Leslie Thomas GAMBRILL

1900 - 1982  (81 years)

• Name	Leslie Thomas GAMBRILL
  Born	23 Oct 1900	Pittrow, NSW, Australia
  Residence	Feb 1901	Pittrow, NSW, Australia   [1]
  	According to his baptism document.
  Baptism	7 Feb 1901	Parramatta, NSW, Australia   [1]
  	St.Johns [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	19 Oct 1920	Brandon Ave, Bankstown, NSW, Australia   [2]
  	according to marriage document.
  Occupation	19 Oct 1920  [2]
  	Railway Employee, according to marriage document.
  Electoral Roll	1930	Prairie Vale Road, Bankstown, NSW, Australia   [3]
  	'Ferndale' Labourer
  Electoral Roll	1932	Prairie Vale Road, Ferndale, NSW, Australia   [4]
  	Labourer
  Electoral Roll	1933	73 Rosemont Street, Punchbowl, NSW, Australia   [5]
  	Labourer
  Electoral Roll	1933	33 Camden Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia   [6]
  	Labourer
  Electoral Roll	1935	210 Hereford St, Forest Lodge, NSW, Australia   [7]
  	Labourer
  Electoral Roll	1937	2 Braunbeck St, Bankstown, NSW, Australia   [8]
  	Labourer
  Employment	1941  [9]
  	Railway Employee, according to marriage document of daughter Joyce, to Charles
  Employment	1941  [2]
  	Railway Employee, according to marriage document of daughter Mavis, to Alfred
  Electoral Roll	1943	49 Sproule Street, Lakemba, NSW, Australia   [10]
  	Platelayer
  Electoral Roll	1949	92 Blaxcell Street, Granville, NSW, Australia   [11]
  	Home Duties
  Electoral Roll	1949	49 Sproule Street, Lakemba, NSW, Australia   [12]
  	Platelayer
  News General	12 Apr 1950  [13]
  	ADVERT: LAND 43ft x 250ft, Fairfield, close station, school. 49 Sproule Str, Lakemba.
  Electoral Roll	1954	49 Sproule Street, Lakemba, NSW, Australia   [14]
  	Platelayer
  Electoral Roll	1958	49 Sproule Street, Lakemba, NSW, Australia   [15]
  	Platelayer
  Electoral Roll	1963	20 Lambert Pl, Mt Pritchard, NSW, Australia   [16]
  	Ganger
  Electoral Roll	1968	20 Lambert Pl, Mt Pritchard, NSW, Australia   [17]
  	Ganger
  Electoral Roll	1980	20 Lambert Pl, Mt Pritchard, NSW, Australia   [18]
  	Ganger
  Residence	1982	47 Freeman St, Canley Vale, NSW, Australia   [19]
  	Nursing home (Summitcare)
  Occupation	1982  [19]
  	Railway Ganger, accroding to death certificate
  Died	9 Jun 1982	SummitCare, Canley Vale, NSW, Australia   [19]
  	Cause: Renal Failure, Essential Hypertension, Melaena
  	Canley Vale Nursing Home [19]
  Cremated	10 Jun 1982	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden Valley Way, Leppington, NSW, Australia   [19]
  	Forest Lawn Cemetery. Does anyone have a gravestone photo?
  Person ID	I366	treeno1
  Last Modified	7 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry John GAMBRILL,   b. 17 Sep 1871, Windsor, NSW, Australia ,   d. 13 Nov 1951, Mental Hospital Rydalmere, Rydalmere, NSW, Australia  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Ellen Martha (Nellie) DUGGAN,   b. 13 Jun 1875, Kiama, NSW, Australia ,   d. 28 Feb 1954, Parramatta, NSW, Australia  (Age 78 years)
  Married	06 Jan 1894	Granville, NSW, Australia
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Sarah Jane FORD,   b. 20 Oct 1902, Glen Innes, NSW, Australia ,   d. 20 Mar 1984  (Age 81 years)
  Married	9 Oct 1920	Sydney, NSW, Australia   [2]
  	St.Barnabas Church [2]
  Marriage Celebration	1980
  	Joan Mitchell's. Women's World. Honoring couple's diamond wedding. A MOUNT Pritchard couple reached their diamond milestone last week after walking through 60 years of marriage together. Leslie and Sarah Jane Gambrill were married at St Sambas Church, Broadway, Sydney on October 9, 1920. Last week, they quietly celebrated their diamond wedding, enjoying the love and respect of their four daughters two sons, 12 grand-children and 19 great-grand-children. Mr.Gambrill was born at Merrylands in 1900, his wife at Glenn Innes in 1901. They have lived at Mount Pritchard for 20 years. Mr Gambrill retired from the railways in 1964; unfortunately he at a fall recently and is at present recovering at the Canley Vale Nursing Home. But his wife is there with him, and when I visited them last week, they were hoping to be home in time for their anniversary. When Mr Gambrill became plate-layer in 1919, Australia was opening up on the backs of the men who were laying iron lines of communication across the wilderness. The work, and the conditions were hard, and rough. "But I was glad to have a steady job," said Mr Gambrill. "I worked the length and breadth of NSW in my time. We lived on the job, we slept in tents, cooked for ourselves the best way we could, and washed our clothes if there was enough water; that was all the railway supplied us with, wood and water." He continued, "We had to keep our heads down and keep working no matter how hot or cold the weather; there was no slacking; believe me, those old gangers were hard men, and tough." "But it was harder still on Sarah Jane,", said Mr Gambrill. "She had to bring up the children practically single handed, but she did a great job, they all turned out well." "Wages," said Mr.Gambrill, "were seven pounds twelve shillings a fortnight ($15.20); not much keep mother and me and six kids on, but we managed. "I got by with as little as I could and sent the rest home." "I just did what had to be done," said Sarah Jane. "Yes,"said her husband. "she's one in a million. She doesnt smoke, or drink. "But," he added with a sly dig, "she certainly does snore!" Then that makes two of us," said Sarah Jane. Unknown Newspaper.
  Children	+ 1. Mavis Lillian GAMBRILL,   b. 16 Feb 1921, Forest Lodge, NSW, Australia ,   d. 01 Oct 2005, Camden Village, NSW, Australia  (Age 84 years) + 2. Joyce Irene GAMBRILL,   b. 3 Sep 1922,   d. 20 May 2009  (Age 86 years)   3. Leslie George GAMBRILL,   b. Feb 1926,   d. May 1926  (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Beryl May GAMBRILL,   b. 07 May 1929, Bankstown, NSW, Australia ,   d. 23 Sep 2003, Sydney, NSW, Australia  (Age 74 years) + 5. Ruth Evelyn GAMBRILL,   b. 16 Nov 1932, Sydney, NSW, Australia ,   d. 16 Jul 2010, Campbelltown, NSW, Australia  (Age 77 years)   6. Living + 7. Living
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Oct 1900 - Pittrow, NSW, Australia  Residence - According to his baptism document. - Feb 1901 - Pittrow, NSW, Australia  Baptism - 7 Feb 1901 - Parramatta, NSW, Australia  Married - 9 Oct 1920 - Sydney, NSW, Australia  Residence - according to marriage document. - 19 Oct 1920 - Brandon Ave, Bankstown, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - 'Ferndale' Labourer - 1930 - Prairie Vale Road, Bankstown, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Labourer - 1932 - Prairie Vale Road, Ferndale, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Labourer - 1933 - 73 Rosemont Street, Punchbowl, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Labourer - 1933 - 33 Camden Street, Newtown, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Labourer - 1935 - 210 Hereford St, Forest Lodge, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Labourer - 1937 - 2 Braunbeck St, Bankstown, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Platelayer - 1943 - 49 Sproule Street, Lakemba, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Home Duties - 1949 - 92 Blaxcell Street, Granville, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Platelayer - 1949 - 49 Sproule Street, Lakemba, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Platelayer - 1954 - 49 Sproule Street, Lakemba, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Platelayer - 1958 - 49 Sproule Street, Lakemba, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Ganger - 1963 - 20 Lambert Pl, Mt Pritchard, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Ganger - 1968 - 20 Lambert Pl, Mt Pritchard, NSW, Australia  Electoral Roll - Ganger - 1980 - 20 Lambert Pl, Mt Pritchard, NSW, Australia  Residence - Nursing home (Summitcare) - 1982 - 47 Freeman St, Canley Vale, NSW, Australia  Died - Cause: Renal Failure, Essential Hypertension, Melaena - 9 Jun 1982 - SummitCare, Canley Vale, NSW, Australia  Cremated - 10 Jun 1982 - Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Camden Valley Way, Leppington, NSW, Australia   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos	8 Photos
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  	Leslie Thomas Gambrill at Work Far left
  	L to R - Leslie Thomas Gambrill and wife Sarah Jane Ford, Unknown man, then Sarahs Sister Lillian Herman.
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  	Wedding of Janice Robyn Barefoot daughter of Mavis Lillian Barefoot nee Gambrill with L to R Leslie Thomas Gambrill and Sarah Jane Ford
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  	At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  	(L to R) Ruth Evelyn Gambrill, Mavis Lillian Gambrill, Leslie Thomas Gambrill, Sarah Jane Ford, Alf Barefoot, Joyce Irene Gambrill, Beryl May Gambrill

  
  

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