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Name	Kathleen Mary Leigh
Alternative Names	Kathleen Lee Kathleen Beahan Kathleen Barry Kathleen Ryan
Born	10 March, 1881 Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Died	4 February, 1964 (aged 82) Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Catholic Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Devine, Matilda Mary (criminal associate) Wyatt, Annie Forsyth (acquaintance) Armfield, Lillian May (police investigator) Farrell, Francis Michael (police investigator) Roach, Philip Norman (lawyer) Blaikie, George Neil (author) Stone, Walter William (related entry)
Education *	Parramatta Industrial School for Girls (inmate, 1893-1897)
Occupation or Descriptor *	prostitute (1905-1964) New South Wales, Australia underworld figure (1914-1955) New South Wales, Australia sly-grog operator (1919-1955) New South Wales, Australia prisoner (1930-1930) New South Wales, Australia
Groups *	Sydney underworld, 1920s (sly-grog operator)

* Dates are approximate