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Leonard Harrington (1887)

Leonard Harrington
Born in Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdommap
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Husband of — married 28 Jan 1911 (to 15 Nov 1929) in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canadamap
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

Leonard was born in Farnham Surrey on 26 September 1887. He is the son of John Harrington and Jane Hulcoop. He was christened in Farnham on 6 November 1887.

In May 1907, Leonard, who had been working as a farm labourer, emigrated to Canada aboard the ship 'Lake Champlain'. He would settle in Brantford Ontario where many other members of his family had relocated.

Leonard served in the Canadian military during World War I, from 1915 to 1919. Please see the link below for a comprehensive look at his military record. He was discharged from the service in August 1919 because he was medically unfit.

On 28 January 1911, Leonard, age 23, married Tessie Lula Grightmire, age 18, in Brantford. They would become the parents of 4 children who were born between 1911 and 1916. However, the marriage would end in divorce in Detroit Michigan in November 1929.

Research Note

We are unable to track Leonard's life following the year of his divorce. We have seen much research which suggests that he may have returned to Surrey and died there in 1940, but death records we have seen for a Leonard Harrington death in Surrey in 1940 relate to another individual. If you can provide information about Leonard, we would be pleased to hear.

Sources

  • "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X5Y-Z64 : 1 October 2014), Leonard Harrington, 1887; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Farnham, Surrey, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QFGK-WT2 : 22 February 2021), Leonard Harrington in household of John Harrington, Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9X3-9MX : 20 May 2019), Leonard Harrington in household of John Harrington, Farnham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Farnham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  • "Canada Passenger Lists, 1881-1922," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q3F-432 : 23 February 2021), Leonard Harrington, May 1907; citing Immigration, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, T-489, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
  • "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS89-SWL : 8 March 2021), Leonard Harrington and Tessie Grightmire, 28 Jan 1911; citing registration , Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,887,750.
  • "Canada Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-PZB3 : 16 March 2018), Leonard Harrington, 1911; citing Census, Brantford Sub-Districts 1-35, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,691.
  • Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952 - this record states: Leonard Harrington, marriage year 1911, divorced Tessie L Harrington in Wayne County, (Detroit) Michigan on 15 November 1929.




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