1910 LEITCH, PETER MCKINLAY (Statutory registers Births 447/2 69) Births in the District of Widygates in the County of Fife 1910. Peter McKinlay Leitch 1910 October Twentysecond 5h.15m. AM. Smithyhill, Windygates M. Parents: Thomas Rattray Leitch Coal Miner Mary Ann Leitch MS. Murray m. 1900 December 31st Innerleven Inf. Thomas R. Leitch, Father (present) Registered 1910 November 15th Windygates R.N. Anderson Registrar
1911 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1911 LEITCH, THOMAS (Census 447/2 3/ 16) Parish: Markinch 1911 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1911 census was taken on Sunday 2 April under provisions in the Census (Great Britain) Act 1910. The records were released on 5 April 2011 following the end of their 100 year closure period. There were new questions relating to fertility of marriage: on duration of marriage; the number of living children born to each marriage; and the number alive at the time of the census. There were changes to several others: categories for people with disabilities were revised and the introductory section to the third report on the 1911 census refers to the intended use of the terms as: lunatic - in cases where the infirmity had been acquired during life imbecile - in extreme cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age feeble-minded - in milder cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age.
1911 LEITCH, THOMAS (Census 447/2 3/ 16) 1911 Census Markinch Smithy Hill Cottage Thomas Leitch Head 33 Coal Miner Hewer Townhill Mary Ann Leitch Wife 32 Hamilton John Leitch Son 10 Wemyss William Leitch Son 8 Wemyss Thomas Leitch Son 7 Wemyss James Leitch Son 6 Wemyss Agnes Leitch Daughter 3 Wemyss Ann Leitch Daughter 2 Markinch Peter Leitch Son 5 Months Markinch
The temperature on October 22, 1910 was between 5.1 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
April 16 » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
June 25 » Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
July 16 » John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
July 24 » The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.
August 20 » Extremely dry and windy weather in the Inland Northwest of the United States causes several small wildfires to coalesce into the Great Fire of 1910, burning approximately 3million acres (12,000km) and killing 87 people.
October 14 » English aviator Claude Grahame-White lands his aircraft on Executive Avenue near the White House in Washington, D.C.
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