Leslie Harris Brough

Born 2 October 1907, Kihikihi, NZ. Died 17 May 1976, Rotorua, NZ (69 yrs)

 

Read his story here 

 

Father = THOMAS HENRY BROUGH

 Married: ESTHER RUTH GEDGE 31 December 1934, Queen St Gospel Hall, Levin, NZ.
ESTHER 20 April 1912, Kiritaki, NZ. d 1 March 2002, Auckland NZ. (90 yrs)

 

 

My memories of Grandpa.

 

 I always remember Grandpa as being a funny caring guy. He talked fondly of living in the King Country and loved pukekos. One time driving there with him in our car, he pointed out every pukeko he saw. When, nearing the end of our trip, I said “No more Pukekos”. He said “Awwwwwwwww.” 

 

Children

1.  KELVIN LESLIE THOMAS
b 27 November 1935, d 2 November 2016, Selwyn Heights, Auckland (81 yrs)
Married LOUISE IRENE SULLIVAN, 14 April 1973, Mt Albert, NZ
LOUISE b 7 September 1935, Auckland, NZ. d 25 October 2018 (83 yrs)

 

 

My memories of Uncle Kelvin

 

Uncle Kelvin was the uncle I saw the least of during my life. He wasn't able to make it to many of the family gatherings and we never saw much of him.  

 

One particular memory I have of him was when he was telling us about a riot in Auckland. Kelvin told us he was there during it and a bottle was thrown in his direction and didn’t smash. He took it home to trade it in at the shop for a few cents.

 

2.  ISOBEL RUTH b 20 Jun 1937, Te Kuiti, NZ
Married JAMES RUSSELL MIDDLEMISS, 16 September 1972, Hillsborough, Auckland, NZ
JAMES b 28 October 19   28 Auckland, NZ. d 23 October 2012, Cambridge, NZ (84 yrs)

 

 

 

 

My memories of Uncle James

 

During my childhood, I didn’t particularly like him because he was always so stern. But as I grew older, I realised that this was simply his deadpan sense of humour. He was always joking, but you thought he was serious. 

 

3.      BEULAH THERESA b 17 February 1939, Te Kuiti, NZ, d 31 January 2020 (81 yrs)
Married JAMES HENRY PINKERTON 3 December 1966 in Ellerslie Auckland.
JAMES  b 31 October 1940 in Gisborne, NZ. d 13 February 2021, Hamilton, NZ (80 yrs)

 

4.  THOMAS CHARLES b 13 November 1940 Te Kuiti, NZ.
Married LYNETTE ANNE GLIDDON 25 September 1971, Timaru, NZ
LYN b 28 October 1946, Temuka, NZ. d 14 January 2015 (69 yrs)

 

5.  ALLAN PETER b 10 September 1942, Te Kuiti, NZ. d 8 July 2024, Waitakaruru, NZ (82 yrs)
Married PAREKOTUKU (POLLY) NGAIRA 10
April 1966, Sylvia Park, Mt Wellington, NZ
PARE b 21 March 1943, Gisborne, NZ.

 

6.  ARTHUR DAVID  b 26 August 1945, Taumaruni, NZ.
Married ALLISON JANICE DORE 17 February 1968, Tamaki Auckland, NZ
ALLISON b 12 October, Auckland, NZ.

 

7.  LENNARD RICHARD LUKE b 4 May 1947, Taumarunui, NZ.
Married MARILYN JILL THOMAS, 29 September 1968, Ellerslie, NZ
MARILYN b 21 December 1947, Auckland, NZ

 

8.  ZELDA VERBINA SHIRLEY b 3 November 1949, Auckland, NZ
Married ROBERT ALEXANDER FORSYTH 11 April 1968, Registrar’s Office, Auckland, NZ
ROBERT (BOB) b 8 April 1944, Wellington, NZ. 

 

9.  NELSON ERNEST b 7 May 1951, Wellington, NZ. died (cancer) April/May 2015 (64 yrs)
Married MARY MARGARET ANDERSON 20 December 1972, Registrar’s office, Auckland, NZ
MARY b 1 June 1952, Hawera, NZ

 

 

 

My memories of Uncle Nelson

 

Uncle Nelson was always doing things for others and was an on-fire Christian man who walked the walk as well as he talked the talk. I got to spend a lot of time with him in the late 80s and worked with him in Glen Innes for a year or two at an outreach he arranged for youth. Street kids from the area could come in and play pool and other games. I considered him a bit of a mentor at the time. He was always positive and always had a joke. 

 

10.  JOHN MAITLAND b 3 March 1953, died (cancer) 21st November 2014 (61 yrs)
Married AILSA JEAN MCLENNAN, 13 December 1980, Auckland, NZ.
AILSA b 23 August 1953, Thames, NZ.

 

 

My memories of Uncle John

 

As a kid, my sister Lee and I always found him quite scary. He was always growling at us for one reason or another, even for minor little things. He was in his early 20s at the time and still lived at home with Nana and Grandpa. (Les and Esther Brough).  In 1985 I left home and my mother arranged for me to board with John and his wife Ailsa, in Onehunga, Auckland. It was then that I really got to know Uncle John and found out that he was a really great guy, with a good sense of humour. He always had good words of wisdom.

 

He was the first of Les and Esther's kids to pass away. Ironically, he was the youngest.