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William Sydney Leonard 1841–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1841

Birth Location: Bristol St George, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1891

Death Location: Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Samuel Leonard

Mother: Elizabeth Gregory

Spouse(s): Frances Bishop

Children(s): Rose Leonard, Samuel Leonard, Amelia Leonard, Joseph LEONARD, Eliza Leonard, Alice Leonard

The story of William Sydney Leonard began in 1841 in Bristol St George, Gloucestershire, England. William Sydney Leonard married Frances Bishop, and had children including Alice M Leonard, Amelia B Leonard, Eliza Frances Leonard, Joseph William Leonard, Rose J Leonard, Samuel Swain Leonard. William Sydney Leonard passed away in 1891 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Sydney Leonard began in 1841 in Bristol St George, Gloucestershire, England.
  • William Sydney Leonard married Frances Bishop, and had children including Alice M Leonard, Amelia B Leonard, Eliza Frances Leonard, Joseph William Leonard, Rose J Leonard, Samuel Swain Leonard.
  • William Sydney Leonard passed away in 1891 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Leonard's Ancestors

Self
William Leonard
1841–1891
Birth Place: Bristol St George, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Samuel Leonard
1824–1905
Bristol, St George, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Gregory
1821–1862
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William (Swayne) Leonard
1795–1883
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Martha Iles
1801–1838
BITTON, Gloucestershire, , England
John Gregory
1797–
Redcliffe, Bristol, Gloucester, England
Susannah Hopes
1800–1850
Bitton, Gloucs
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Leonard
1774–
Hannah Swayne
1775–
Edmund Iles
1750–1817
Ann Bevan
1756–1775
Thomas Gregory
1759–1839
Mary Andrews
1760–1842
William Hopes
1759–1837
Ann Hopes
1756–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Iles
1718–
Ann Fudge
1726–1751
Ann Green
1823–
Janas Gregory
1725–1761
Thomas Hopes
1734–
Hannah Hutson
1734–1824

William Leonard's Descendants

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William (Sydney) Leonard (1841–1891) m. Frances Bishop (1848–1920)
  1. 1. Rose (J) Leonard 1882–
  2. 2. Samuel (Swain) Leonard 1884–1969 m. Olive (M) Barnes 1894–1941 m. May (Victoria) Smith –1958
  3. 3. Amelia (B) Leonard 1878–1884
  4. 4. Joseph (William) LEONARD 1874–1943 m. Elizabeth Burn 1878–1953
    1. 1. Lilian Leonard 1900–1963
    2. 2. Leo Leonard 1902–1970
    3. 3. Victor Leonard 1903–1903
    4. 4. Vera (A) Leonard 1905–1905
    5. 5. Mona ("Ella" Ellen) LEONARD 1910–1978
  5. 5. Eliza (Frances) Leonard 1873–1877
  6. 6. Alice (M) Leonard 1886–1884

William Leonard's Timeline

3 Records

1841
1841
Birth of William Sydney Leonard in Bristol St George, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol St George, Gloucestershire, England
1841
21 Jan 1841
William Sydney Leonard was baptized in Bristol, St George, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, St George, Gloucestershire, England
1891
1891
Age 50
Death of William Sydney Leonard in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Bristol St George, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1841
    Event Place: Bristol, St George, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] England, Select Bristol Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: abt 1870
    Event Place: Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

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