Beatrice Ellen Leech (1880 - 1959)

Born Sep 1880 in Disley, Hayfield, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Died 1959 at about age 78 in North East Cheshire, Cheshire, England

Biography

Birth and Christening

When Beatrice Ellen Leech was born on June 16, 1880, in Disley, Cheshire, England, her father, Edwin Leech, was 29, and her mother, Sarah Hibbert, was 33. She was christened on the 18th of July 1880 in Disley, Cheshire, England^[1][2][3]

In 1891 Beatrice (age about 10) was living in Disley, Cheshire, England. Page: Class: RG12; Piece: 2787; Folio 87; Page 1; GSU roll: 6097897., http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1891&h=3193704&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt, , Data:, Text: Birth date: abt 1881Birth place: Disley, Cheshire, EnglandResidence date: 1891Residence place: Disley, Cheshire, England, APID: 6598::3193704

Marriage

When Beatrice was 20, she married John William Measham (1879–1937) their marriage took place on the 26th of September 1900 at St Mary's, in her hometown of Disley, Cheshire, England. Their fathers are mention in the records as Edwin Leech and George Measham^[4][5] They had four children during their marriage.

1. Basil Beaumont Measham 1901–1967 • LKX2-WNW​​
2. Phyllis Measham 1903–1983 • KL9J-ZT5​​
3. William Collin Measham 1906–1991 • LT6X-F8M​​
4. Eric Edwin Measham 1923–1983

Residence

1891 Census

Beatrice E Leech Event Type: Census Event Date: 1891 Event Place: Stanley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Disley Stanley, Derbyshire, England Event Place Note: Buxton Road County: Derbyshire Parish: Disley Stanley Ecclesiastical Parish: DISLEY Enumeration District: 19 Registration District: Hayfield Sex: Female Age: 10 Occupation: Scholar Birth Year (Estimated): 1881 Birthplace: Cheshire, England^[6]

1901 Census

In 1901 Beatrice (age about 20) was living in Disley, Cheshire, England. Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 3278; Folio: 114; Page: 8., http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=19397666&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt, , Data:, Text: Birth date: abt 1881Birth place: Disley, Cheshire, EnglandResidence date: 1901Residence place: Disley, Cheshire, England, APID: 7814::19397666

Death and Burial

Beatrice died on April 26, 1959, in Gatley, Cheshire, England, at the age of 78.

Research Notes

1. Disley, Hayfield are both given in the birth location it should be noted that Disley is in Cheshire and Hayfield is in Derbyshire. Only one can be the birth location.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7B8-2VC : 19 September 2020), Beatrice Ellen Leech, 1880.
2. ↑ image of entry in Birth Register for 3rd quarter of 1880 Ancestry
3. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 4 February 2023)
   Leech, Beatrice Ellen (Mother's maiden name: Hibbert).
   GRO Reference: 1880 Jul-Aug-Sep in Hayfield Volume 07B Page 795.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJVZ-1ZL : 13 March 2020), Beatrice Ellen Leech in entry for John William Measham, 1900.
5. ↑ Marriage source on Ancestry
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4XY1-5PZ : 5 May 2019), Beatrice E Leech in household of Edwin Leech, Stanley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Derbyshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Acknowledgement

The following were used to explore the data availabe:

• Title: Ancestry Family Trees. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KL9J-ZT1