On 22nd April 1914, William Alexander Wallace TILLER married Mabel Christine LEIPOLD in the Protestant Hall, Kookynie. The reception was held at the Maybe Gold Mine. William was the son of William TILLER and Anne BEARDMORE (Dec) and was from Victoria. Mabel was the daughter of George Frederick LEIPOLD and Elizabeth THOMPSON and was also from Victoria.
William Alexander Wallace TILLER married Mabel Christine LEIPOLD – Kookynie 22 Apr 1914 – Photo Jenny de Lacy.
At the Protestant Hall in Kookynie a marriage was solemnised between Mabel, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Leipold, of the “Maybe” homestead, Niagara, and Alexander, first son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Tiller, late of Boulder. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Herbert B. Lockyer, of the Presbyterian manse, Leonora. The bride wore a charming dress of cream satin, with guipure lace, and pearl trimmings, the usual wreath, and veil, and carried a bouquet of roses, carnations, and ferns.
It was said this was the last marriage held in Kookynie –
The bride was attended by her sisters, Misses Elizabeth, and Lillian Leipold, who wore white net lace over silk, and white ninon over satin, respectively, both wore brooches, the gifts of the bridegroom. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. George W. Leipold, as best man. The bridegroom’s present to the bride was a handsome gold chain and locket, the bride’s present to the bridegroom being gold sleeve links. A large reception was held at the “Maybe” homestead, the interior of which had been prettily arranged with flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Leipold received the guests at the entrance, and the wedding breakfast was laid in the dining room. Mr. W. Mills proposed the health of the bride and bridegroom in a happy and well-chosen speech, to which the bridegroom ably responded and at the same time proposed the health of the bridesmaids, to which the Rev. Lockyer responded. The wedding presents were numerous and were laid out on tables for the guests’ inspection. In the evening a dance was held and kept up to a late hour.
The Children of William and Mabel
Violet Minetta born 1915 at Gwalia WA
Jack Leipold born 1915 at Gwalia WA
Edith born and died 1918 at Leonora WA age 5 days.
George William born 1920 at Kalgoorlie WA
Alexander Wallace born 1921 at Menzies WA
Ivan Gordon born 1932 at Kellerberrin WA
William died after a long life on the 23 Aug 1983 in Kellerberrin at the age of 92yrs, WA and Mabel pre deceased him on the 12 Jan 1975 also in Kellerberrin at 80yrs. All of their six children, apart from baby Edith, lived long lives. They are buried together in the Kellerberrin Cemetery as well as two of their sons, Ivan and George and Georges wife Elsie.
Just over a year after the wedding, Mabel’s father, George Frederick Leipold, was killed in a mining accident on the 27 Oct 1915 at the Niagara Gold Mine, Kookynie. He is buried in the Kookynie Cemetery. He was only 51yrs old. His wife Elizabeth re married in 1919 in Kookynie to John Stuart CAIRNS.
Grave of George Frederick Leipold – Kookynie Cemetery – Photo Ancestry.com
George Frederick LEIPOLD and Elizabeth nee THOMPSON – Parents of Mabel – Photo Ancestry.com
Reference: Niagara Kookynie – How it was by Margaret Pusey
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