John was born about 1803 in Salford, Lancashire.[1]
He married Ann Copes on 22 May 1820 at St John's Church, Manchester.
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In 1851, he was a Fustian Shearear, living at 8 Paul's Court, Manchester with his wife Ann and their children:
James 17, Mary Ann 15, Ester 20, Eliza Leech 12 and Emma 2
(Emma's age was recorded incorrectly as she was born in 1841) [1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGD3-YWD : 20 October 2017), John Leech, Manchester, Lancashire, England; citing Manchester, Lancashire, England, p. 28, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ Lancashire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: