He was christened on 7th August 1881 in St John, Sandbach Heath, Cheshire, England[2]
He was living with his parents and siblings in Congleton, Cheshire, England and he was attending school in 1891[3]
He was a boarder living with the Sherratt family in Audley, Staffordshire, England and he was working as a coal labourer below graound in 1901[4]
He married Lucy Barker in 1907 in Congleton, Cheshire, England[5]
He was living with his wife and daughter Marjorie in Sandbach, Cheshire, England and he was working as a chemical labourer in 1911[6]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XJG-HSR : 1 October 2014), Harry Leese, 1881; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Congleton, Cheshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3LJ-DHF : 12 February 2018), Harry Leese, 07 Aug 1881, Christening; citing item 1 p 38, St John, Sandbach Heath, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,301,157.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:49GG-HZM : 5 May 2019), Harry Lees in household of George Lees, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cheshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7T-NVY : 21 May 2019), Harry Leese in household of James Skerratt, Audley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Audley subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D6X-MHM : 13 December 2014), Harry Leese, 1907; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1907, quarter 3, vol. 8A, p. 705, Congleton, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW3C-LR3 : 3 July 2019), Harry Leese, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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