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Notes about Thomas Rattray Leitch

1. 1942 LEITCH, THOMAS RATTRAY 38, (Statutory registers Deaths 459/2 96, Buckhaven)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Rattray Leitch

John Leitch
1849-1906
Ann Rattray
1849-1885
Thomas Murray
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Agnes Brown
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Mary Ann Murray
± 1879-1945

Thomas Rattray Leitch
± 1904-1942


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    1. 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
    2. Monumental Inscription (Mi's), THOMAS RATTRAY LEITCH MARY ANN MURRAY WILLIAM.LEITCH THOMAS LEITCH ANDREW LEITCH MURRAY LEITCH EBENEZER LEITCH NELLIE LEITCH NETTIE LEITCH Marie_Melv website on Ancestry.co.uk
      In
      LOVING MEMORY OF
      THOMAS RATTRAY LEITCH
      DIED 8TH JULY 1945 AGED 67
      AND HIS WIFE
      MARY ANN MURRAY
      DIED 12TH FEB 1945 AGED 89
      ALSO HIS SONS
      WILLIAM. THOMAS, ANDREW,
      MURRAY & EBENEZER
      AND HIS DAUGHTERS
      NELLIE & NETTIE
    3. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1942 LEITCH, THOMAS RATTRAY (Statutory registers Deaths 459/2 96)
      1942 LEITCH, THOMAS RATTRAY (Statutory registers Deaths 459/2 96)
      Death in the District of Buckhaven in the County of Fife 1942.
      Thomas Rattray Leitch
      Coal Miner Single
      1942 May Seventeenth 8h 40m AM
      297 High Street. Methil, M 38 Years
      Parents: Thomas Rattray Leitch
      Publican
      Mary Ann Leitch M.S. Murray
      COD: Acute infectious Jaundice
      As Cert by MA Macmillan M.D.
      Inf. James Leitch, Brother.
      15 Commercial Street, Methil
      Registered
      May 19th, Buckhaven
      James Clark
      Registrar

    Historical events

    Day of death May 17, 1942

    • The temperature on May 17, 1942 was between 10.2 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 7.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
      • May 8 » World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula.
      • July 18 » World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia.
      • September 13 » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
      • November 3 » World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12.
      • November 4 » World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months.
      • December 7 » World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour.
    

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