The Parents of William Smith Leedham – John & Elizabeth
HIS FATHER – JOHN LEEDHAM
This is likely the marriage of JOHN LEEDHAM to ELIZABETH and this record reveals her maiden name as POLE. The wedding took place at All Saints Church, High Cross Street, Leicester on 4th May 1800. One of the witnesses was a ‘Thomas Pole‘ possibly Elizabeth’s father.
I am confident this is the correct marriage. I cannot locate any other marriages of a ‘John Leedham’ to an ‘Elizabeth‘ in Leicestershire or adjoining counties that fits with his birth year of 1777 and the birth of their first child, William in 1802.
A SUMMARY
John Leedham’s life based on records found to date, some of which I need to validate:
Road /Street | Name | Relationship | Marriage Status | Age | Occupation | Where Born |
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Charlotte Street | William Fosberry | Head | Married | 44 | Frame Work Knitter | Leicester |
Sarah Fosberry | Wife | Married | 44 | Leicester | ||
Emma Fosberry | Daughter | 20 | Leicester | |||
Mary Ann Fosberry | Daughter | 16 | Leicester | |||
Sarah Fosberry | Daughter | 7 | Leicester | |||
JOHN LEEDHAM | Father-in-law | Widower | 74 | Leicestershire Dadlington |
HIS MOTHER – ELIZABETH POLE
As mentioned above, Elizabeth died in 1817 and was buried on 1st August 1817. Consequently she does not appear in any Census record, the ‘modern version’ of which, with useful information to family historians, did not start until 1841.
What do the official records tells us about Elizabeth Pole? There are seven records in which she is recorded….
NB. Thurmaston St Michael is an Ecclesiastical Parish which was formed in 1794 from a chapelry in Belgrave, Leicestershire Genealogy Ancient Parish combined with South Thurmaston chapelry.
This is the only record of an ‘Elizabeth Pole’, born in Leicestershire in 1780 or 1781
The Story so far…
Back another generation…
The Parents of Elizabeth Pole – Robert Pole and Dorothy
(George Harry Leedham’s Great-great-great-grandparents)
But firstly…
Who is Thomas Pole? He was one of the witnesses to the wedding of Elizabeth Pole to John Leedham on 4th May 1800 at All Saints Church in Leicester
Ancestry.com only show two records for a Thomas Pole born in Leicestershire (although the Thomas I seek may well have been born in a different county)
The Parents of Elizabeth Pole – Robert Pole and Dorothy
ROBERT POLE – Information TBC
Parents of Charles Pole (Robert Pole’s Grandfather)
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