Charles Leach

about 1867–
Chieveley, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Charles

When Charles Leach was born about 1867, in Chieveley, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Joseph Leech, was 29 and his mother, Jane May, was 31.

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Family Time Line

William Joseph Leech
1839–
Jane May
1837–1900
George Leach
1861–
Charles Leach
about 1867–
Willoughby Leach
1868–1951
Eliza Marie Leech
1872–
Henry John Leach
1864–1941
Fredrick Leech
1869–
Emily Jane Leach
1876–1965
William Joseph Leech
1878–1920
Ernest Frank Leech
1881–1943
Clara May Leach
1882–

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World Events (8)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 13
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Age 17
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 37
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a physician, from Middle English leche, lache ‘physician’ (Old English lǣce ‘leech; physician, blood-letter, surgeon’). The name refers to the medieval medical practice of bleeding, typically by applying leeches to a patient. The surname is recorded in the late 14th-century Poll Tax Returns for men whose occupation is stated as medicus ‘physician’, or occasionally spicer (spicers acted as apothecaries), but some men named le Leche have unrelated occupations including cultor ‘cultivator, farm laborer’, which suggests that leche could refer to an amateur ‘medicine man’ who supplied folk remedies.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Lachner
Leetch
Leachman
Latch
Leitch
Leech

Sources (5)

  • Charles Leach in household of James May, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Charles Leach in household of William Leach, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Charles Leach - Government record: birth-name: Charles Leach

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