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William Thomas Leach 1837–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Bingley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 07 Nov 1911

Death Location: Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Thomas Leach

Mother: Mary Duckworth

Spouse(s): MARGARET METCALF

Children(s): William Leach, Annie Leach, Sarah Leach, Margaret Leach, Amelia Leach, Margaret Major, Mary Leach

In 1837, William Thomas Leach entered the world in Bingley, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Leach And Mary Duckworth. William Thomas Leach married Margaret Metcalf, and had children including Amelia Charlotte Leach, Annie E Leach, Margaret P Major, Margaret R Leach, Mary Alice Leach, Sarah J Leach, William Robert Leach. William Thomas Leach passed away in 1911 in Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1837, William Thomas Leach entered the world in Bingley, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Leach And Mary Duckworth.
  • William Thomas Leach married Margaret Metcalf, and had children including Amelia Charlotte Leach, Annie E Leach, Margaret P Major, Margaret R Leach, Mary Alice Leach, Sarah J Leach, William Robert Leach.
  • William Thomas Leach passed away in 1911 in Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Leach
1793–1841
Birth Location: Bingley, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Duckworth
1797–
Birth Location: Bingley, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

MARGARET METCALF
1835–1915
Birth Location: Winksley Nr Ripon, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

William Leach
1871–1933
Birth Location: Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding
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Annie Leach
1863–1944
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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Sarah Leach
1867–1931
Birth Location: Bingley, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Leach
1868–
Birth Location: Bingley, Yorkshire, England
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Amelia Leach
1869–1949
Birth Location: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Major
1868–1902
Birth Location: –
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Mary Leach
1864–1935
Birth Location: England
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William Leach's Ancestors

Self
William Leach
1837–1911
Birth Place: Bingley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Leach
1793–1841
Bingley, Yorkshire, England
Mary Duckworth
1797–
Bingley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Leach
1776–1848
Marsden Moore, Cullingworth, Yorkshire,England
Martha (B.) Latt
1771–1838
Keighley Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Leach's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Leach (3 Oct 1837–07 Nov 1911) m. MARGARET METCALF (Jan 1835–1915)
  1. 1. William (Robert) Leach 1871–1933 m. Mary (Ann (Butterworth)) Wroe 1873–1944
    1. 1. Hortense (E) Leach 1903–1987 m. Harold (Edward) Coffin 1904–1999
    2. 2. Annie (Elizabeth) Leach 1894–1953 m. Squire Buckley 1894–1980
    3. 3. James (Milton) Leach 1899–1989 m. Mildred (B) Slocum 1903–1976
      1. 1. Mildred (Orr) Leach 1925–2012 m. Adelard (Joseph) Johnson 1926–2002
      2. 2. Donald (M) Leach 1928–2008 m. Helen (Frances) White 1929–1994
    4. 4. Robert (Metcalf) Leach 1901–1958 m. Christina (C) McAlmont 1905–
      1. 1. Ann (Christina) Leach 1933–1999
    5. 5. Sarah (Ester) Leach 1902–1979 m. James (Laird) Mathieson 1902–1991 m. Sydney (Morton) Mycroft 1899–1928
    6. 6. Oliver Leach 1906–1958
    7. 7. Clarence Leach 1908–1997 m. edna (may) lowther 1915–1991
    8. 8. William (Thomas) Leach 1898–1979 m. Harriet (Mitchell) Burnett 1892–1966
      1. 1. John (B) Leach 1920–2008
    9. 9. Ruth (Alice) Leach 1896–1991 m. Albert (Arthur) Tefft 1892–1971
      1. 1. Caroline Tefft 1925–
      2. 2. Albert (Arthur Tefft) Jr 1928–1999 m. Jeanne Thompson 1930–2018
      3. 3. Robert (Earl) Tefft 1931–2005 m. Eileen (M) costello 1930–2008
    10. 10. Arthur Leach 1910–1989
    11. 11. Margaret Leach 1912–1997 m. Richard Townley 1911–1989
    12. 12. John (Albert) Leach 1915–2012
    13. 13. Everett Leach 1905–1906
  2. 2. Annie (E.) Leach 1863–1944
  3. 3. Sarah (J.) Leach 1867–1931 m. Joseph Oxley 1865–1929
    1. 1. Thomas (William) Oxley 1896–1923 m. Lillian Marsden 1896–1974
  4. 4. Margaret (R.) Leach 1868–
  5. 5. Amelia (Charlotte) Leach 1869–1949 m. John (S) Thompson 1860–1938
    1. 1. Ernest (R) Thompson 1893–1939
    2. 2. Edwin (Bond) Thompson 1893–1957
    3. 3. Amelia Thompson 1905–1958
    4. 4. Henry Thompson 1885–1888
    5. 5. Charles Thompson 1886–1892
    6. 6. Alice Thompson 1889–1896
    7. 7. Lucy Thompson 1883–1883
  6. 6. Margaret (P) Major 1868–1902
  7. 7. Mary (Alice) Leach 1864–1935

William Leach's Timeline

4 Records

1837
3 Oct 1837
Birth of William Thomas Leach in Bingley, Yorkshire, England
Bingley, Yorkshire, England
1900
1900
Age 63
William Thomas Leach resided here in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1910
1910
Age 73
William Thomas Leach resided here in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1911
07 Nov 1911
Age 74
Death of William Thomas Leach in Cumberland, Rhode Island
Cumberland, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Bingley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 43
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1510; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1241510
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1439; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1375452
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1877
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 43
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1439; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1375452

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1880
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1510; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1241510

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1510; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1241510

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1439; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1375452

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source: U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 43

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1911
    Event Place: Cumberland, Rhode Island
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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