Leonard George Pritchard (1897 - 1974)

Born 30 Jun 1897 in Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ethel (Bailey) Pritchard — married 28 Aug 1920 in Oughtrington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 15 Nov 1974 at age 77 in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Biography

Leonard George Pritchard was a grandson of Thomas and Ellen Pritchard.^[1]

Birth

He was born 30 June 1897 probably at Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire, England and Wales.^[2][1][3]

Marriage

Leonard G Pritchard and Ethel Bailey were married 28 August 1920 at the church of St Peter, Oughtrington, Lymm, Cheshire.^[4][5]

Residence

• 1911 (with his grandparents) at Dunham on the Hill, Cheshire.^[1]
• 1921 (married) at 3 Leader Williams Road, Irlam, Lancashire.^[6]
• 1939 at Shore Top Farm, Radcliffe, Lancashire.^[3]

Occupation

• 1921 Worker at Soap Works.^[6]
• 1939 Dairy Farmer.^[3]

Death

Leonard George Pritchard died 15 November 1974 and his death was registered in the registration district of Bolton (Greater Manchester), England.^[7][8] He was cremated 20 November 1974 at Overdale Crematorium, Bolton.^[7]

Research Notes

• Parents not identified. 1897 birth registration has mother's name blank.
• 1939 register has birth date 30 June 1893. Assumed to be in error. Death registration has 30 June 1897 consistent with probable birth registration and 1911 census.
• Not found in 1901 Census. Not with grandparents as seen in 1911 census.
• Not found in National Probate Calendar

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Census returns of England and Wales, 1911, (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Chester [Cheshire], ref. RG14/21890, sched. 63, household of Thomas Pritchard; "1911 England Census", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 27 Apr 2020), path: Cheshire > Dunham on the Hill Hapsford > 20, image 126.
2. ↑ General Register Office (UK), Online Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/ : accessed 24 Apr 2020), births, 1897, Leonard George Pritchard. "Jul-Sep quarter, mother's maiden surname -, district Chester, vol. 08A, p. 416".
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} National Registration Transcript Book, 1939 (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), metropolitan borough of Radcliffe, Registration District 462A 3, Enumeration District NWUC, np., schedule 32, Pritchard household; "1939 England and Wales Register", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk : accessed 22 Apr 2020), path: Lancashire > Radcliffe MB > NWUC, image 4.
4. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3K5-B4J : accessed 17 Apr 2024), Leonard George Pritchard & Ethel Bailey, 28 Aug 1920, marriage; citing microfilm number 2149024, item 4, St. Peter's Church (Oughtrington, Cheshire).
5. ↑ General Register Office (UK), England & Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index (London, England), 1920, Jul-Sep quarter, Leonard G Pritchard & Ethel Bailey, Bucklow district; digital images, FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 22 Apr 2020), images 1920M3-P-0079 & 1920M3-B-0047.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1921 Census returns (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), ref. RG15/18860, RD 463 (Barton upon Irwell), SD 2 (Barton), ED 31, sched. 73, household of Leonard George Pritchard; "1921 Census Of England & Wales", digital image in Findmypast (https://www.findmypast.co.uk/ : accessed 27 Mar 2024).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} DeceasedOnline, online database (https://www.deceasedonline.com/ : accessed 16 Aug 2021), Leonard George Pritchard, 1974.
8. ↑ General Register Office (UK), England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index (London, England), 1974, Oct-Dec quarter, Leonard George Pritchard, Bolton district; digital image, FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 24 Apr 2020), image 1974D4-P-0752.

See also:

• Leonard George Pritchard in FamilySearch Tree