on the throat that grew so rapidly that Drs. Kennedy and Howse decided to operate for its removal. The operation was performed on Thursday of last week, and was apparently successful, the patient being considerably relieved for a time but subsequently the abscess took a more malignant form which quickly affected the sufferer's whole system, and bronchial symptoms accentuated the trouble. All that was possible was done to relieve the patient, and a trained nurse was in constant attention, but she gradually sank, and passed peacefully away, as above stated.

The late Mrs. Leathem was the third daughter of the Dr. Wm. Large, M.R.C.S. (Edin.), and was born at Belfast, Ireland, June 15th, 1842. The family removed to Australia, where the deceased arrived when six months old. They landed in Victoria with the well-known Wrixon family, to whom the deceased was related,

Mrs. Large being a daughter of Colonel Wrixon of the Irish Guards, and a cousin of Sir H. Wrixon, an ex-Attorney-General of Victoria. After practising his profession in Victoria for five years, Dr. Large came to the Wagga and Tumut districts. Mrs. Leathem received her education at the Ladies' Seminary, Wagga, and in her young days took a keen interest in Sunday School and Church work, as well as in social matters. Deceased was married to Mr Henry Vale Leathem at All Saints' Church of England, Tumut, by the Rev. J. C. Byng. Mr and Mrs. Leathern resided at Tumut for some years, and then removed to Gundagai, and subse quently-in 1876-they came to Molong, and started the " Express." Mr Leathem died of pneumonia on July 9, 1879, leaving his widow with a family of six young children. The deceased lady thus had a difficult and strenu ous burden placed upon her shoul ders of rearing a family and con ducting a newspaper, but she was a woman of indomitable courage and resource, and faced many difficulties and trials which would have broken the heart of many a man let alone a woman. However, she faced her difficulties with determintion, aided by hard work and shrewdness, and succeeded in keeping the business going until the sons grew up and were able to assist her. Although not able through infirmities during latter years to take any active part in the management of the paper, her advice was of great advantage to the management. The venerable lady was of a kindly and charitable dis position, and was highly respected by all who knew her. She was a loving and devoted mother, and will be greatly missed by her sons, who have been associated with her in the office all their lives. She took a keen interest in politics, and could put forward her views with lucidity and conciseness.

Two daughters and four sons survive the deceased, viz. :-Mesdames Jas. Johnston (Dilga) and Mrs. Doherty (Millthorpe), and Messrs. Charles, William, John, and Frederick ; also a number of grand-children and one great-grandchild child, Sapper Leathem, who has just returned from the war, is a grandson. The deceased was one a family of 12, and the sisters and brothers who survive her are Mesdames W. H. Glover (May), M. W. Bassett (Ascot Vale, near Griffith) and Williamson (Grafton) and Messrs. John Large (Cootamundra) and Thomas Large (Hay).

The body was removed from the Hospital to St. John's Church on Tuesday afternoon. The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, and was preceded by a brief service by the Rev. J. A. Poole in the church, Mrs. Bamford presid ing at the organ. The funeral cortege was large and representative, and testified to the high esteem in which the fine old lady was held. The remains were interred in the C. of E. section of Molong cemetery..Rev. J. A. Poole read the burial service. Mrs. Kings land conducted the funeral ar rangements.

The proprietors of the ARGUS and staff extend their sincere sym pathy to the bereaved family.

A memorial service for the deceased lady will beld at St. John's Church on Sunday night.

At the Municipal Council meet ing on Tuesday night the Mayor moved that a letter of sympathy be written to the Leathern family in connection with the demise of their venerable mother. In doing so his Worship paid a high tribute to the worth of the late Mrs. Leathem. He had known her for to years, and a more charit able woman never existed, and she was at all times anxious to help the sick and needy. She had reached a good old age (77 years), and had reared a respected family, one of whom (Aid. John Leathern) was a member of that Council. She had been a devoted mother and would be greatly missed by her family, to whom the sympathy of the Council was extended, Deceased was a woman of strong personality, and despite the many difficulties and reverves she had met with in her younger days she had always conquered them. Deceased had gone to her peaceful home, and death was a debt they would all have so pay sooner or later. He wished to express the Council's and his own sympathy with the bereaved family in their irreparable loss."

The motion was passed, the Aldermen standing.

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

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63. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Trove, Title: Trove National Library of Australia, Locn: http://trove.nla.gov.au/

- Reference = The Tumut and Adelong Times 14 Aug 1919 (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Obituary.
The death occurred on 5th Aug. of Mrs. Marion Leathem, proprietress of the Molong "Express," at the age of 77 years, after an illness of a week's duration. An abscess formed on the throat at the beginning of last week, and grew with such rapidity that Drs. Kennedy and Howse decided to operate for its removal. The operation was performed on Thursday of last week, at the Cottage Hospital, and was apparently successful, the patient being considerably relieved as a result. But the foreign matter which had generated in the abscess gradually spread throughout the system, and bronchial symptoms accentuated the ailment, which, owing to the deceased lady's weak heart, could not further be checked without the risk of collapse. Mrs. Leathem was the third daughter of Dr. Wm. Large, M.R.C.S. (Dublin), who practised his profession in Melbourne for five years, and then migrated to the Tumut and Wagga districts on account of Mrs. Large's ill-health. On September 24th 1866, the deceased was married to Mr. Henry Vale Leathem, at All Saints' Church of England, Tumut, by the Rev. J. C. Byng. Mr. and Mrs. Leathem resided at Tumut for some years, and then removed to Gundagai.

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