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John Leech 1781–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Jan 1855

Death Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England

Father: John Leech

Mother: Mary Nicholls

Spouse(s): Betty Parr

Children(s): James Leech, Margaret Leech, Ellen Leech, Ann Leech, Thomas Leech, James Leech, Hugh Leech, Mary Leech, Ann Leech, Samuel Leech, John Leech, Ralph Leech, Thomas Leech

In 1781, John Leech entered the world in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, born to John Leech And Mary Nicholls. John Leech married Betty Parr, and had children including Ann 2 Leech, Ann Leech, Ellen Leech, Hugh Leech, James Leech, John Leech, Margaret Peggy Leech, Mary Leech, Ralph Leech, Samuel Leech, Thomas Leech. John Leech passed away in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1781, John Leech entered the world in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, born to John Leech And Mary Nicholls.
  • John Leech married Betty Parr, and had children including Ann 2 Leech, Ann Leech, Ellen Leech, Hugh Leech, James Leech, John Leech, Margaret Peggy Leech, Mary Leech, Ralph Leech, Samuel Leech, Thomas Leech.
  • John Leech passed away in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Leech
1757–1794
Birth Location: Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, England
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Mary Nicholls
1757–
Birth Location: Cogshall, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Betty Parr
1779–1846
Birth Location: Tarbock, Huyton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

James Leech
1821–1895
Birth Location: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Leech
1829–
Birth Location: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
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Ellen Leech
1810–1890
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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Ann Leech
1813–1864
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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Thomas Leech
1831–1883
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
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James Leech
1808–1866
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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Hugh Leech
1819–1871
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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Mary Leech
1806–1819
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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Ann Leech
1803–1805
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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Samuel Leech
1816–1820
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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John Leech
1812–1837
Birth Location: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
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Ralph Leech
1825–1899
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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Thomas Leech
1821–
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
TL

John Leech's Ancestors

Self
John Leech
1781–1855
Birth Place: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Leech
1757–1794
Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, England
Mary Nicholls
1757–
Cogshall, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
James Leech
1729–
Elizabeth Oldfield
1739–
Almondbury, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Leech's Descendants

1.
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John Leech (1781–Jan 1855) m. Betty Parr (Abt. 1779–Oct 1846)
  1. 1. James Leech 1821–1895 m. Margaret Ashcroft 1822–1886
    1. 1. Elizabeth Leech 1849–
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Leech 1853–
    3. 3. Hannah Leech 1851–1918 m. William Marland 1846–
      1. 1. Martha (Ann) Marland 1874–
      2. 2. George (H) Marland 1877–
      3. 3. Maggie Marland 1878–
      4. 4. Ruth Marland 1880–
      5. 5. Mary (Eva) Marland 1884–
      6. 6. Ada Marland 1887–
      7. 7. Amelia Marland 1889–
      8. 8. James Marland 1890–
    4. 4. Ellen Leech 1854–1920 m. Jonathan Fielding 1855–1913
      1. 1. Lilian Fielding 1897–1978 m. Tom Thornton 1895–1947
      2. 2. Edith Fielding 1880–1960
      3. 3. Arthur Fielding 1885–1921
      4. 4. Ethel Fielding 1887–
      5. 5. Margaret (Ellen) Fielding 1883–
      6. 6. Samuel (Leech) Fielding 1879–1882
      7. 7. Harold Fielding 1889–1891
    5. 5. William Leech 1851–
    6. 6. Robert Leech 1861–
    7. 7. Mary (J) Leech 1853–
    8. 8. Martha (Ann) Leech 1855–1896
    9. 9. Esther (Ann) Leech 1864–
    10. 10. John Leech 1858–1922
    11. 11. Samuel Leech 1863–
    12. 12. Sarah (Ann) Leech 1859–
  2. 2. Margaret (Peggy) Leech 1829– m. James Buckley 1827–
  3. 3. Ellen Leech 1810–1890 m. Thomas Jones 1805–1856
    1. 1. Thomas Jones 1843–1909 m. Elizabeth Bate 1841–1918
      1. 1. Richard Jones 1864–1931
      2. 2. Jane Jones 1870–
      3. 3. Bertha (Jones) Watts 1871–1955
      4. 4. Annie (Jones) Brown 1882–1954
      5. 5. Thomas Jones 1878–1945
      6. 6. Ellen Jones 1880–
      7. 7. John Jones 1878–
    2. 2. John Jones 1845–1900
    3. 3. Charles Jones 1840–1918
  4. 4. Ann (#2) Leech 1813–1864 m. William Malt 1806– m. John Weedall 1811–1846
    1. 1. Ann Weedall 1846–1873
    2. 2. Thomas Weedall 1838–
    3. 3. Mary Weedall 1841–
    4. 4. John Weedall 1844–
    5. 5. James Weedall 1835–1897 m. Martha Barker 1834–1911
      1. 1. Mary Weedall 1857–1858
      2. 2. Theresa (Weedall \) Dudley 1869–1927
      3. 3. Betsey (Weedall \) Boden 1852–1917 m. Matthew Boden 1848–1914
        1. 1. Mary (Jane Boden) Ollier 1889–1971
        2. 2. James (Weedall) Boden 1872–1960
        3. 3. John Boden 1874–
        4. 4. Arthur Boden 1877–1945
        5. 5. Ernest (Barber) Boden 1879–1932
        6. 6. Margaret (Ann) Boden 1876–
        7. 7. Thomas (William) Boden 1882–1952
        8. 8. Martha Boden 1884–1964
        9. 9. John (Alfred) Boden 1886–1940
        10. 10. Theresa (Boden) \Caldwell\Bostock 1887–1944
        11. 11. Harry (Leech) Boden 1899–1971 m. Mary (Jane) Ollier 1887–1955
        12. 12. Clara Boden 1891–
        13. 13. Florence (Mary) Boden 1886–1964
    6. 6. Elizabeth Weedall 1836–
  5. 5. Thomas Leech 1831–1883 m. Sarah (Ann) Roberts 1834–1904
    1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Leech 1862–1905 m. Hannah Broad 1859–1952
      1. 1. Frances (Mary) Leech 1891–1980 m. Philip (Thomas) Broster 1891–1961
        1. 1. Marjorie (C) Broster 1920–1973 m. John Gallagher 1916–1990
        2. 2. Stanley (Thomas) Broster 1921–2003
      2. 2. Florence (Nellie) Leech 1890–1961 m. Harry (Booth) Wood 1885–
        1. 1. Winifred (Annie) Wood 1907– m. Thomas (Leslie) Cowley 1905–
        2. 2. Edwin (Thomas) Wood 1909–1916
      3. 3. Gwendoline (Hannah) Leech 1889–1954 m. Charles (Leonard) Thornton 1881–
    2. 2. Frances (Hannah) Leech 1860–1875
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann Fogg) Leech 1865–1938 m. Charles (Henry) Moody 1863–1941
      1. 1. Frances Moody 1890–1943
      2. 2. Frank (Henry) Moody 1896–1973
    4. 4. Ernest (John Arthur) Leech 1870–1946 m. Minnie (Bruce) Vickers 1877–1934
      1. 1. Ernest (Edward) Leech 1907–1970 m. Sybil (Annie) Parker 1909–1991
        1. 1. David (Bruce) Leech 1934–1994 m. Shirley (Ann) Flitcroft 1934–1996
      2. 2. John (Harry) Leech 1909–1965 m. Edith (Jane Lilias) Matthews 1922–1993 m. Edna (Frances) Morgan 1906–2005
        1. 1. Roderick (Bruce) Leech 1946–2012
        2. 2. Josephine (Ann) Leech 1934–1995 m. Harry (Albert) Coote 1933–2018
      3. 3. Flora (Minnie) Leech 1912–1968 m. Clifford Crossley 1905–1974
    5. 5. Frank (Herbert) Leech 1876–1949 m. Violet Elsie 1888–1975
      1. 1. Frank (Richard Edwards) Leech 1907–1983 m. Eva (Charlotte Clarenda) Bale 1915–2006
    6. 6. Ruth Leech 1874–
    7. 7. John Leech 1856–1946
  6. 6. James Leech 1808–1866
  7. 7. Hugh Leech 1819–1871
  8. 8. Mary Leech 1806–1819
  9. 9. Ann Leech 1803–1805
  10. 10. Samuel Leech 1816–1820
  11. 11. John Leech 1812–1837 m. Betsy Williams 1812–1883
  12. 12. Ralph Leech 1825–1899
  13. 13. Thomas Leech 1821–

John Leech's Timeline

6 Records

1779
16 May 1779
John Leech was baptized in Frodsham, Cheshire, England
Frodsham, Cheshire, England
1780
2 Apr 1780-1781
John Leech was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1781
1781
Birth of John Leech in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
1851
1851
Age 70
John Leech resided here in Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Runcorn, Cheshire, England
1855
Jan 1855
Age 74
Death of John Leech in Runcorn, Cheshire, England
Runcorn, Cheshire, England
1855
Jan 1855
Age 74
Death of John Leech in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 May 1779
    Event Place: Frodsham, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1780-1781
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2164; Folio: 350; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87146-87147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warrington, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1855
    Event Place: Runcorn, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1855
    Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
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