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Thank you so much Kucinta, Your finds are amazing! Quite a bit we have found over the years but my mother was very reticent (skimpy) about her past and, unfortunately had already died before we started our in depth research.


Thanks for the snippet Marie Celeste

Probate:

Name: Ellen Ellins Bollans
Probate Date: 3 Apr 1936
Death Date: 2 Mar 1936
Death Place: Lancashire, England
Registry: Lancashire, England

Ellen Ellins Bollans of Rosegarth Hest Bank near Lancaster (wife of William Bollans) died 2nd march 1936 Probate 3rd April Lancaster to Geoffrey Walter Leigh Cox confectioner and Jessica Helen Leigh Wells (wife of the revd Charles Wells clerk) . Effects £4800 12s 2d. Resworn £4787 0s 2d.


Death:

Name: Ellen E Bollans
Birth Date: abt 1872
Date of Registration: Mar 1936
Age at Death: 64
Registration district: Lancaster
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 1121

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Not sure if this is your grandmother? I think it is


Name: Idi M Cox<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Birth Date: abt 1871<<<<<<<<<<<<
Age: 45
Port of Departure: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Arrival Date: 31 Oct 1916
Port of Arrival: Glasgow, Scotland
Ship Name: Pretorian
Shipping line: Canadian Pacific Line
Official Number: 113969

Travelling with Jessie H aged 7,and Geoffrey aged 4, heading for c/o Mrs Bollans , 67 Back Lane Yorkton St Horton Bradford.

Mrs Bollans would be Idi/Ida's sister Ellen Ellins Leach whose marriage to William Bollans I posted earlier in the thread.

Ellen in 1911 census:

Address: 142 High Street Great Horton Bradford County: Yorkshire (West riding)

BOLLANS, William Head Married 3 years M 47 1864 Plumbers Manager Bradford Yorkshire
BOLLANS, Ellen Ellins Wife Married F 38 1873 Baker And Confectioner Bradford Yorkshire<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
DAWSON, Lily Servant Single F 17 1894 Domestic Servant Blacken Hill Barnsley Yorks
DAWSON, Thirza Servant Single F 15 1896 Domestic Servant Blacken Hill Barnsley Yorks

No children had been born of the marriage by the time of the census.

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Your grandmother, again as Idi rather than Ida?

Name: Idi M E D Cox
Birth Date: abt 1870
Date of Registration: Jun 1929
Age at Death: 59
Registration district: Kendal
Inferred County: Westmorland
Volume: 10b
Page: 817


Name: Idi Margaret Ellen Drake Cox
Probate Date: 21 Aug 1929
Death Date: 21 May 1929
Death Place: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Registry: London, England

of 127 Park Avenue Wibsey Bradford Widow died 21 May 1929 at the Royal Hotel Kirby Lonsdale Westmorland. Probate London 21st Aug to Frank Ackroyd auctioneer and and Wilfred Raymond Bellamy outfitter. Effects £2497 15s 8d.

Possible deaths for William and Ellen?

Deaths Jun 1874 Leach William 62 Bradford Yorks. 9b 30

Deaths Jun 1873 LEACH Ellen 58 Bradford Y. 9b 28

Just as an aside ...

Publication: Leeds Times
Publication date: Saturday 30 June 1866

Under SENTENCES
Fifteen Months - Elizabeth Mullins, alias Ragan, s. two decanters, &c, the p. of William Ellins Leach.

Mistranscribed, but in 1881 William E has changed his occupation to Butcher like his father, and also moved into the address father William was living at in 1871, namely 48 Hall Lane, so looks like he took over his father's business and his home.


Census 1881:

Address: 48, Hall Lane, Bowling County: Yorkshire (West riding)

LEWTH, William E Head Married M 38 1843 Butcher Bradford, Yorkshire
LEWTH, Elizabeth Wife Married F 44 1837 Confectioner Thornton, Yorkshire
LEWTH, Susanah Daughter Single F 13 1868 Scholar Liverpool, Lancashire
LEWTH, Margaret Daughter Single F 11 1870 Scholar Liverpool, Lancashire
LEWTH, Ellen E Daughter Single F 9 1872 Scholar Bradford, Yorkshire
LEWTH, Mercy E Daughter Single F 5 1876 Scholar Bradford, Yorkshire

EDIT: Two of the girls seem to have changed name, but Ida had Margaret amongst her names in mother Elizabeth's probate Mary posted

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Name: Idi Margaret E D Leach
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1870
Registration district: West Derby
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 280

She is Idi in 1901:

Name: Idi Margaret Leach
Age: 31
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Mother: Elizabeth Leach
Birth Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Bradford
Ecclesiastical parish: Great Horton St John the Evangelist
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

and on the probate for mother Elizabeth's will it is Idi Margaret Ellen Drake Leach.on the actual image.

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.

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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.

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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

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.

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

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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:

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 ?????

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

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