Laslett family history

Jim and Marie Lasslett of Keilor

William James Lasslett was born on 16 February 1916 at Footscray the second child of William Arthur Lasslett and Alice May Lasslett née Halliday (page 152).

Jim was a businessman and founder of Lasslett Rubber Pty Limited at Airport West.

On 12 May 1945 he married Marie Joan Coverdale (born 2 May 1924 at Flemington) at the Presbyterian Church in Footscray.

Jim had a great interest in genealogy and made contacts with Lasletts all over the the world. He was greatly loved and really helped the author take over maintenance of this family record from George Laslett in South Australia.

Jim died at about 3am on Tuesday 7 March 1989. He had had an operation for cancer a little over a year before and for most of his last year was active and only occasionally indisposed. He was taken ill at his holiday home at Apollo Bay on Saturday 4 March. It was diagnosed as pneumonia and he was brought back to Sacred Heart Hospital in Moreland. I spoke to Jim's son Ric at the time and he said that "Dad's systems are just slowly shutting down." The hospital gave Marie the extra bed in Jim's room so she was able to be with him for his last days. Ric said that Jim went very peacefully.

Family of Jim and Marie Lasslett

Son
RICHARD JAMES BERNARD - born 23 September 1955 at Moreland. A Director of Lasslett Rubber Pty Limited. Married Susan Elizabeth Foleta.

See chapter Richard and Susan Lasslett of New Gisborne on page 192.

Daughters

SHARON MARY - born 28 June 1946 at Moreland. Married John Anderson, now divorced.
Children:
Timothy James Anderson - born 14 December 1969 at Moreland.
Simon John Anderson - born 8 August 1972 at Hampton. BA University of Tasmania 2004 as Simon John Anderson Lasslett.
Benjamin Christopher Anderson - born 29 November 1975 at Melbourne.
ROBYN JOAN - born 1 October 1950 at Moreland. A Director of Lasslett Rubber Pty Limited.