LEACH, Benjamin - Extra Data
(member of PARKIN's Party)
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Benjamin, son of Will. & Martha his wife baptised 1 Feb 1778 in St.Lawrence, Combe, Oxfordshire
Oxford History Centre
Benjamin LEECH and Elizabeth DOUGLAS were married by banns on 18 February 1811 in St.Leonard's, Eynsham, Oxfordshire
Both made their mark
Witnesses: Three illegible signatures plus Philip GARDNER, who witnessed all marriages on the page and was therefore probably a parish official.
Elizabeth LEECH buried 27 November 1814, aged 21, in St.Leonard's, Eynsham, Oxfordshire
Benjamin LEECH of this parish, widower, and Ann MIDDLETON of the parish of St.Giles, widow, were married by licence on the 7th August 1815 in St.Leonard's, Eynsham, Oxfordshire
Benjamin LEECH (X)
Ann MIDDLETON (signed)
Witnesses: Joseph WEST, Mary WEST (X) and Philip GARDNER
Ann was the daughter of Abraham OXENHAM of Devon, and her first husband, Richard MIDDLETON, also came from Devon. This may explain why Benjamin and Ann were part of PARKIN's Party.
South West Heritage Trust
Richard MIDDLETON and Ann OXENHAM were married by banns on 5 July 1800 in Fremington, Devon
Richard MIDDLETON (signed)
Ann OXENHAM (X)
Witnesses: Thos. MAY and Abraham OXENHAM (X)
Death Notice (Cape Archives) for Annie Amelia LEACH, who sailed with her parents on the Weymouth, suggest that she was born in 1818
Baptism not found but parts of Eynsham baptism register for 1818 are barely legible.
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