Hello Lynne, Building on Di's comments below, I believe this is a likely scenario: Birth: SURNAME MOORE GIVEN NAME(S) GORDON E INDEX YEAR 1911 MOTHER OLIVE M PLACE OF REGISTRATION INVERELL REGISTRATION YEAR 1911 REGISTRATION NUMBER 16619 Soon after, a likely marriage of Olive M MOORE: SURNAME MOORE GIVEN NAME(S) OLIVE M SEX FEMALE INDEX YEAR 1913 SPOUSE SURNAME LEADER SPOUSE GIVEN NAME(S) ARTHUR SPOUSE SEX MALE PLACE OF REGISTRATION INVERELL REGISTRATION YEAR 1913 REGISTRATION NUMBER 6748 Olive's death index = 6529/1963 LEADER OLIVE MARGARET GEORGE EMILY BEST PARRAMATTA Parents are George MOORE and Emily Best BURTENSHAW. Finally, Gordon's marriage to Ruth: 16733/1932 MOORE OR LEADER GORDON E HARRIS RUTH B INVERELL BDM shows 3 "other" children of Arthur and Olive: Walter 1913 #32006 Eileen A 1915 #46452 Lorna M 1918 #7560 RYERSON index shows: LEADER,Gordon Edwin Anthony 24MAY1991 80 Death late of Palm Beach, Qld, formerly of Clayton, Vic 01JUN1991 SMH Hope this is the right one, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "SPECTRA r" <spectra_r@hotmail.com> To: <AUS-NSW-NEW-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 7:14 PM Subject: RE: [NE] Post 1905 birth lookup - LEADER > Hi Lynne, > > I couldn't find a Gordon but there is a Leslie born Inverell 1909 to Henry > and Eliza (Reg. 26059). I'd say this would be Henry Leader who was born > in 1868 to James Leader and Anne White. Eliza was born 1876 to Henry > Austin and Sarah Pasterfield. > > I did a little bit of research on the Leader family a couple of years ago > for a friend of mine who is a Leader. There is also a service record for > a Gordon Edwin Anthony Leader born 1911 at Inverell. He gives his next of > kin as Ruth Leader. May be worth looking at. > > Cheers, > Di > > > >>From: "lynneg" <lyngen@tpg.com.au> >>To: AUS-NSW-NEW-ENGLAND-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: [NE] Post 1905 birth lookup - LEADER >>Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:22:33 +1000 >> >>Hello all, >> >>Could I please ask for some kind person to check the CD to see if there is >>a birth for the following person around 1911 >> >>LEADER Gordon Leslie Anthony born Inverell. >> >>Especially interested in parents and if possible any siblings. >> >>Thanking you >> >>Lynne G. >>