George Leigh

1849 - Abt 1931  (82 years)

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• Name	George Leigh
  Born	9 Jun 1849	Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [1, 2, 3]
  	Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  		George Leigh birth, 1849 George was born on 9 Jun 1849, at home in Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire.
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [4]
  Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 18 19 George Leigh Head 1820 Witton, Cheshire, England 31 Male Married labourer 19 19 Kitty Leigh Wife 1816 Leftwich, Cheshire, England 35 Female Married 1 19 Margaret Leigh Daughter 1842 Leftwich, Cheshire, England 9 Female scholar 2 19 Ann Leigh Daughter 1845 Leftwich, Cheshire, England 6 Female scholar 3 19 George Leigh Son 1849 Leftwich, Cheshire, England 2 Male  PRO Class:  HO107  Piece:  2165  Folio:  550  Page:  6   Transcript ID is  dbid=8860&iid=CHSHO107_2165_2166-0300
  Census	7 Apr 1861	York Buildings, Church Walk, Witton, Cheshire, UK   [5]
  Age: 11y
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 1 George Leigh Head 1817 Northwich Cheshire England 44 Male Married salt boiler 2 1 Katherine Leigh Wife 1816 Leftwich Cheshire England 45 Female Married 3 1 Ann Leigh Daughter 1846 Leftwich Cheshire England 15 Female Single 4 1 George Leigh Son 1850 Leftwich Cheshire England 11 Male scholar  PRO Class:  RG09  Piece:  2602  Folio:  3  Page:  1   Transcript ID is  dbid=8767&iid=CHSRG9_2600_2604-0408
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [6]
  Age: 22y
  Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 13 161 George Lee Head 1816 Leftwich Cheshire England 55 Male Married labourer 14 161 Kitty Lee Wife 1816 Leftwich Cheshire England 55 Female Married 15 161 George Lee Son 1849 Leftwich Cheshire England 22 Male Married labourer 16 161 Ann Jane Lee Daughter-in-law 1851 Leftwich Cheshire England 20 Female Married dressmaker  PRO Class:  RG10  Piece:  3697  Folio:  83  Page:  31   Transcript ID is  dbid=7619&iid=CHSRG10_3696_3698-0240
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [6]
  labourer
  Age: 22y
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [7]
  Age: 31y
  Address: John Street No 5, Witton Cum Twambrooks, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 80 George Lee Head 1850 Leftwich Cheshire England 31 Male Married Salt Boiler 2 80 Anne J. Lee Wife 1855 Leftwich Cheshire England 26 Female Married 3 80 Harry R. Lee Son 1872 Witton Cheshire England 9 Male Scholar 4 80 Thomas Lee Son 1874 Witton Cheshire England 7 Male Scholar 5 80 George Lee Son 1877 Witton Cheshire England 4 Male Scholar 6 80 Martha Lee Daughter 1880 Witton Cheshire England 1 Female This is their son Matthew!  PRO Class:  RG11  Piece:  3526  Folio:  46  Page:  38   Transcript ID is  dbid=7572&iid=CHSRG11_3523_3528-0644
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [8]
  salt boiler
  Age: 31y
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [9]
  Age: 41y
  Address: John Street No 5, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 18 93 George Leigh Head 1850 Witton Cheshire England 41 Male Married salt maker 19 93 Ann Jane Leigh Wife 1854 Witton Cheshire England 37 Female Married 20 93 Harry Leigh Son 1872 Witton Cheshire England 19 Male Single gas stoker 21 93 Thomas Leigh Son 1874 Witton Cheshire England 17 Male Single chemical labourer 22 93 George Leigh Son 1877 Witton Cheshire England 14 Male bricklayer's labourer 23 93 Matthew Leigh Son 1880 Witton Cheshire England 11 Male scholar 24 93 Sarah Jane Leigh Daughter 1882 Witton Cheshire England 9 Female scholar 25 93 Frank Leigh Son 1884 Witton Cheshire England 7 Male scholar 26 93 Fred Leigh Son 1887 Witton Cheshire England 4 Male scholar 27 93 Arthur Leigh Son 1889 Witton Cheshire England 2 Male  PRO Class:  RG12  Piece:  2839  Folio:  88  Page:  15   Transcript ID is  dbid=6598&iid=CHSRG12_2839_2841-0004
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [9]
  salt maker
  Age: 41y
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [10]
  Age: 50y
  Address: Queen Street No 12, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 24 69 George Leigh Head 1851 Northwich Cheshire England 50 Male Married salt maker 25 69 Ann J Leigh Wife 1854 Northwich Cheshire England 47 Female Married 26 69 Harry Leigh Son 1872 Northwich Cheshire England 29 Male Single alkali labourer 27 69 Thomas B Leigh Son 1874 Northwich Cheshire England 27 Male Single alkali labourer 28 69 George Leigh Son 1877 Northwich Cheshire England 24 Male Single pavior's labourer 29 69 Frank Leigh Son 1885 Northwich Cheshire England 16 Male Single tanner's labourer 2 69 Arthur Leigh Son 1889 Northwich Cheshire England 12 Male 3 69 Harold Leigh Son 1894 Northwich Cheshire England 7 Male  PRO Class:  RG13  Piece:  3341  Folio:  84  Page:  12   Transcript ID is  dbid=7814&iid=CHSRG13_3341_3343-0168
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [10]
  salt maker
  Age: 50y
  Occupation	5 Oct 1904  [11]
  salt boiler
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [12]
  Age: 62y
  Address: London Road No 17, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 01 Thomas Bowden Leigh Head 1874 Northwich, Cheshire, England 37 Male Married Alkali Labourer 2 01 Martha Jane Leigh Wife 1883 Llangunllo, Radnor 28 Female Married 9 4 2 3 01 Amy Leigh Daughter 1903 Northwich, Cheshire, England 8 Female 4 01 Arthur Leigh Son 1907 Northwich, Cheshire, England 4 Male 5 01 George Leigh Boarder 1849 Northwich, Cheshire, England 62 Male Widowed Alkali Labourer  PRO Class:  RG14  Piece:  21671  ED:  05  SN:  12   Transcript ID is  dbid=2352&iid=rg14_21671_0023_03
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [12]
  alkali labourer
  Age: 62y
  Died	Abt Sep 1931	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [13]
  Siblings	2 siblings
  1. Margaret Leigh,   b. Abt Sep 1841, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1906, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  2. Ann Leigh,   b. Bef 24 May 1845, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Person ID	I2754	Foster
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	George Leigh,   b. Bef 13 Oct 1816, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Bef 19 Jun 1886, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK  (Age < 69 years)
  Mother	Kitty Boden,   b. 26 Oct 1815, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Bef 30 Apr 1888, Northwich, Cheshire, UK  (Age < 72 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1839	St Mary and All Saints Church, Great Budworth, Cheshire, UK   [14]
  	The marriage was by banns. Both George and Kitty signed with a mark X. Witnesses were James Dolland (also X) and Robert Galton.
  		George Leigh marriage to Kitty Bowden, 1839. George Leigh married Kitty Bowden on 24 Nov 1839, at St Mary and All Saints Church, Great Budworth, Cheshire. George, age 23, was a widower.
  Family ID	F1284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Ann Jane Dale,   b. Abt Mar 1854, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Bef 15 Aug 1906, Northwich, Cheshire, UK  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1871	St Helen Church, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [3, 15, 16]
  	Marriage was by banns. Witnesses were the bride's brother Thomas Dale, and Jane Brown.
  		George Leigh marriage to Ann Jane Dale, 1871 George and Ann Jane married on 5 Feb 1871, at St Helen Church, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire.
  Children	1. Harry Boden Leigh,   b. Bef 31 Mar 1872, Northwich, Cheshire, UK + 2. Thomas Boden Leigh,   b. Bef 9 Nov 1873, Northwich, Cheshire, UK + 3. George Leigh,   b. Bef 10 Sep 1876, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1931, Northwich, Cheshire, UK  (Age > 54 years) + 4. Matthew Leigh,   b. Bef 10 Aug 1879, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1937, Wallasey, Cheshire, UK  (Age > 57 years)   5. Sarah Jane Leigh,   b. 31 Mar 1882, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1970, Northwich, Cheshire, UK  (Age 88 years) + 6. Frank Leigh,   b. Bef 23 Nov 1884, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1954, Northwich, Cheshire, UK  (Age > 69 years)   7. Fred Leigh,   b. Bef 9 Dec 1886, Northwich, Cheshire, UK + 8. Arthur Leigh,   b. Abt Mar 1889, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Sep 1962, Northwich, Cheshire, UK  (Age ~ 73 years)   9. Harold Leigh,   b. Abt Jun 1894, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2014
  Family ID	F738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 9 Jun 1849 - Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 30 Mar 1851 - Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 11y - 7 Apr 1861 - York Buildings, Church Walk, Witton, Cheshire, UK Married - 5 Feb 1871 - St Helen Church, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 22y,Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 2 Apr 1871 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Occupation - labourer,Age: 22y - 2 Apr 1871 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Harry Boden Leigh - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - Bef 31 Mar 1872 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Thomas Boden Leigh - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - Bef 9 Nov 1873 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - George Leigh - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - Bef 10 Sep 1876 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Matthew Leigh - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - Bef 10 Aug 1879 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 31y,Address: John Street No 5, Witton Cum Twambrooks, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 3 Apr 1881 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Occupation - salt boiler,Age: 31y - 3 Apr 1881 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Sarah Jane Leigh - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 31 Mar 1882 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Frank Leigh - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - Bef 23 Nov 1884 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Fred Leigh - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - Bef 9 Dec 1886 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Arthur Leigh - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - Abt Mar 1889 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 41y,Address: John Street No 5, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 5 Apr 1891 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Occupation - salt maker,Age: 41y - 5 Apr 1891 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Harold Leigh - Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - Abt Jun 1894 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 50y,Address: Queen Street No 12, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 31 Mar 1901 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Occupation - salt maker,Age: 50y - 31 Mar 1901 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 62y,Address: London Road No 17, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 2 Apr 1911 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Occupation - alkali labourer,Age: 62y - 2 Apr 1911 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Died - Abt Sep 1931 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] CRI, Sep 1849, Northwich, vol 19, p173 (Reliability: 3). [S21] Census 1851 - 30 Mar 1851, HO107-2165-549-5 (Reliability: 3), 15 Sep 2009. [S1311] Mike Cook, GR, cookfam3@online.nl (Reliability: 3), 16 Nov 2010. [S21] Census 1851 - 30 Mar 1851, HO107-2165-550-6 (Reliability: 3), 30 Mar 1851. [S2185] Census 1861 York Buildings, Church Walk, Witton, Cheshire, UK RG09-2602-3-1 (Head is George Leigh.), (RG09-2602-3-1). [S885] UK Census 1871 Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK RG10-3697-83-31 (Head is George Leigh.), (RG10-3697-83-31), RG10-3697-83-31, 2 Apr 1871. [S1313] Census 1881 Northwich, Cheshire, UK RG11-3526-46-38 (Head is George Lee(!)), (RG11-3526-46-38), RG11-3526-46-38 (Reliability: 2), 3 Apr 1881. [S1313] Census 1881 Northwich, Cheshire, UK RG11-3526-46-38 (Head is George Lee(!)), (RG11-3526-46-38) (Reliability: 2), 3 Apr 1881. [S550] UK Census 1891 Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK RG12-2839-88-15 (Head is George Leigh.), (RG12-2839-88-15), RG12-2839-88-15, 5 Apr 1891. [S418] UK Census 1901 Northwich, Cheshire, UK RG13-3341-84-12 (Head is George Leigh.), (RG13-3341-84-12), RG13-3341-84-12, 31 Mar 1901. [S36] MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (Reliability: 2), 3 Feb 2011. This comes from the MC of his son Matthew. [S306] UK Census 1911 Northwich, Cheshire, UK RG14PN21671 RG78PN1291 RD447 SD2 ED5 SN12 (Head is Thomas Boden Leigh.), (RG14PN21671 RG78PN1291 RD447 SD2 ED5 SN12), RG14PN21671 RG78PN1291 RD447 SD2 ED5 SN12, 2 Apr 1911. [S4] CRI, Sep 1931, Northwich, vol 8a, p242 (Reliability: 3), 13 Sep 2009. [S4] CRI, Dec 1839, Runcorn, vol 19, p206 (Reliability: 3), 17 Sep 2009. [S4] CRI, Mar 1871, Northwich, vol 8a, p303. [S36] MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (Reliability: 3), 23 Nov 2010.