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Henry "Harry" Selman Leach

Henry "Harry" Selman Leach

Male 1891 - 1975  (84 years)


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  • Name Henry "Harry" Selman Leach  [1, 2
    Birth 27 Feb 1891  Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Baptism 31 Mar 1891  Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    • Baptized in St. Paul's Anglican Church.
    Gender Male 
    EMPL
    • Entered Service (Merchants Bank of Canada) on December 3, 1919
      Experience before entering the Bank:
      a) Royal Mail Steam Pocket coy from: July 1908 to Jan. 1910
      b) Civic Service West Indies from: Feb. `1910 to March 1913
      c) Cdn bank of Commerce: April 1913 to June 1916
      d) Molsons Bank from Fec. 1916 to Dec. 1917
      e) Barbados B. W.1: from Dec. 1917 - June 1919.
      Mr. Leach entered service with Bank of Montreal in June 1919 (temporary employment). He became a full staff member on Dec.1919, posted in Saskatoon. Records indicate that he left the Bank in March 1922.
    Immigration 25 Feb 1913  New York City, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • from Barbados on the ship Suriname arriving, He was 22 years of age and single. His final destination was Toronto, Canada.
    Military 18 Jan 1918  [2
    • Henry enlisted in the Canadian Army on
    Travel 10 Sep 1923  Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • aboard the ship Chignecto arriving, He was 33 years old and travelling with his wife Molly Leach. His occupation was Clerk and he intended to be an Accountant. He had left Halifax in September 1922 to visit Barbados.
    Death 4 May 1975  Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8
    Burial 6 May 1975  Niagara Lake Shore Cemetery, Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8, 9, 10
    Person ID I1849  Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2015 

    Father Joseph Seale Leach,   c. 12 Aug 1858, Saint Peter, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1905, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Mother Ellen "Amey" Letitia Clinkett,   c. 13 Jan 1863, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1951, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Family ID F337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Minnie Etta "Molly" Dowler,   b. 1st Quarter 1887, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Mar 1948, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1929  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Separated
    _STAT Abt 1929 
    • Separated
    Children 
    +1. Barbara Ellen Clinkett Leach,   b. 11 Sep 1921, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 2019, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years)
    Family ID F1084  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

    Family 2 Agnes Mary Connor,   b. 22 Oct 1903, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1983, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Alt. Marriage Abt 1940  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Marriage 31 May 1940  Toronto, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
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    Children 
    +1. Patricia Mary Connor
    +2. Margaret Ann Leach,   b. 13 Mar 1941, Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 2007, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +3. John "Jack" Andrew Connor Leach
    Family ID F1075  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Conliff Family Tree from Barbados, Conliff Family Tree from Barbados, added Henry from the tree, but no record on IGI as likely too current in time. CCG.

    2. [S262] Leach, Jeanette, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens, Jeanette Leach [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Cliff Gittens, e-mail<; privately held by Gittens., 21 Mar 2011>, "Proposed Change: Henry Selman LEACH (I1949),".

    3. [S258] Leach, John "Jack" Andrew Leach, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens, John "Jack" Andrew Leach Leach, Cranbrook, BC [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Cliff Gittens, e-mail<; privately held by Gittens., 24 Mar 2011>, "Re: Leach Family,".

    4. [S1739] Henry "Harry" Selman Leach.

    5. [S1745] Martino, Susy, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens, Susy Martino [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Cliff Gittens, e-mail<; privately held by Gittens.

    6. [S1746] Family Search Beta, "Barbados Vital Records Index." Database and images., (Family Search . www.familysearch.org.).

    7. [S1747] Library and Archives Canada, "Library and Archives Canada, Form 30A Ocean Arrivals (Individual Manifests), 1919-1924, Rolls T-14939 through T-15248," database, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com  .

    8. [S1740] Niagara Lake Shore Cemetery (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario), e-mail inquiry.

    9. [S1741] Niagara Lake Shore Cemetery (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario), e-mail inquiry.

    10. [S1743] Henry "Harry" Selman Leach.

    11. [S140] Hawkins, Carolyn, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens, Carolyn Hawkins [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Cliff Gittens, e-mail<; privately held by Gittens., Aug 7 2011>, "Leach Family,".

    12. [S3577] Leach, John "Jack" Andrew Leach, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens, John "Jack" Andrew Leach Leach, Cranbrook, BC [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Cliff Gittens, e-mail<; privately held by Gittens.

    13. [S258] Leach, John "Jack" Andrew Leach, E-mail correspondence with Cliff Gittens. Privately held by Gittens, John "Jack" Andrew Leach Leach, Cranbrook, BC [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Cliff Gittens, e-mail<; privately held by Gittens., 10 Sep 2011>, "Fw: Marriage certificate,".