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Thomas Orr LEITH

Thomas Orr LEITH

Male 1885 - 1917  (31 years)    Has 14 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Thomas Orr LEITH 
    Birth 17 Jun 1885  Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Postman  [3] 
    Military Service Royal Scots Fusiliers  [4] 
    Death 27 Apr 1917  Hipswell, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Cause: Meningitis 
    Burial Hipswell, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I9839  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2020 

    Father Joseph LEITH,   b. 09 Aug 1853, Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 May 1923, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Agnes Whiteford ORR,   b. 07 Jul 1856, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1938, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1876  Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 03 Apr 1881  Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 05 Apr 1891  Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F3227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Cowan McWHIRTER,   b. 04 May 1886, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Feb 1977, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 24 Apr 1912  Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
    +1. Margaret Cowan LEITH,   b. 10 Feb 1913, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 2000, Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +2. Agnes Whiteford Orr LEITH [Nan],   b. 09 Apr 1915, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1974, Ballochmyle, Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F3245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jun 1885 - Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Apr 1912 - Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Meningitis - 27 Apr 1917 - Hipswell, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hipswell, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Thomas Orr LEITH 1910
    Thomas Orr LEITH
    Thomas Orr LEITH in Post Uniform

    Documents
    Birth Registration - Thomas Orr LEITH    		Birth Registration - Thomas Orr LEITH

  • Sources 
    1. [S349] Leslie Turner, Genes United Family Tree - Leslie Turner, (http://www.genesreunited.co.uk).
      34 Waggon Rd , Newton-on-Ayr

    2. [S366] findmypast.com - Soldiers Died in the Great War, (Naval and Military Press Ltd 2006), none.

    3. [S349] Leslie Turner, Genes United Family Tree - Leslie Turner, (http://www.genesreunited.co.uk).

    4. [S104] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/).

    5. [S349] Leslie Turner, Genes United Family Tree - Leslie Turner, (http://www.genesreunited.co.uk).
      Died of Meningitis Military Hospital Private 4th Res Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers

    6. [S366] findmypast.com - Soldiers Died in the Great War, (Naval and Military Press Ltd 2006), none.
      Name: LEITH, Thomas Orr; Regiment, Corps etc.: Royal Scots Fusiliers; Battalion etc.: 4th (Res.) Battalion.; Surname: Leith; Forename(s): Thomas Orr; Initials: T O; Birthplace: Ayr; Enlisted: Ayr; Rank: PRIVATE; Number: 241510; Date died: 27 April 1917; How died: Died; Theatre of war: Home.

    7. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none.
      Census Place: Dundonald, Ayr, Scotland. Dwelling: Temple Hill. Joseph LEITH, Head, Married, 27, M, Labourer, born Dunse, Berwick, Scotland; Agness LEITH, Wife, Married, 25, F, Born Dalry, Ayr, Scotland; Janet Whiteford LEITH, Daughter, N/A, 4, F, born Dalry, Ayr, Scotland; Margaret Boyle LEITH, Daughter, N/A, 2, F, born Dalry, Ayr, Scotland; Joseph LEITH, Son, N/A, 11 m, M, born Dalry, Ayr, Scotland;

    8. [S355] 1891 Scotland Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.
      Name: Joseph Leith; Age: 37; Estimated birth year: abt 1854; Relationship: Head; Spouse's name : Agnes; Gender: Male; Where born: Duns, Berwickshire; Registration district: Ayr; Civil parish: Newton On Ayr; County: Ayrshire; Address: 20 Taylor St; Occupation: Dock Labourer Fireman. Household Members: Agnes Leith 35 wife; Agnes W O Leith 8 daughter; Helen Leith 45 ?; Janet W Leith 14 daughter, message girl; Jas R Leith 20 nephew?; Jeanie C Leith 4 daughter; Joseph Leith 37 Head; Joseph Leith 10 son; Margaret Leith 20 neice?; Margaret B Leith 12 daughter; Samuel S Leith 1 son; Thomas O Leith 5 son.

    9. [S349] Leslie Turner, Genes United Family Tree - Leslie Turner, (http://www.genesreunited.co.uk).
      Married - Nile Ct. Masonic Hl-Ayr


 

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