William Leigh

1819 -

 Set As Default Person

• Name	William Leigh
  Born	24 May 1819	Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [1, 2]
  Christened	6 Jun 1819	Congregational Church, Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [3]
  Age: 20y
  Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Brothers Thomas, William and George Leigh and their future relative Matthew Dale were living all in a row.
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [3]
  labourer
  Age: 20y
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [4]
  Age: 31y
  Address: New Street, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [4]
  labourer at salt works
  Age: 31y
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Manchester, Lancashire, UK   [5]
  Age: 50y
  Address: Elizabeth Ann Street No 14, Manchester, Lancashire, UK
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Manchester, Lancashire, UK   [5]
  bricklayer
  Age: 50y
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK   [6]
  Age: 73y
  Address: Crown Street No 25, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK   [6]
  house builder's labourer
  Age: 73y
  Employer/Employed/Neither Employer nor Employed: Employed
  Siblings	9 siblings
  1. Thomas Leigh,   b. Bef 23 May 1813, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1888, Salford, Lancashire, UK
  2. George Leigh,   b. Bef 13 Oct 1816, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Bef 19 Jun 1886, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  3. John Leigh,   b. Abt 1820, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  4. James Leigh,   b. 16 Nov 1823, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1888, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  5. Isaac Leigh,   b. Abt 1830, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1913, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  6. Martha Leigh,   b. 16 Feb 1831, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Bef 28 Apr 1832, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  7. Sarah Leigh,   b. 22 Jul 1833, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Dec 1883, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  8. Peter Leigh,   b. Abt 1837, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Jun 1918, Prescot, Lancashire, UK
  9. Joseph Leigh,   b. Abt Jun 1840, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. 19 Jan 1900, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Person ID	I7930	Foster
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas Leigh,   b. 25 Apr 1785, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Bef 26 May 1869, Northwich, Cheshire, UK  (Age < 84 years)
  Mother	Martha Robinson,   b. Bef 12 Mar 1794, Comberbach, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Bef 9 Feb 1867, Northwich, Cheshire, UK  (Age < 72 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1811	St Helen Church, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire, UK   [7]
  	Banns. BOTP. Winesses were J Keynes and William Swindall (a regular).
  		Thomas Leigh marriage to Martha Robinson, 1811 Tom and Martha were the 4* gt grandparents of Dave's daughter Judy. They married on 14 Nov 1811, at St Helen Church, Witton, Northwich, Cheshire.
  Family ID	F1290	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Ann Kettle,   b. Cal 1819
  Married	Abt Dec 1839  [8, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Martha Leigh,   b. Cal 1840, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK ,   d. Abt Mar 1920, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK  (Age ~ 80 years)   2. Sarah Leigh,   b. Cal 1842   3. Betsy Leigh,   b. Cal 1845   4. Mary A Leigh,   b. Cal 1848   5. Jane Leigh,   b. Cal Oct 1850   6. William Leigh,   b. Cal 1854, Northwich, Cheshire, UK   7. Mary A Leigh,   b. Cal 1858, Northwich, Cheshire, UK
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F2103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 May 1819 - Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Christened - 6 Jun 1819 - Congregational Church, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Martha Leigh - Cal 1840 - Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 20y,Address: York Buildings, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 6 Jun 1841 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Occupation - labourer,Age: 20y - 6 Jun 1841 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 31y,Address: New Street, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, UK - 30 Mar 1851 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Occupation - labourer at salt works,Age: 31y - 30 Mar 1851 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - William Leigh - Cal 1854 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Child - Mary A Leigh - Cal 1858 - Northwich, Cheshire, UK Census - Age: 50y,Address: Elizabeth Ann Street No 14, Manchester, Lancashire, UK - 2 Apr 1871 - Manchester, Lancashire, UK Occupation - bricklayer,Age: 50y - 2 Apr 1871 - Manchester, Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 73y,Address: Crown Street No 25, Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK - 5 Apr 1891 - Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK Occupation - house builder's labourer,Age: 73y - 5 Apr 1891 - Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1311] Mike Cook, GR, cookfam3@online.nl (Reliability: 2), 16 Nov 2010. [S1805] FamilySearch site, project C07676-1, film 20049 (Reliability: 3), 29 Jun 2011. [S1314] Census 1841 Northwich, Cheshire, UK HO107-121-5-3-1 (Head is Thomas Leigh.), (HO107-121-5-3-1) (Reliability: 2), 6 Jun 1841. [S1319] Census 1851 Northwich, Cheshire, UK HO107-2165-563-33 (Head is William Leigh.), (HO107-2165-563-33) (Reliability: 2), 30 Mar 1851. [S1320] Census 1871 Manchester, Lancashire, UK RG10-4049-76-58 (Head is William Leigh.), (RG10-4049-76-58) (Reliability: 2), 2 Apr 1871. [S1321] Census 1891 Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK RG12-2881-53-39 (Head is John Littler.), (RG12-2881-53-39) (Reliability: 2), 5 Apr 1891. [S135] Record Office Cheshire, UK, Ref MF55, P53/4/7/6 (Reliability: 3), 21 Oct 2009. [S1311] Mike Cook, GR, cookfam3@online.nl (Reliability: 3), 17 Nov 2010. [S4] CRI, Dec 1839, Northwich, vol 19, p178 (Reliability: 3), 17 Nov 2010.