Edith (Smith) Leggett (1886 - 1939)

Born 1886 in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Charles Leggett — married 1914 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Died 1939 at about age 53 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Edith Smith

Birth on 02 Jan 1886 (date taken from 1939 Register below and also baptism record). Baptised on 01 Apr 1886 at the Church of St Mary Le Wigford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England^[1]. Parents named as Dymock Moody Smith and Harriet Smith, resident at 95 Newland Street West. Dymock was a Waterman

Census 1891 Living at Gresham Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England^[2]
Dymock M Smith, Head, Married, age 48 (1843), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Waterman Captain & Grocer
Harriett Smith, Wife, age 46 (1845), born in Hoyland, Yorkshire, England
William H Smith, Son, age 19 (1872), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Merchants Clerk
Eliza Smith, Daughter, age 17 (1874), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Ann E Smith, Daughter, age 16 (1875), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Mantle Makers Apprentice
Grace Smith, Daughter, age 14 (1877), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Mantle Makers Apprentice
Kate Smith, Daughter, age 12 (1879), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
John M Smith Son, age 10 (1881), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
Harriett Smith, Daughter, age 8 (1883), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
Florence Smith, Daughter, age 6 (1885), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
Edith Smith, Daughter, age 5 (1886), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, Scholar
Fred Smith, Son, age 1 (1890), born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
John E Storr, Servant, Single, age 27 (1864), born in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, Waterman Mate

Marriage to Charles Leggett in the second quarter of 1914 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England^[3][4]. Charles was age 30 and Edith's birth year given as 1886. Charles's father named as Reuben Pacy Leggett. Edith's father named as Dymock Moody Smith.

Census 1939 (Register) Living at 9 Carlyle Walk, Lincoln C.B., Lincolnshire (Parts of Lindsey), England^[5]
Charles Leggett, born 05 Dec 1883, Male, Grocers Manager Incapacitated, Married
Edith Leggett, born 02 Jan 1886, Female, Unpaid Domestic Duties, Married

Death in the second quarter of 1966, aged 80. Registered in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Lincolnshire Baptisms Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2flincs%2flincoln_st_mary_le_wigford_par_1_10%2f0532&parentid=gbprs%2flincs%2fbap%2f01076463
2. ↑ 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1891%2f2591%2f0244&parentid=gbc%2f1891%2f0017739629
3. ↑ England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/M/1914/2/AZ/000730/107
4. ↑ England Marriages 1538-1973 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_845871542
5. ↑ 1939 Register Image https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=tna%2fr39%2f6430%2f6430f%2f005&parentid=tna%2fr39%2f6430%2f6430f%2f005%2f29
6. ↑ England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=BMD/D/1966/2/AZ/000566/151