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Henry Horace LEIGHTON 1831–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1831

Birth Location: Barford, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 26 Jun 1920

Death Location: Parkes NSW Buried in Church of England Section

Father: Samuel LEIGHTON

Mother: Sarah ROSE

Spouse(s): Mary COOK, Winifred RYAN

Children(s): Winifred LEIGHTON, William LEIGHTON, Ellen LEIGHTON, Charles LEIGHTON, Sarah LEIGHTON, John LEIGHTON, Mary LEIGHTON, Elizabeth LEIGHTON, Samuel LEIGHTON, Horace LEIGHTON

In 1831, Henry Horace LEIGHTON entered the world in Barford, Norfolk, England, born to Samuel Leighton And Sarah Rose. Henry Horace LEIGHTON married Mary Ann Cook, Winifred Ryan, and had children including Charles Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Ellen Leighton, Horace Leighton, John Leighton, Mary Ann Leighton, Samuel Leighton, Sarah Leighton, William Leighton, Winifred Leighton. Henry Horace LEIGHTON passed away in 1920 in Parkes NSW Buried in Church of England Section.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Henry Horace LEIGHTON entered the world in Barford, Norfolk, England, born to Samuel Leighton And Sarah Rose.
  • Henry Horace LEIGHTON married Mary Ann Cook, Winifred Ryan, and had children including Charles Leighton, Elizabeth Leighton, Ellen Leighton, Horace Leighton, John Leighton, Mary Ann Leighton, Samuel Leighton, Sarah Leighton, William Leighton, Winifred Leighton.
  • Henry Horace LEIGHTON passed away in 1920 in Parkes NSW Buried in Church of England Section.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel LEIGHTON
1794–1879
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Sarah ROSE
1797–1836
Birth Location: Banham, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary COOK
1837–1907
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Winifred RYAN
1832–1874
Birth Location: Casbel, Tipperary, Ireland
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Children(s)

Winifred LEIGHTON
1879–1944
Birth Location: Corowa, New South Wales, Australia ('Oak Farm')
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William LEIGHTON
1876–1950
Birth Location: Carlyle, Victoria, Australia
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Ellen LEIGHTON
1877–1914
Birth Location: Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
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Charles LEIGHTON
1883–1971
Birth Location: Albury, New South Wales, Australia
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Sarah LEIGHTON
1855–
Birth Location: –
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John LEIGHTON
1856–1858
Birth Location: Victoria, Australia
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Mary LEIGHTON
1858–
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth LEIGHTON
1863–1936
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia
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Samuel LEIGHTON
1857–1858
Birth Location: Maldon, Victoria, Australia
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Horace LEIGHTON
1867–1948
Birth Location: Wahgunyah, Victoria
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Henry LEIGHTON's Ancestors

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Henry LEIGHTON
1831–1920
Birth Place: Barford, Norfolk, England
Parents
Samuel LEIGHTON
1794–1879
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Sarah ROSE
1797–1836
Banham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Samuel LEIGHTON
1756–1815
Barford, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth THURLING
1762–
Deopham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Antony LIGHTWING
1720–1763
Mary DAYNES
1726–1768
James THURLING
1731–1800
Anne FLINT
1730–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard LIGHTWING
1697–1783
Elizabeth BAXTER
1696–1747
James THURLING
1698–1783
Myrial Vincent
1705–1765

Henry LEIGHTON's Descendants

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Henry (Horace) LEIGHTON (18 Sep 1831–26 Jun 1920) m. Mary (Ann) COOK (11 Dec 1837–06 Sep 1907) m. Winifred RYAN (1832–29 Oct 1874)
  1. 1. Winifred LEIGHTON 1879–1944 m. James (Bernard) Thornton 1875–1930
    1. 1. James THORNTON 1903–1965 m. Annie PARSONS 1908–1973
    2. 2. Alfred THORNTON 1906–1987
    3. 3. Charles THORNTON 1911–1994
      1. 1. Joyce THORNTON 1937–2013
    4. 4. Keith (Harvey) THORNTON 1919–1991
    5. 5. Winifred (Ellen) THORNTON 1905–1978 m. Francis (Austin) BROWNE 1901–1973
      1. 1. Winifred (Lorna) BROWNE –1948
    6. 6. Doris THORNTON 1922–1996
    7. 7. Florence (Madeline) THORNTON 1915–1995
    8. 8. George THORNTON 1917–1973 m. Eliza (Jane) BAXTER 1920–2002
      1. 1. Kenneth (Keith) Thornton 1944–1963
    9. 9. Horace THORNTON 1906–1982
    10. 10. Irene (Elizabeth) THORNTON 1908–1986
    11. 11. Thelma (Olive) THORNTON 1913–1999
  2. 2. William LEIGHTON 1876–1950 m. Edith (Mary) JONES 1884–1940
    1. 1. Ellen LEIGHTON 1904–1992 m. Herbert (Leslie) CAREY 1893–
      1. 1. Wilma (Grace) CAREY 1927–1989
      2. 2. Kevin (Elwyn) CAREY 1929–2015
      3. 3. Allan (Leslie) CAREY 1932–2012
      4. 4. Trevor (William) CAREY 1940–2015
    2. 2. Edith (Mary) LEIGHTON 1906–1997 m. Walter (Kenneth) DIETRICH 1900–1985
    3. 3. William (Richard) LEIGHTON 1908–1987
    4. 4. Arthur (Wilfred) LEIGHTON 1910–1972
    5. 5. Marjorie LEIGHTON 1912–2006
    6. 6. Charles LEIGHTON 1913–1977
    7. 7. Enid (Merle) LEIGHTON 1917–1920
    8. 8. Percy (Gordon) LEIGHTON 1920–2001
    9. 9. Irene (Olive) LEIGHTON 1922–2006
    10. 10. Elizabeth LEIGHTON 1915–1996
    11. 11. Ruth (Adelaide) LEIGHTON 1924–2015
  3. 3. Ellen LEIGHTON 1877–1914 m. John (Gabriel) DUDLEY 1870–1951
    1. 1. John (Lancelot) DUDLEY 1899–1959 m. Agnes (Lockie) DENHAM 1898–1980
      1. 1. Margaret (Edgar) DUDLEY 1920–1995 m. Max (Fittler) GREEN 1919–1998
      2. 2. Ian (Douglas) DUDLEY 1935–1978
      3. 3. Agnes (Irene (Nancy)) DUDLEY 1923–1997
      4. 4. Mary (Ellen (Nell) DUDLEY) (SUMMERFIELD) 1922–
    2. 2. Irene (Elizabeth) DUDLEY 1897–1980
    3. 3. Enid (Merle) DUDLEY 1902–1983
    4. 4. Horace (Gordon) DUDLEY 1904–1983 m. Annette NEVILLE 1906–1960
    5. 5. Thelma (May) DUDLEY 1906–1992
    6. 6. Reginald (Stanley) DUDLEY 1908–1943
    7. 7. Nellie DUDLEY 1914–2007
    8. 8. Mary (W E) DUDLEY 1901–1901
    9. 9. Ruth DUDLEY 1914–2001 m. Frank (Thomas) MEAD 1914–1990
      1. 1. Richard (Thomas) MEAD 1944–2001
  4. 4. Charles LEIGHTON 1883–1971 m. Beatrice (Maude) BYRNES 1887–1966
    1. 1. Valerie LEIGHTON 1906–1965 m. John (Frederick Ernest) BICKFORD 1903–1964
      1. 1. Ian (Leighton) BICKFORD 1930–2010
      2. 2. John (Lancelot Charles) BICKFORD 1927–2000
    2. 2. Horace LEIGHTON 1908–1976 m. Alma (Ann) ATKINSON 1921–1989
      1. 1. Beatrice (Ethel) LEIGHTON 1939–1958
    3. 3. Kathleen LEIGHTON 1914–1987
    4. 4. Dulcie (Beatrice) LEIGHTON 1912–1912
  5. 5. Sarah LEIGHTON 1855–
  6. 6. John LEIGHTON 1856–1858
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) LEIGHTON 1858–
  8. 8. Elizabeth LEIGHTON 1863–1936
  9. 9. Samuel LEIGHTON 1857–1858
  10. 10. Horace LEIGHTON 1867–1948

Henry LEIGHTON's Timeline

2 Records

1831
18 Sep 1831
Birth of Henry Horace LEIGHTON in Barford, Norfolk, England
Barford, Norfolk, England
1920
26 Jun 1920
Age 89
Death of Henry Horace LEIGHTON in Parkes NSW Buried in Church of England Section
Parkes NSW Buried in Church of England Section

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1831
    Event Place: Barford, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Parkes NSW Buried in Church of England Section
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