Leslie Harold Lakin

Individual, P188
Biography

Leslie Harold Lakin (1871 -1948) was a son of Frederick and Emily Lakin [linked]. He became a clerk and married Hilda May Spurling, daughter of Steven Spurling, a noted Launceston photographer. Hilda was her father's assistant. The family attended St. John's Church where Leslie was a churchwarden in 1945 and 1946, and where Hilda was a member of the Mothers' Union and the Women's Guild. They both gave generously to the renovation of the organ.

Leslie died on 5th July 1948 aged 76, and Hilda died on 6th May 1957 aged 82.
There are several memorials to the Lakin family at St. John's, and these are listed in the linked biography of Frederick Lakin, but this one specifically relates to Leslie Harold Lakin and his wife Hilda:
Brass Plaque:
A.M.D.G.
IN MEMORY OF
LESLIE HAROLD LAKIN 1871-1948
AND HIS WIFE HILDA MAY LAKIN 1874-1957
FOR MANY YEARS ACTIVE WORKERS IN THIS CHURCH,
THE RENOVATION OF THIS ORGAN
WAS ASSISTED BY THEIR BEQUEST

Source
Extract from 'Engraved in Memory' by J.S.Gill. 1988
Related object
Memorial Plaque - Leslie and Hilda Lakin (Memorial to)
Related people
Frederick Lakin (is child of)
Herman Rupp Lakin (sibling of)
Robert George Lakin (sibling of)
Henry Melville Lakin (connected with)
Alfred Septimus Lakin (sibling of)
Ernest Arthur Lakin (sibling of)