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LEACH, Ruth
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Name LEACH, Ruth Birth 1845 Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Gender Female Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I4622 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Father LEACH, George, b. Between 1811 and 1812, Leverington, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 1875, Wisbech Registation District, Cambridgeshire
(Age 64 years) Mother WRIGHT, Ann, b. Between 1807 and 1808, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1083 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family FOSTER, Josiah, b. Between 1839 and 1840, Newton, Cambridgeshire, England
d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1862 Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire
Family ID F1994 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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RUTH LEACH 1845-
The birth of Ruth LEACH was registered in 1845.
(GRO March 1845 Wisbech XIV 206)
The 1851 census of Leverington, Cambridgeshire:
George LEACH, head, aged 39, farmer of 55 acres employing 2 labourers, born at Leverington;
Ann LEACH, wife, aged 43, Born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire;
Susan LEACH, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at St. Mary's, Cambridgeshire;
Ann LEACH, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at St. Mary's;
Ester LEACH, daughter, aged 7, scholar, born at St. Mary's;
*Ruth LEACH, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born at St. Mary's;
John LEACH, son, aged 4, born at St. Mary's;
George LEACH, son, aged 1, born at Leverington;
William WRIGHT, father-in-law, aged 78, widower, born at Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire;
James H. HUTCHERSON, servant, aged 17, farm servant, born at Wisbech St. Mary's.
(HO107/1766/36/85)
From the 1861 census of Common Road, Leverington, Cambridgeshire:
*George LEACH, head, married, aged 49, farmer of 110 acres employing 2 men, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
Ann LEACH, wife, married, aged 55, farmer's wife, born at Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire;
Susanna LEACH, daughter, unmarried, aged 20, farmer's daughter, born at Wisbech St. Mary, Cambridgeshire;
Ann LEACH, daughter, unmarried, aged 19, farmer's daughter, born Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire;
Esther LEACH, daughter, unmarried, aged 18, farmer's daughter, born at Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire;
*Ruth LEACH, daughter, unmarried, aged 16, farmer's daughter, born at Wishbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire;
John LEACH, son, unmarried, aged 14, farmer's son, born at Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire;
George LEACH, son, unmarried, aged 11, farmer's son, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
William WRIGHT, nephew, unmarried, aged 11, visitor, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire;
Alice WRIGHT, niece, unmarried, aged 20, visitor, born at Leverington, Cambridgeshire.
(RG9/1047/34/23)
Ruth LEACH married Josiah FOSTER in 1862.
(GRO September 1862 Wisbech 3B 899)
The 1891 census of 8 Leverington Common, Cambridgeshire:
Josiah FOSTER, head, aged 51, farmer, born at Newton, Cambridgeshire;
*Ruth FOSTER, wife, aged 46, born at Leverington;
James LEWIN, nephew, aged 16, assistant, born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
(RG12/1303/27/17)
(revised 04.06.2017)

