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Record #16585
Name :
: Edward Kenneth LEACH (1897 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Feb 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 14 Apr 1914
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hesperian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Quarriers
NotesIn 1914, Edward Kenneth Leach, 17, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 89 boys from Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland and en route Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

On September 18, 1923, at St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Millicent Butcher, 22, born in Wales, parents unknown; and Edward Kenneth Leach, 26, carpenter, born in Scotland to Edward Leach and Lydia James.

At least 2 children were born of this marriage: Ernest Kenneth Leach, born July 17, 1924, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, died September 20, 1970, in Hinsdale, Cook, Illinois, USA; and Thomas Leach, born April 22, 1927, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, died March 26, 2007, in Schaumburg, Cook, Illinois, UsA.

Edward Kenneth Leach, born February 6, 1897, in Scotland, became a naturalized citizen of the United States on September 30, 1931.

In 1942, Edward Kenneth Leach, 45, registered for the United States Draft. He declared that he resided at 5439 Rosedale Avenue, Chicago, Illinois; that he was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; that his date of birth was February 6, 1897; that his next of kin was Miss Jessie M. Leach, 25 East Washington, Chicago, Illinois; and that he was self-employed. 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-08-12 13:24:39 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-08-12 17:19:53 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
17306 AULD, Florence Christison1900SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
26654 BAGGETT, Amelia Williamina McBeath1889SCT, MLN, Leith, Edinburgh Jun 1906 :  CAN  Chiad Fhear  
14577 BLANCE, Andrew1875SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
13346 BLANCE, James William1880SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
14576 BLANCE, John Hay1873SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
14575 BLANCE, Margaret1871SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
14578 BLANCE, Mary1878SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1884 : Buenos Ayrean CAN Quarriers  
5549 BOWRY, William Arthur1914SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Oct 1928 : Beltana AUS Fairbridge Homes  
14766 CRERAR, Susan Mein1887SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1895 : Sardinian CAN Barnardos  
16516 DALY, John 1876SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Mar 1888 : Manitoban CAN Emma Stirling  
16455 DELANEY, Annie1879SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1877 : - Unknown - CAN Emma Stirling  
16451 DELANEY, James1876SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16454 DELANEY, Robina Mowat1880SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
26251 DICK, Alfred Lindsay1926SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jan 1937 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
10284 DURHAM, Matthew1895ENG, MLN, Leith Apr 1908 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
16507 HARPER, Davina1877SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16585 LEACH, Edward Kenneth1897SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
13355 MASON, Marion Elizabeth1875SCT, MLN, Edinburgh May 1888 : Corean CAN Quarriers  
3635 MENZIES, Hugh1895SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
3636 MENZIES, John1891SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
23520 ORMAN, James Alexander1897SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1910 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
23521 ORMAN, Mary Isabella1900SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jul 1910 : Southwark CAN Quarriers  
15995 PRYDE, Annie1897SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
15994 PRYDE, Isabella1901SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
15996 PRYDE, Nancy1901SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1913 : Grampian CAN Quarriers  
3712 RUSSELL, David Moffatt1893SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
3713 RUSSELL, Thomas1894SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
23326 STEWART, George Sherlett1898SCT, MLN, Leith Apr 1912 : Scotian CAN Quarriers  
16522 STIRLING, James Brunton1874SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
23299 TELFER, James1893SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Aug 1910 : Orthia CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
26416 WATT, William Anderson1920SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jul 1931 : Oronsay AUS Fairbridge Homes  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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