James Leslie (Les) O' Brien

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection. Kathleen Appleton's connection to Robert is convoluted but goes like this:
Donald Appleton (1946) married Kathleen O'Brien (1950)
Her father was James O'Brien (1911)
His father was James O'Brien (1885)
His father was John O'Brien (1856) who married Jessie Dickson (1857)
Her father was John Dickson (c1825) who married Martha Drysdale (c1827)
Her father was Angus Drysdale (1799)
His father was Ebenezer Drysdale (1756) & he also had John Drysdale (1792)
He had James Drysdale (1833) who married Catherine Sutherland (1836)
Her father was James Sutherland (1780) & he also had William Sutherland (1813) who married Rachel Sneddon (1818)
Her father was James Sneddon (1787) who married Rachel Burt (1786)
Her father was George Burt (1757) & he also had Elizabeth Burt (1782) who married James Murie (1786)
They had Helen Murie (1823) who married Robert Love (1802)
His father was William Love (1787) who married Janet Bonnear (1791)
Her father was William Bonnar (1761) & he also had Jean Bonnar (1783) who married James Henderson (1781)
They had Helen Henderson (1821) who married Andrew Fyfe (1816)
They had Janet Fyfe (1855) who married Thomas Russell (1851)
They had Helen Russell (1883) who married Thomas Sneddon (1886)
His father was Robert Sneddon (1859)
His father was Thomas Sneddon (1821)
His father was John Sneddon (1783)
His father was Peter Snadon (1759) who married Margaret Snadon (1756)
Her father was Joseph Snadon (c1730) who married Janet Snadon (1731)
Her father was William Snadon (1700
His father was Walter Snadon (1672)
His father was William Snawdone (1640) & he also had Thomas Sneddon (1679)
He had John Snaddon (1702)
He had William Snaddon (1730)
He had Cornelius Sneddon (1759)
He had Marion Snaddon (1788) who married Alexander Montgomery (c1793)
They had Robert Montgomery (1814)
He had Martha Montgomery (1853) who married Robert Montgomery (1852)
They had John Montgomery (1875)
He had Ian Montgomery (1910)
He had John Montgomery (1949) who married Gillian Robson (1974)
Her father was Brian Robson (1936)
His father was Herbert Robson (1911) who married Ivy Litto (1913)
Her father was Alfred Litto (1884) who married Edith Kemp (1885)
His father was Edward Kemp (c1857) & he also had William Kemp (1895)
He had Veda Kemp (1925) who married Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
They had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

James married Moira Teresa O' Brien, daughter of Michael O' Brien and Margaret Mary L'Huillier, on 6 Dec 1943 in Jerilderie, NSW Australia. (Moira Teresa O' Brien was born in 1912 and died in 2009.)

  Marriage Notes:

Kathleen Appleton notes:
James Leslie O'Brien (called Les) married Moira Teresa O'Brien (1912-2009) 6 December 1943 in Jerilderie NSW. He was 32, fitter and turner, living in East St Kilda. She was 31, stenographer, born in Urana NSW. Her parents Michael O'Brien (dec), Margaret L'Huillier. They lived all their married life at 4 Harding Street, Moorabbin; only moved to aged care in 2003.