Born in Upton, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Gurney
and Elizabeth (Sheppard) Gurney
Sister of
John Gurney, Sarah Gurney, Catherine (Gurney) Buxton, Samuel Gurney, Elizabeth Sheppard (Gurney) von Bunsen, Henry Edmund Gurney, Rachel Jane (Gurney) Buxton and Richenda Louisa (Gurney) Barclay
Wife of
Wiliam Henry Leatham
— married
21 Feb 1839 in Plaistow, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Gurney Leatham, William Henry Leatham, Edmund Ernest Leatham, Charles Arthur Leatham, Gerald Arthur Buxton Leatham, Herbert Barclay Leatham, Octavius Leatham, Claude Leatham and Agnes Georgina Leatham
Died
at age 68
in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Aug 2018
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Biography
Priscilla was the daughter of Samuel Gurney and Elizabeth Sheppard. She was born at Upton, Essex on 16 August 1819[1][2]
Priscilla's marriage to William Henry Leatham was registered in the West Ham district of Essex in the first quarter of 1939.[3] They married at Plaistow Quaker Meeting House, Essex on 21 February 1839. Her husband is described in a marriage notice as second son of William Leatham of Heath near Wakefield, Yorkshire, banker.[4]
Priscilla's death was registered in the Pontefract district of Yorkshire in the third quarter of 1887.[5] Probate was granted on her estate on 17 November 1887, with her death date recorded as 27 September 1887.[6] FindAGrave gives her burial place as St Helen's, Hemsworth, Yorkshire.[7]
Sources
- ↑ The National Archives, ref. RG6/421, LONDON AND MIDDLESEX: Monthly Meeting of Ratcliff and Barking: Births, FindMyPast
- ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWKZ-JYN : 11 December 2014), Samuel Gurney in entry for Priscilla Gurney, 16 Aug 1819, Birth; citing p. 367, London & Middlesex, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London
- ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DHD-KW5 : 13 December 2014), Priscilla Gurney, 1839; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1839, quarter 1, vol. 12, p. 365, West Ham, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
- ↑ Marriage notice in Manchester Courier And Lancashire General Advertiser, 23 February 1839, FindMyPast
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2VSD-KJS : 31 December 2014), Priscilla Leatham, 1887; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
- ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FKF-4B8M : 3 September 2022), Priscilla Leatham, 17 Nov 1887; citing Probate, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #219127241
UK Census 1861 at Hemsworth Yorkshire with husband and children
UK Census 1871 at Hemsworth Yorkshire with husband and 2 children
UK Census 1881 at Hemsworth Yorkshire Priscilla Leatham age 61 born West Ham, Married and children Agnes g. , Claude and Herbert
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Priscilla by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Priscilla:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Priscilla by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Priscilla:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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