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Joseph Sidney Leighton 1919–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1919

Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 19 Aug 1975

Death Location: Carlisle, Cumbria, England

Father: William Leighton

Mother: Mary Christie

Spouse(s): Elsie Ritson

Children(s): Peter Leighton

Joseph Sidney Leighton was born in 1919 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, the child of William Leighton And Mary Ellen Christie. Joseph Sidney Leighton married Elsie Ritson, and had children including Gerald Sidney Leighton, Gwendoline M Leighton, Peter Joseph Leighton. Joseph Sidney Leighton passed away in 1975 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sidney Leighton was born in 1919 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, the child of William Leighton And Mary Ellen Christie.
  • Joseph Sidney Leighton married Elsie Ritson, and had children including Gerald Sidney Leighton, Gwendoline M Leighton, Peter Joseph Leighton.
  • Joseph Sidney Leighton passed away in 1975 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Leighton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Leighton
1919–1975
Birth Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Parents
William Leighton
1886–1963
Carlisle Cumberland England
Mary (Ellen) Christie
1884–1943
Cumbria, Cumberland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Patrick ('Peter') Leighton
1861–1912
Brampton, Cumberland, England
Elizabeth Denwood
1864–1907
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
William Christie
1852–1930
Carlisle Cumberland England
Mary Daley
1854–1925
Cumbria, Cumberland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John **
1818–1898
Sarah **
1815–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paul **
1789–1863
Elizabeth **
1782–
Thomas Stubbs
1790–1826
Mary Blinkinship
1788–

Joseph Leighton's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Sidney) Leighton (19 Jun 1919–19 Aug 1975) m. Elsie Ritson (12 Dec 1924–18 Feb 2015)
  1. 1. Peter (Joseph) Leighton 1947–2008

Joseph Leighton's Timeline

4 Records

1919
19 Jun 1919
Birth of Joseph Sidney Leighton in Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Carlisle, Cumberland, England
1946
Jun 1946
Age 27
Joseph Sidney Leighton was married in Carlisle, Cumberland
Carlisle, Cumberland
1975
19 Aug 1975
Age 56
Death of Joseph Sidney Leighton in Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Carlisle, Cumbria, England
1975
26 Sep 1975
Age 56
Joseph Sidney Leighton - Probate in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jun 1946
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland
    Record Source: England & Wales, Marriage Index:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1975
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumbria, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1975
    Event Place: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

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