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James Leach

Male 1808 - Abt 1866  (58 years)


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  • Name James Leach 
    Born 10 May 1808  Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 29 May 1808  Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Waterman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Abt Aug 1866  Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I30801  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father John Leach,   b. 1779, Crowton, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1855, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Betty Parr,   d. 1846 
    Married 20 Sep 1802  St Elphin, Warrington Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F11586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Orme,   b. 22 Oct 1812, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1857, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Married 10 Aug 1835  St Elphin, Warrington Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Edward Orme,   b. 1834, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Alice Orme Leach,   b. 1836, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1918, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. John Leach,   b. 1838, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1877, Aboard steam tug Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     4. Richard Leach,   b. 1840, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1884, Dutton Locks, Acton Bridge, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     5. James Leach,   b. 1842, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Aug 1904, Chorlton-cum-Hardy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     6. Samuel Thomas Leach,   b. 1844, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1925, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. William Leach,   b. 1846, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Elizabeth Leach,   b. 1849, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Mary Jane Leach,   b. 1851, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Edith Leach,   b. 1853, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F09561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Leech in baptism record. Age 51 in 1851 census, 57 in death record.

      Inquest report in Liverpool Mercury, 22.9.1866 "on the body of James Leach, about 57 years of age, the captain of the flat Worsley, belonging to the Bridgewater trust" states:
      "The deceased, who had taken something to drink, on Wednesday evening went towards the Canning Dock. At an early hour yesterday morning police-constable 23 (Ackersley) heard a call for help. On proceeding in the direction whence the cry came, he observed the deceased, who was in the water, being held up by another man.
      "Eventually a rope was placed round the deceased's body, by which he was rescued. He was taken to the receiving house, Prince's Dock, and every means adopted to restore him, but in vain as it was found that he was dead."
      Verdict: Found drowned.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010067] IGI.

    2. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

    3. [S010079] England and Wales Marriages 1538-1940 (Ancestry).

    4. [S010113] Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts (Ancestry).



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