Lena Harriett Parry was the daughter of Bill and Alice Parry of Gosford, NSW. She was born in 1894 at Gosford. her name is often shown as Eleanot, and this is what she put in most formal documents, but she was registered and baptised as Lena and this is how she was always known in her family. She married Gosford teamster Eric Ward in 1915 had they had nine children. Lena and Eric lived their whole lives in Gosford. Lena died in 1961 aged 66. Eric died in 1965 aged 74.
Lena's story is shown right.