Edward Howard Leeney 1847

Edward Howard LeeneyAge: 921847–1940

Name: Edward Howard Leeney

Given names: Edward Howard

Surname: Leeney

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Birth

September 1847 30 29

Brighton, Sussex, England

States

29 May 1848 (Age 8 months)

Note: Wisconsin became 30th state

American President

4 March 1849 (Age 18 months)

Note: Zachary Taylor

Birth of a sister

June 1850 (Age 2)

Brighton, Sussex, England

younger sister - Ellen Cecilia Leeney

American President

9 July 1850 (Age 2)

Note: Millard Fillmore

States

9 September 1850 (Age 3)

Note: California became 31st state

Census

30 March 1851 (Age 3)

Brighton, Sussex, England

Address:

19 Norfolk Square

Shared note: 1851 UK Census transcript - Deborah Bootes - Household

HO107/1646, Folio 406, Page 5, Schedule 21

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace
Deborah Leeney	Head	M	32	F	Bonnet Maker	Sussex
Mary Ruth Bootes	sister	U	36	F	Bonnet Maker	Sussex
Jane Leeney	daughter	U	6	F		Sussex, Brighton
Edward Leeney	son	U	3	M		Sussex, Brighton
Ellen Leeney	daughter	U	1	F		Sussex, Brighton
Rhoda Goble	servant	U	16	F	House Servamt	-

Birth of a brother

June 1852 (Age 4)

Brighton, Sussex, England

younger brother - Harold Leeney

Death of a maternal grandfather

2 November 1852 (Age 5)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

maternal grandfather - Thomas Bootes

American President

4 March 1853 (Age 5)

Note: Franklin Pierce

American President

4 March 1857 (Age 9)

Note: James Buchanan

States

11 May 1858 (Age 10)

Note: Minnesota became 32nd state

States

14 February 1859 (Age 11)

Note: Oregon became 33rd state

Death of a maternal grandmother

8 October 1859 (Age 12)

Croydon, Surrey, England

maternal grandmother - Mary Mepham

States

29 January 1861 (Age 13)

Note: Kansas became 34th state

American President

4 March 1861 (Age 13)

Note: Abraham Lincoln

Census

7 April 1861 (Age 13)

Hove, Sussex, England

Address:

12 Western Road

Shared note: 1861 UK Census transcript - John Howard Leeney - Household

RG9/605, Folio 85, Page 21, Schedule 110

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace
Howard Leney	Head	M	44	M	Master Tailor (emp 8 men 2 boys)	Kent, Hawkhurst
Deborah Leney	wife	M	42	F		Sussex, Withyham
Jane Leney	daughter	U	16	F		Sussex, Brighton
Edward Leney	son		13	M		Sussex, Brighton
Ellen Leney	daughter		11	F		Sussex, Brighton
Harold Leney	son		9	M		Sussex, Brighton
Emma Richardson	servant	U	24	F	Servant	Sussex, Chidingly

States

20 June 1863 (Age 15)

Note: West Virginia became 35th state

States

31 October 1864 (Age 17)

Note: Nevada became 36th state

American President

15 April 1865 (Age 17)

Note: Andrew Johnson

States

1 March 1867 (Age 19)

Note: Nebraska became 37th state

American President

4 March 1869 (Age 21)

Note: Ulysses S Grant

Census

2 April 1871 (Age 23)

Portslade, Sussex, England

Address:

9 Camden Place

Shared note: 1871 UK Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG10/1093, Folio 52, Page 47, Schedule 309

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace	Infirm
Edward H Leeney	lodger	U	23	M	Tailor	Sussex, Brighton

Death of a sister

23 January 1874 (Age 26)

Hove, Sussex, England

younger sister - Ellen Cecilia Leeney

Burial of a sister

23 January 1874 (Age 26)

Hove, Sussex, England

younger sister - Ellen Cecilia Leeney

Marriage

Louisa Brown - View family
March 1874 (Age 26)

Steyning, Sussex, England

Birth of a son
#1

December 1874 (Age 27)

Hove, Sussex, England

son - Osmond Harold Leeney

States

1 August 1876 (Age 28)

Note: Colorado became 38th state

American President

4 March 1877 (Age 29)

Note: Rutherford B Hayes

Birth of a son
#2

June 1877 (Age 29)

Hove, Sussex, England

son - Allan Gordon Leeney

Birth of a daughter
#3

December 1879 (Age 32)

Hove, Sussex, England

daughter - Edith Audrey Leeney

American President

4 March 1881 (Age 33)

Note: James A Garfield

American President

19 September 1881 (Age 34)

Note: Chester A Arthur

Birth of a daughter
#4

September 1882 (Age 35)

Hove, Sussex, England

daughter - Florence Mary Leeney

American President

4 March 1885 (Age 37)

Note: Grover Cleveland

American President

4 March 1889 (Age 41)

Note: Benjamin Harrison

States

2 November 1889 (Age 42)

Note: North Dakota became 39th state

States

2 November 1889 (Age 42)

Note: South Dakota became 40th state

States

8 November 1889 (Age 42)

Note: Montana became 41st state

States

11 November 1889 (Age 42)

Note: Washington became 42nd state

States

3 July 1890 (Age 42)

Note: Idaho became 43rd state

States

10 July 1890 (Age 42)

Note: Wyoming became 44th state

Census

5 April 1891 (Age 43)

Hove, Sussex, England

Address:

11 Goldstone Villas

Shared note: 1891 UK Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG12/819, Folio 4, Page 2, Schedule 7

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	EmR	EmD	Birthplace
Edward H Leeney	head	M	43	M	Tailor & Woollen Draper	Y		Sussex, Brighton
Louisa Leeney	wife	M	45	F				Sussex, Steyning
Osmond H Leeney	son	S	16	M	Apprentice Tailor		Y	Sussex, Steyning
Allan G Leeney	son		13	M	Scholar			Sussex, Steyning
Edith A Leeney	daughter		11	F	Scholar			Sussex, Steyning
Florence M Leeney	daughter		8	F	Scholar			Sussex, Steyning
Ruby Lavender	cousin		8	F	Scholar			Surrey, Clapham
Mary A Ellis	servant	S	16	F	General Servant			Sussex, Brighton

American President

4 March 1893 (Age 45)

Note: Grover Cleveland

States

4 January 1896 (Age 48)

Note: Utah became 45th state

American President

4 March 1897 (Age 49)

Note: William McKinley

British Monarchy

22 January 1901 (Age 53)

Note: King Edward VII

Census

31 March 1901 (Age 53)

Hove, Sussex, England

Address:

23 Goldstone Villas

Shared note: 1901 UK Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG13/938, Folio 111, Page 2, Schedule 9

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	Employ	Birthplace
Edward H Leeney	Head	M	53	M	Tailor & Woollen Draper	employer	Sussex, Brighton
Louisa Leeney	wife	M	55	F			Sussex, Steyning
Osmond H Leeney	son	S	26	M	Tailor & Woollen Draper	employer	Sussex, Hove
Allan G Leeney	son	S	23	M	Fruitere, Florist, Honey Merchant	employer	Sussex, Hove
Edith A Leeney	daughter	S	21	F	Mantle Show Room Assistant	worker	Sussex, Hove
Florence M Leeney	daughter	S	18	F	Millinery Show Room Assistant	worker	Sussex, Hove
Florence E Garrard	servant	S	16	F	General Domestic Servant		Sussex, Brighton

American President

14 September 1901 (Age 54)

Note: Theodore Roosevelt

States

17 November 1907 (Age 60)

Note: Oklahoma became 46th state

Death of a father

27 February 1908 (Age 60)

Brighton, Sussex, England

father - John Howard Leeney

American President

4 March 1909 (Age 61)

Note: William Howard Taft

British Monarchy

6 May 1910 (Age 62)

Note: King George V

Marriage of a daughter

Florence Mary Leeney - View family
September 1910 (Age 63)

Hove, Sussex, England

son-in-law - Walter George Watson

daughter - Florence Mary Leeney

Census

2 April 1911 (Age 63)

Hove, Sussex, England

Address:

23 Goldstone Villas

Shared note: 1911 UK Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG14/5182, RG78PN229, RD80, SD2, ED8, SN9

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	YrsM	ChB	ChL	ChD	Occupation	Birthplace
Edward Howard Leeney	Head	M	63	M	37	-	-	-	Retired Master Tailor	Sussex, Brighton
Louisa Leeney	wife	M	65	F	37	4	4	0		Sussex, Steyning
Rose Levett	servant	W	33	F	5	4	3	1	Domestic Servant	Sussex, Hailsham

States

6 January 1912 (Age 64)

Note: New Mexico became 47th state

States

14 February 1912 (Age 64)

Note: Arizona became 48th state

American President

4 March 1913 (Age 65)

Note: Woodrow Wilson

Death of a mother

December 1914 (Age 67)

Brighton, Sussex, England

mother - Deborah Bootes

American President

4 March 1921 (Age 73)

Note: Warren G Harding

American President

2 August 1923 (Age 75)

Note: Calvin Coolidge

American President

4 March 1929 (Age 81)

Note: Herbert Hoover

Death of a wife

11 February 1933 (Age 85)

Hove, Sussex, England

wife - Louisa Brown

American President

4 March 1933 (Age 85)

Note: Franklin D Roosevelt

Death of a brother

28 August 1934 (Age 86)

White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA

younger brother - Harold Leeney

Burial of a brother

30 August 1934 (Age 86)

White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA

younger brother - Harold Leeney

British Monarchy

20 January 1936 (Age 88)

Note: King Edward VIII

British Monarchy

11 December 1936 (Age 89)

Note: King George VI

Death of a sister

15 March 1938 (Age 90)

Brighton, Sussex, England

elder sister - Jane Leeney

Census

29 September 1939 (Age 92)

Hove, Sussex, England

Address:

23 Goldstone Villas

Shared note: 1939 England - Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG101/2513A/017/29 Letter Code: EJFP

Schedule	SubNum	Name	Sex	DOB	Condition	Occupation
147	1	Leeney, Edward H	M	27 Jun/1847	W	Tailor (retired)
147	2	Miles, Elsie R	F	15 Dec/1881	S	Housekeeper
147	3	Swain, Florence E	F	23 Jan/1879	S	Domestic Duties
147	4	Stunt, Lucy R	F	29 Jul/1875	S	Nurse

Death

3 July 1940 (Age 92)

Hove, Sussex, England

Address:

23 Goldstone Villas

Probate

25 November 1940 (4 months after death)

Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales

Note: Probate to Westminster Bank Ltd. Allan Gordon Leeney fruit salesman and Osmond Harold Leeney lecturer. Effects £19,984 8s 5d.

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father	John Howard Leeney Birth 13 October 1816 Hawkhurst, Kent, England Death 27 February 1908 (Age 91) Brighton, Sussex, England Loading...
15 months mother	Deborah Bootes Birth 1818 56 32 Withyham, Sussex, England Death December 1914 (Age 96) Brighton, Sussex, England Loading...
	Marriage: 27 December 1843 — Tonbridge, Kent, England
11 months #1 elder sister	Jane Leeney Birth December 1844 28 26 Brighton, Sussex, England Death 15 March 1938 (Age 93) Brighton, Sussex, England Loading...
3 years #2 himself	Edward Howard Leeney Birth September 1847 30 29 Brighton, Sussex, England Death 3 July 1940 (Age 92) Hove, Sussex, England Loading...
3 years #3 younger sister	Ellen Cecilia Leeney Birth June 1850 33 32 Brighton, Sussex, England Death 23 January 1874 Age: 23 Hove, Sussex, England Loading...
2 years #4 younger brother	Harold Leeney Birth June 1852 35 34 Brighton, Sussex, England Death 28 August 1934 Age: 82 White Plains, Westchester, New York, USA Loading...

Family with Louisa Brown - View family

himself	Edward Howard Leeney Birth September 1847 30 29 Brighton, Sussex, England Death 3 July 1940 (Age 92) Hove, Sussex, England Loading...
-3 years wife	Louisa Brown Birth 1845 Steyning, Sussex, England Death 11 February 1933 (Age 88) Hove, Sussex, England Loading...
	Marriage: March 1874 — Steyning, Sussex, England
9 months #1 son	Osmond Harold Leeney Birth December 1874 27 29 Hove, Sussex, England Death 18 August 1950 (Age 75) Southwick, Sussex, England Loading...
3 years #2 son	Allan Gordon Leeney Birth June 1877 29 32 Hove, Sussex, England Death March 1968 (Age 90) Worthing, Sussex, England Loading...
3 years #3 daughter	Edith Audrey Leeney Birth December 1879 32 34 Hove, Sussex, England Death yes Loading...
3 years #4 daughter	Florence Mary Leeney Birth September 1882 35 37 Hove, Sussex, England Death yes Loading...

Edward Howard Leeney has 7 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (7)

Parents William Lavender + Anna Bootes

1 Anna Lavender 1844–?

2 William Lavender 1846–?

3 Thaddeus John Lavender 1848–1891

4 Mary Jane Lavender 1850–1851

5 Thomas Arthur Lavender 1852–?

6 Ebenezer Lavender 1854–?

7 Edward Lavender 1857–?

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States

Wisconsin became 30th state

American President

Zachary Taylor

American President

Millard Fillmore

States

California became 31st state

Census

1851 UK Census transcript - Deborah Bootes - Household

HO107/1646, Folio 406, Page 5, Schedule 21

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace
Deborah Leeney	Head	M	32	F	Bonnet Maker	Sussex
Mary Ruth Bootes	sister	U	36	F	Bonnet Maker	Sussex
Jane Leeney	daughter	U	6	F		Sussex, Brighton
Edward Leeney	son	U	3	M		Sussex, Brighton
Ellen Leeney	daughter	U	1	F		Sussex, Brighton
Rhoda Goble	servant	U	16	F	House Servamt	-

American President

Franklin Pierce

American President

James Buchanan

States

Minnesota became 32nd state

States

Oregon became 33rd state

States

Kansas became 34th state

American President

Abraham Lincoln

Census

1861 UK Census transcript - John Howard Leeney - Household

RG9/605, Folio 85, Page 21, Schedule 110

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace
Howard Leney	Head	M	44	M	Master Tailor (emp 8 men 2 boys)	Kent, Hawkhurst
Deborah Leney	wife	M	42	F		Sussex, Withyham
Jane Leney	daughter	U	16	F		Sussex, Brighton
Edward Leney	son		13	M		Sussex, Brighton
Ellen Leney	daughter		11	F		Sussex, Brighton
Harold Leney	son		9	M		Sussex, Brighton
Emma Richardson	servant	U	24	F	Servant	Sussex, Chidingly

States

West Virginia became 35th state

States

Nevada became 36th state

American President

Andrew Johnson

States

Nebraska became 37th state

American President

Ulysses S Grant

Census

1871 UK Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG10/1093, Folio 52, Page 47, Schedule 309

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	Birthplace	Infirm
Edward H Leeney	lodger	U	23	M	Tailor	Sussex, Brighton

States

Colorado became 38th state

American President

Rutherford B Hayes

American President

James A Garfield

American President

Chester A Arthur

American President

Grover Cleveland

American President

Benjamin Harrison

States

North Dakota became 39th state

States

South Dakota became 40th state

States

Montana became 41st state

States

Washington became 42nd state

States

Idaho became 43rd state

States

Wyoming became 44th state

Census

1891 UK Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG12/819, Folio 4, Page 2, Schedule 7

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	EmR	EmD	Birthplace
Edward H Leeney	head	M	43	M	Tailor & Woollen Draper	Y		Sussex, Brighton
Louisa Leeney	wife	M	45	F				Sussex, Steyning
Osmond H Leeney	son	S	16	M	Apprentice Tailor		Y	Sussex, Steyning
Allan G Leeney	son		13	M	Scholar			Sussex, Steyning
Edith A Leeney	daughter		11	F	Scholar			Sussex, Steyning
Florence M Leeney	daughter		8	F	Scholar			Sussex, Steyning
Ruby Lavender	cousin		8	F	Scholar			Surrey, Clapham
Mary A Ellis	servant	S	16	F	General Servant			Sussex, Brighton

American President

Grover Cleveland

States

Utah became 45th state

American President

William McKinley

British Monarchy

King Edward VII

Census

1901 UK Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG13/938, Folio 111, Page 2, Schedule 9

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	Occupation	Employ	Birthplace
Edward H Leeney	Head	M	53	M	Tailor & Woollen Draper	employer	Sussex, Brighton
Louisa Leeney	wife	M	55	F			Sussex, Steyning
Osmond H Leeney	son	S	26	M	Tailor & Woollen Draper	employer	Sussex, Hove
Allan G Leeney	son	S	23	M	Fruitere, Florist, Honey Merchant	employer	Sussex, Hove
Edith A Leeney	daughter	S	21	F	Mantle Show Room Assistant	worker	Sussex, Hove
Florence M Leeney	daughter	S	18	F	Millinery Show Room Assistant	worker	Sussex, Hove
Florence E Garrard	servant	S	16	F	General Domestic Servant		Sussex, Brighton

American President

Theodore Roosevelt

States

Oklahoma became 46th state

American President

William Howard Taft

British Monarchy

King George V

Census

1911 UK Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG14/5182, RG78PN229, RD80, SD2, ED8, SN9

Name	Relation	MC	Age	Sex	YrsM	ChB	ChL	ChD	Occupation	Birthplace
Edward Howard Leeney	Head	M	63	M	37	-	-	-	Retired Master Tailor	Sussex, Brighton
Louisa Leeney	wife	M	65	F	37	4	4	0		Sussex, Steyning
Rose Levett	servant	W	33	F	5	4	3	1	Domestic Servant	Sussex, Hailsham

States

New Mexico became 47th state

States

Arizona became 48th state

American President

Woodrow Wilson

American President

Warren G Harding

American President

Calvin Coolidge

American President

Herbert Hoover

American President

Franklin D Roosevelt

British Monarchy

King Edward VIII

British Monarchy

King George VI

Census

1939 England - Census transcript - Edward Howard Leeney - Household

RG101/2513A/017/29 Letter Code: EJFP

Schedule	SubNum	Name	Sex	DOB	Condition	Occupation
147	1	Leeney, Edward H	M	27 Jun/1847	W	Tailor (retired)
147	2	Miles, Elsie R	F	15 Dec/1881	S	Housekeeper
147	3	Swain, Florence E	F	23 Jan/1879	S	Domestic Duties
147	4	Stunt, Lucy R	F	29 Jul/1875	S	Nurse

Probate

Probate to Westminster Bank Ltd. Allan Gordon Leeney fruit salesman and Osmond Harold Leeney lecturer. Effects £19,984 8s 5d.

Edward Howard LeeneyAge: 921847–1940

Edward Howard Leeney has 7 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (7)

Parents William Lavender + Anna Bootes

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