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May Leslie 1905–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1905

Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Jan 1999

Death Location: Wigan and Leigh, Lancashire, England

Father: Jno Leslie

Mother: Mary Gains

Spouse(s): Stanley Beswick

Children(s):

In 1905, May Leslie entered the world in Manchester, Lancashire, England, born to Jno E Leslie And Mary Ellen Gains. In 1911, May Leslie resided in North Manchester, Lancashire, England. May Leslie married Stanley Beswick, and had children including James L Beswick. May Leslie passed away in 1999 in Wigan and Leigh, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1905, May Leslie entered the world in Manchester, Lancashire, England, born to Jno E Leslie And Mary Ellen Gains.
  • In 1911, May Leslie resided in North Manchester, Lancashire, England.
  • May Leslie married Stanley Beswick, and had children including James L Beswick.
  • May Leslie passed away in 1999 in Wigan and Leigh, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

May Leslie's Ancestors

Self
May Leslie
1905–1999
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Parents
Jno E Leslie
1873–1918
Haxby, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Ellen) Gains
1879–1925
Chorlton, Lancashire
Grandparents
William (Hardy) Leslie
1842–1909
Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Eliza Gordon
1847–1911
Newport, Mayo, Leitrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Bryan Gordon
1807–1881
Mary Gordon
1809–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James? Gordon
1765–

May Leslie's Timeline

7 Records

1905
12 Feb 1905
Birth of May Leslie in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Manchester, Lancashire, England
1905
1 Mar 1905
May Leslie was baptized in Bradford, Christ Church, Lancashire, England
Bradford, Christ Church, Lancashire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 6
May Leslie resided here in North Manchester, Lancashire, England
North Manchester, Lancashire, England
1915
1915
Age 10
May Leslie resided here
None
1924
1924
Age 19
May Leslie resided here in 249 Rawlinson St, Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England
249 Rawlinson St, Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England
1939
1939
Age 34
May Leslie resided here in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1999
Jan 1999
Age 94
Death of May Leslie in Wigan and Leigh, Lancashire, England
Wigan and Leigh, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1905
    Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] British Army WWI Pension Records, WO364; Piece: 2083
    [2] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 24221
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [4] UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; Pension Record Cards; Reference: 1190560LEN-LES
    [5] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1014062H
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Bradford, Christ Church, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: North Manchester, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 24221

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Record Source: British Army WWI Pension Records, WO364; Piece: 2083

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: 249 Rawlinson St, Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1014062H

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manchester Longsight
    Record Source: UK, WWI Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; Pension Record Cards; Reference: 1190560LEN-LES

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1999
    Event Place: Wigan and Leigh, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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