FatherLaust Larsen b. 13 Jan 1843, d. 23 Jan 1917
MotherAnna Margaretha Naugardt b. 26 Jun 1848, d. 24 Sep 1904
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

William Magnus Larsen was born on 8 May 1886 in Shepparton, Victoria.1,2,3 
He married Leura Kerr on 25 April 1913.4,2 
He died on 22 November 1976 in Finley, New South Wales, at age 90.2 

Family

Leura Kerr b. 4 Mar 1890, d. 1957
Children
ChartsLarsen, Laust, descendant chart

Story

All the Larsen children attended the Congupna township school.5
 
Death of Anna Margaretha 
Anna Margaretha suffered for several years from tuberculosis, known at the time as consumption or phthisis.

Anna Margaretha Larsen died of tuberculosis in Congupna on the morning of Saturday 24th November 1904, aged 56. She was buried at the Shepparton cemetery on 26 November.6,7,8
 
Most of the family was still in the family homestead; only the married Anna Carolina had moved out. Meta was the youngest at 13 years old. Eldest remaining daughter, Carnie became house-keeper and carer for her father and the younger family members.9
 
Laust, Denmark Visit 1906
In 1906, two years after mother Anna Margaretha died, father Laust returned to visit family in Denmark.10,6
 
Two family photos were taken beforehand to take to Denmark. One was a family portrait of Laust with his nine children. The other was taken in front of his 'Fairfield' homestead and included spouses and grandchildren.6,10
Bill (William Magnus), Mary, Deas (Andreas), Carnie (Karen), Bert (Albert), Mag (Margaret Elizabeth), Annie (Anna Caroline), The Pater (Laust), Dora, Meta (in front) Larsen, 'Fairfield', Congupna, 1906
Image: Margaret Pell, Laurie & Lorraine Phillips
Margaret Elizabeth Larsen, Dora Larsen, Annie Thelma Williams, Laust Larsen, Dora May Williams, Anna Caroline Williams (Larsen), Albert Frederick Larsen, Meta Alvina Larsen, Richard Cornelius Williams, Karen Larsen on horse, Andreas Laust Larsen, Mary Larsen, Cecil Roy Williams on Kit, 'Fairfield' homestead, Congupna, 1906
Image: Margaret Pell
Up until the beginning of the First World War in 1914, brothers Bert and Billy Larsen played tennis and football at the Congupna Recreation Ground.11
 
Marriage and Family
Bill Larsen and Leura Kerr married in 1913. They had seven children, five born in the Shepparton area and two in Finley, New South Wales.12
 
A circa 1919 family photo includes Leura and William, and two sons Jack and Allan.
Leura Larsen (Kerr) holding Jack (John) Larsen, Matthew Hannan, Meta Hannan (Larsen), Allan Larsen, Karen 'Carnie' Larsen, Richard Williams, Annie (Anna Caroline) Williams (Larsen), William Larsen, Congupna, c. 1919.
Image: Sue Mountney
Back: Annie (Anna Caroline) Williams (Larsen), Margaret Berry (Larsen), Leura Larsen (Kerr), Meta Hannan (Larsen), Allan Larsen (child), Matthew Hannan, Jack (John) Larsen (child), William Larsen; front: George Berry, Karen 'Carnie' Larsen, Richard Williams, Congupna, c. 1919
Image: Sue Mountney
Back: Annie (Anna Caroline) Williams (Larsen), Margaret Berry (Larsen), Leura Larsen (Kerr), Meta Hannan (Larsen), Allan Larsen (child), Matthew Hannan, Jack (John) Larsen (child), William Larsen; front: George Berry, Karen 'Carnie' Larsen, Richard Williams, Congupna, c. 1919
Image: Sue Mountney
Farming
Bill was a farmer. The Shepparton rates show him owning 199 acres in Congupna in 1910, then leasing 520 acres with his brother Bert until 1914.12,13
 
In 1922, William had a clearing sale as he prepared for moving to Finley:
WILLIAM LARSEN'S UNRESERVED CLEARING SALE TALLYGAROOPNA.
On farm known as Wm Phillips', 1½ mile miles east of Town.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1922.
8 Horses, 27 Cattle, 88 Bags Seed Wheat, Implements, and Household Furniture.14

 
Bill Larsen died in 1976 in Finley, aged 90.2
 

Citations

  1. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, William Magnus Larsen entry, birth registration no. 13839, 1886.
  2. [S290] Outline Descendant Report for Laust Larsen, descendent report, unpublished, 15 March 2010.
  3. [S455] Full genealogical table for Laust Larsen, computer file, ancestor table, unpublished, 2010.
  4. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, William Magnus and 'Leura' Kerr entry, marriage registration no. 5016, 1913.
  5. [S79] The Centenary of Congupna Schools and District 1884-1984, Congupna Centenary Committee, 1984, p. 19.
  6. [S284] Laust Larsen detailed ancestor table, computer file, ancestor table, unpublished, 2010.
  7. [S116] Anna Margaretha Larsen, death registration no. 10704, 24 September 1904.
  8. [S18] '[Death Notice: Mrs Laust Larsen]', Shepparton News, 1877-, newspaper, Roy McPherson, 27 September 1904.
  9. [S17] Tallygaroopna and District Times and Tales: Published to mark the occasion of the centenary of Tallygaroopna primary school 3067, 1890-1990, Tallygaroopna school council, 1991, pp. 118-119.
  10. [S213] Geoff Larsen, personal communication, 12 March 2010.
  11. [S79] The Centenary of Congupna Schools and District 1884-1984, Congupna Centenary Committee, 1984, p. 55.
  12. [S79] The Centenary of Congupna Schools and District 1884-1984, Congupna Centenary Committee, 1984, p. 19-20.
  13. [S233] Shepparton Shire & Town Rates Index, 1885-1939/1941, computer file, Shepparton Family History Group, Larsen entries.
  14. [S260] 'William Larsen's unreserved clearing sale Tallygaroopna', Goulburn Valley Stock and Property Journal, 1910-1963, newspaper, Horan & Simpson, 22 February 1922, p. 2, viewed 5 February 2019, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215272116
  15. [S270] Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, registry and index, 'Jack Lindsay' Larsen entry, birth registration no. 16559, 1915.