Trafford

Born Dec Qtr 1870 - Barton on Irwell R.D. - ref: 8c/526, the son of Thomas
& Elizabeth Leatherbarrow (nee Toon).

1871 Census - Throstles Nest Lock House, Stretford.    Son - aged: 5 months
- born: Stretford.    Head of household - Thomas Leatherbarrow - Married -
aged: 45 - occ: Lock Keeper on Canal - born: Scotland.    Also Elizabeth
Leatherbarrow - Wife - aged: 38 - born: Liverpool.    Plus 6 elder
siblings.

1881 Census - 1, Rose Street, Stretford.   Son - aged: 10 - occ:
Householder - born: Stretford.     Head of Household - Thomas Leatherbarrow
(father) - aged: 55 - occ: Lock Keeper - born: Salford.  Also - Elizabeth
Leatherbarrow (mother) aged: 48 - born: Runcorn, Cheshire.    Plus 6 elder
siblings.

1891 Census - 1, Rose Street, Stretford.   Son - aged: 20 - occ:
Householder - born: Stretford.     Head of Household - Thomas Leatherbarrow
(father) - aged: 65 - occ: Lock Keeper - born: Salford.  Also - Elizabeth
Leatherbarrow (mother) aged: 58 - born: Runcorn, Cheshire.    Plus 3 elder
sisters.

Aged 27 years 4 months when he attested on the 8th February 1900.   He was
an unmarried labourer and had lived outside his family home for over 3
years.  He was 5 feet, 4 inches tall - 116 lb in weight - Sallow complexion
- grey eyes - brown hair and had a tattoo of a sailor on his left forearm. 
 His religion was given as Church of England.

He was drafted to South Africa on the 20th February 1900 and served at the
No. 5 General Hospital, Cape Town.   He returned to the UK on the 5th
October 1900 and was discharged at his own request on the 4th January 1901,
having accrued a total of 331 days service.   He was entitled to the QSA
Medal with a Cape Colony clasp.

1901  Census - 11, Barton Street, Hulme.   Son - aged: 30 - occ: Labourer
at Corn Mill - born: Stretford.    Head of Household - Elizabeth
Leatherbarrow - Widow - aged: 68 - born: Runcorn, Cheshire.

Died, aged: 31 during the March quarter 1902 in the Hartley Wintney
R.D.Hampshire - ref: 2c/135.  This registration district includes:-
Bramshill - Cove - Crondall - Crookham - Dogmersfield - Elvetham - Eversley
- Farnborough - Fleet - Greywell - Hartley Wintney - Hawley - Hawley with
Minley - Heckfield - Long Sutton - Mattingley - Odiham - Rotherwick - South
Warnborough - Winchfield - Yateley.