Leslie Huffington Bowman (1864–1891)
from Windsor & Richmond Gazette
Leslie Huffington Bowman, aged 27, once of Windsor, recently residing at 10 Liverpool-street, Paddington, committed suicide by hanging himself by a rope to the bedpost in his room on Tuesday afternoon. He was seen by his wife to lie down on the bed. Shortly afterwards she found him as above described. The deceased had suffered some pecuniary losses lately, and was in consequence very despondent. He leaves a widow and three children. An inquest was held before the City Coroner, and a verdict of suicide recorded by the jury.
Original publication
Other Obituaries for Leslie Huffington Bowman
- Evening News (Sydney), 4 November 1891, p 5
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- funeral notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 November 1891, p 8
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Bowman, Mary Ann (wife)
- Bowman, Frederick William (father)
- Miller, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Ecclestone, Evelyn Beatrice (sister-in-law)
- Miller, Arabella (sister-in-law)
- Miller, Henry (brother-in-law)
- Miller, Herbert (brother-in-law)
- Quarry, Helen Sarah (aunt)
- Bowman, Leslie Edgar (uncle)
- Ridge, William Bligh (uncle by marriage)
Citation details
'Bowman, Leslie Huffington (1864–1891)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/bowman-leslie-huffington-26956/text34463, accessed 9 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
23 September,
1864
Windsor,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
3 November,
1891
(aged 27)
Paddington, Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia