Henry Leigh

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Leigh was born in October 1867, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Leigh, was 45 and his mother, Eliza Akeroyd, was 38. He married Mary Ann McNeil on 8 September 1891, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Henry Leigh
1867–
Mary Ann McNeil
1867–
Marriage: 8 September 1891
John Byron Leigh
1893–1962
Marian Leigh
1894–1955
Dorothy Leigh
1897–
Elsie Leigh
1898–1983
Harry R. Leigh
1902–1929
Doris Leigh
1904–

Sources (9)

  • Henry Leigh, "England and Wales, Census, 1871"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henry Leigh - birth: December 1867; Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  • Henry Leigh in household of James Leigh, "England and Wales Census, 1891"

World Events (8)

1878 · Bacup Natural History Society

The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers

The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of numerous places (in at least sixteen counties, but especially Leigh in Lancashire) named either with the nominative case of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’ (see Lee ) or with lēage, a late dative form of this word (see Lye ).

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 李, based on its Cantonese pronunciation. See Li 1.

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

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