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I have just been told that my Great Grandfather, William Ellins Leach c.1843 died in Mar Qtr 1900.and that he is in Wyke, Bradford in 1891. Please can anybody see if he is with any family at that time.

Many thanks,
Frances

You can easily verify the death yourself by looking at freebmd

Which of his children was your grandparent?

1891 census


Person: LEACH, William E Address: 1, Wilkinson Fold, Wike Or Wyke, Wyke

LEACH, William E Head Married M 48 1843 Fish Dealer
Bradford, Yorkshire VIEW
SCULLEY, Ann Visitor Married F 48 1843 Cloth Weaver
Bradford, Yorkshire VIEW

You can also find his birth on freebmd................for accuracy

1871 census


Person: LEACH, William E Address: Sturgess Street, Bowling, Bradford

LEACH, William E Head M 28 1843 Yorkshire VIEW
LEACH, Elizabeth Wife F 34 1837 Yorkshire VIEW
LEACH, Clara Daughter F 3 1868 Lancashire VIEW
LEACH, Ida Daughter F 1 1870 Lancashire VIEW Piece: 4444 Folio: 9 Page: 12 Registration District: Bradford Civil Parish: Bowling Municipal Borough: Bradford

1891 census


Person: LEACH, Ida Address: 148, High Street, Horton, Bradford

LEACH, Elizabeth Head Married F 53 1838 Confectioner
Thornton, Yorkshire VIEW
LEACH, Ida Daughter Single F 21 1870
Liverpool, Lancashire VIEW
LEACH, Clara Daughter Single F 23 1868 Cotton Weaver
Liverpool, Lancashire VIEW
LEACH, Ellen Daughter Single F 19 1872 Cotton Weaver
Bradford, Yorkshire VIEW
LEACH, Mercy Daughter F 15 1876 School Teacher
Bradford, Yorkshire V

Name: William Ellins Leach
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1842
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Baptism Date: 16 Oct 1844
Father's Name: William Leach
Mother's name: Ellen Leach

Born 14th Sept 1842 father a manufacturer. Abode Bowling

Births Sep 1842 Leach William Ellins Bradford Yk 23 92

Name: Ellen Ellins Leach
Birth Year: abt 1872
Age: 35
Marriage or Bann Date: 3 Dec 1907
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Father's Name: William Ellins Leach - deceased worsted goods manufacturer
Spouse's Name: William Bollans- master plumber
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Bollans - deceased master plumber

Thank you Reggie and Kukinta.
Sorry for the delay but my internet connection keeps dropping out.
I have replied once but lost it!
The 1891 census you have includes my grandmother Ida. When I did my original research on this family in 2003, it was by the old method of visiting the library in Bradford and in my notes of the time their mother, Elizabeth gave herself as a widow!
We have today found William Ellins Leach death in FreeBMD - the original image is correct but mistranscribed.

As he isn't present with his wife and daughters in 1891 I wonder whether the Wyke entry is him but having changed from butcher to fishmonger, or could there possibly be two William Ellins Leach ?????

Seems unlikely, or at least, not of the same age, as it's his mother's surname that gives rise to the 'Ellins' ( see 1842 baptism posted previously for parents as William and Ellen)


Name: William Leach<<<<<<<<<<<<
Marriage or Bann Date: 16 Mar 1833
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Spouse's Name: Ellen Ellens<<<<<<<<<<

William is described as a weaver. The writing on the image is very faint, but it looks like Ellen was a minor (under age ie under 21) and the marriage is 'with consent', but I can't read who consented.

If you look at freebmd, you will see that there is only ONE man of the name

Census 1851:

William C is actually William E on the image:

Address: Laister Dyke County: Yorkshire (West riding)

LEACH, William Head Married M 38 1813 Overlooker At Worsted Mill
Allerton, Yorkshire
LEACH, Ellen Wife Married F 36 1815 Dress Maker Craven, Yorkshire
LEACH, Robert Son Unmarried M 15 1836 Twister Manningham, Yorkshire
LEACH, Margret Daughter F 13 1838 Power Loom Weaver Worsted Manningham, Yorkshire
LEACH, William C Son M 8 1843 Scholar Bowling, Yorkshire<<<
LEACH, Sarah Daughter F 6 1845 Scholar Bowling, Yorkshire
LEACH, Henry Son M 3 1848 Scholar Bowling, Yorkshire

Elizabeth leach widow of 142 High St Great Horton Bradford died 27/7/1906 probate £341 15s to Ida Margret Ellen Leach and Ellen Ellins leach both spinsters.

Maryb.

Thanks both. I am feeling a bit confused as our previous research was heavily into butchers so it seems we will have to backtrack to check out all our old research material for discrepancies

In the 1871 census that Reggie posted, where the family are living in Sturgess Street, Bowling, William E Leach's occupation is given as warehouseman.

However the entry immediately above is for another William Leach aged 58 born Allerton, wife Ellen etc, of 48 Hall Lane, who is a butcher.

So it looks like William senior changed occupation at some point.

Census 1871:

Address: Hall Lane, Bowling, Bradford County: Yorkshire

LEACH, William Head M 58 1813 Yorkshire [Butcher Allerton]
LEACH, Ellen Wife F 56 1815 Yorkshire [Kirby Craven]
LEACH, Henry Son M 23 1848 Yorkshire [grocer Bradford]
LEACH, Helen Daughter F 19 1852 Yorkshire [Pudsey]

Stuff in [ ] added from census image.

????

Name: Ellen Ellens
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 12 Jun 1814
Christening Place: KIRKBY MALHAM,YORK,ENGLAND
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Henry Ellens
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Margaret
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00927-2
System Origin: England-ODM
GS Film number: 919150
Reference ID:

The family in 1861, father William still in the cloth trade, ditto Henry, later a grocer in 1871, mother Ellen is from Craven on image.

Census 1861:

Address: 178, Hall Lane, Bowling, Bradford County: Yorkshire (West riding)

LEACH, William Head Married M 49 1812 Worsted Weaving Overlooker Bradford, Yorkshire<<<<<<<<<<<<<
LEACH, Ellen Wife Married F 47 1814 ..., Yorkshire
LEACH, Robert Son Unmarried M 25 1836 Worsted Weaving Overlooker Bradford, Yorkshire
LEACH, Henry Son Unmarried M 13 1848 Worsted Spinner
Bradford, Yorkshire
LEACH, Nancy Daughter F 9 1852 Scholar Bradford, Yorkshire
LEACH, Ellen Daughter F 9 1852 Scholar Bradford, Yorkshire

Edit, Nancy and Ellen were twins. despite the transcriptions, both have a birthdate of 23rd sept 1851 on the image. Can't read father William's occupation. Abode. Pudsey:

Name: Ellen Leach
Birth Date: 3 Sep 1851
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Baptism Date: 24 Mar 1852
Father's Name: William Leach
Mother's name: Ellen Leach

Name: Nancy Leach
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1851
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Baptism Date: 24 Mar 1852
Father's Name: William Leach
Mother's name: Ellen Leach

Edit: Occupation possibly overlooker.

Births Sep 1851
Leach Ellen Bradford 23 276
Leach Nancy Bradford 23 276

Name: Henry Leach
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1847
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Baptism Date: 23 Feb 1848
Father's Name: William Leach
Mother's name: Ellen Leach

Abode Bowling. Father an overlooker.

Name: Sarah Leach
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1845
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Baptism Date: 21 May 1845
Father's Name: William Leach
Mother's name: Ellen Leach

Abode Bowling. Father a manufacturer.

Name: Robert Leach
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1835
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Baptism Date: 22 Jun 1836
Father's Name: William Leach
Mother's name: Ellen Leach

Abode Manningham. Father a weaver.

????

Name: Ellins Leach
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1840
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Baptism Date: 21 Oct 1840
Father's Name: William Leach
Mother's name: Ellen Leach

Abode Bowling. Father an Overlooker.

????

Name: Betty Leach
Birth Date: 15 Jan 1834
Parish: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Baptism Date: 2 Apr 1834
Father's Name: William Leach
Mother's name: Ellen Leach

Abode Manningham. Father a weaver