Jessie Allan (Dolly) Lamont
Jessie Allan (Dolly) Lamont
Date of Birth 13 April 1874
Place of Residence 'Braemar' Invermay Tasmania Australia
Spouses Name Did not marry
Childrens Names No children

Jessie Allan (Dolly) Lamont was born at 'Braemar' on 13 Apr 1874, the third daughter of James Brough Lamont (1842-1916) and his wife Margaret Elizabeth Allan (1844-1916). Dolly had two older sisters, twins Margaret Jessie & Harriet Isabel. Her three younger sisters, Gertrude, Rose and Boronia, all died as children. Dolly lived at home and helped her mother with domestic duties. She was a soprano in the Exhibition Choir in 1891-92 alongside her sister Isabel, who is also pictured in the Launceston Family Album. Dolly died on 4 Dec 1904, aged 30, at 'Braemar', Invermay and was buried in the Scotch Cemetery, Launceston.

Sally Vandenberg Sep 2008