TANNER, Leonard & Meg
6 January 1900 – 17 July 1971
21 August 1893 – 22 September 1961
Origin Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire, England
Accompanying Family Diana Ann Tanner (12 months)
First settled in Denmark WA
ORSOVA
Departure Port Portsmouth England
Arrival Year 1924
Fremantle
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By train to Denmark to group settlement 101. Commenced farming on Mt Lindsay Rd. 5 children born Denmark ( Ira, Hugh, Ursula, Wynne, Victoria). Worked hard, cleared land for dairy farm, milked cows. Raised 1st class pigs. Grew fruit & veg. Self supporting. Lived here until their deaths. Buried Denmark Cemetery.
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Len and Marguerite Tanner were my grandparents.I have written up the family history please request copy if interested.
Sat 9 Dec 2023
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