Harrower Family Tree » Eleanor May Balfour Mortimer Rankin Leitch (1928-1992)

Personal data Eleanor May Balfour Mortimer Rankin Leitch 

Source 1

Household of Eleanor May Balfour Mortimer Rankin Leitch

She is married to William Lunn Harrower.

They had the banns put up on January 11, 1949.Source 12

They got married on January 27, 1949 at Kennoway Parish Church, Kennoway, Fife, Scotland, she was 20 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. (Not public)

Event (Witness at Marriage) on January 27, 1949 in Kennoway Parish Church, Kennoway, Fife, Scotland : Margaret Jessie M Robertson, Abe Harrower.Source 3

Event (Marriage Fact) on January 27, 1949 in Kennoway Parish Church, Kennoway, Fife, Scotland : Andrew Robertson, Eleanor's Uncle, was the Brides Escort.Source 3

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Eleanor May Balfour Mortimer Rankin Leitch

Andrew Leitch
1876-1944
Juliet Sanderson Wilson
1873-1926
Alexander Rankin
1869-1941
Janet Balfour Mortimer
1869-1959

Eleanor May Balfour Mortimer Rankin Leitch
1928-1992

1949

William Lunn Harrower
1926-2010

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    1. Family Held Certificate, 1928 BIRTH ELEANOR MAY BALFOUR MORTIMER LEITCH EXTRACT OF AN ENTRY IN A REGISTER of DEATHS Registration of Births. Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965) DEATH Registered in the district of Cowdenbeath, District No 430 Year 1992 Entry No. 145
      Extract of an entry in a REGISTER of DEATHS
      Registration of Births. Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965)
      DEATH Registered in the district of Cowdenbeath, District No 430 Year 1992 Entry No. 145

      1. Surname Harrower. Name(s) Eleanor May Balfour Mortimer Leitch.
      2. Sex F.
      3. Occupation -------
      4. Marital Status. Married.
      5. Date of birth Year 1928 Month 5 Day 23.
      6. Age 64 Years.
      7. Names of Spouse William Lunn Harrower - Police Sergeant (retired).
      8. When and where died 1992 December First 2200 hours. Milesmark Hospital, Dunfermline.
      9. Usual residence (if different from 8 above) 52 Craigbeath Court, Cowdenbeath.
      10. Names surname occupation of father. Andrew Rattray Leitch. Coal Miner (deceased).
      11. Names surname and maiden surname of mother. Helen Balfour Mortimer Leitch ms Rankin.
      12. Cause of death I (a) Probable Cerebral Metestases II Certifying registered medical practitioner David Choi
      13. Informants signature, qualification and address (Signed) W. Harrower Widower 52 Craigbeath Court, Cowdenbeath.
      14. When registered Year 1992 Month 12 Day 2
      15. (Signed) A. Macpherson. Asst. Registrar
    2. Family Held Certificate, 1928 EXTRACT ENTRY OF BIRTH Eleanor May Balfour Mortimer Rankin Leitch. 1928. May Twenty third
      Extract Entry of Birth.
      Eleanor May Balfour Mortimer Rankin Leitch.
      1928. May Twenty third, 7h. 30m. p.m. Dunolly Gardens, Windygates. F.
      Rarents: Andrew Rattray Leitch, Coal Miner .
      Helen Balfour Mortimer Leitch. M.S. Rankin
      m. 1921. July 15th. Kennoway
      (Signed) Andrew Leitch. Father (Present)
      Registered 1928. May 30th at Windygates
      (Signed) R.N. Anderson Registrar
      Extracted from the REGISTER BOOK OF BIRTHS for the District of Windygates in the County of Fife this Thirtieth day of May, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty eight Years
      R. N.. Anderson.
    3. Family Held Certificate, 1949 MARRIAGE WILLIAM LUNN HARROWER, ELEANOR MAY LEITCH REGISTER OF MARRIAGE 27 January 1949, William Lunn Harrower and Eleanor May Leitch, Kennoway Old Parish Church, Kennoway, Fife Andrew Robertson acted as the brides Father
      Marriage
      1949 On the Twenty Seventh day of January at Parish Church, Kennoway.
      After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland.
      William Lunn Harrower, Butcher, Bachelor, Age 22, Glendale, Dewar Drive, Leven.
      Parents, John Harrower, General Merchant Retired, Catherine Wilson.
      Eleanor May Leitch, Chemist, Spinster, Age 20, 47 Henderson Park, Windygates. Parents, Andrew Leitch, Coal Miner , (deceased) Helen Leitch MS Rankine. (signed) WR Smart Kennoway Old Parish Church.
      (signed)
      Abram W. Harrower, 'Glendale' Dewar Drive, Leven, Witness,
      Margaret JM Robertson, New Road, Kennoway, Witness.
      Registered,
      1949 January 29th Kennoway,
      J. Anderson
      Registrar
    4. Family Held Certificate, 1945-1948 VARIOUS ARMY RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS WILLIAM LUNN HARROWER Bet. Jan 1945–Dec 1948 William Lunn Harrower Various Army Records and Photographs, Scots Guards Army Number 2703939
      Family Held Certificate, VARIOUS ARMY RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
      Bet. Jan 1945–Dec 1948
      William Lunn Harrower
      Various Army Records and Photographs, Scots Guards Army Number 2703939.
    5. Family Information, 1978–1992 ELEANOR MAY LEITCH 52 Craigbeath Court, Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
      1978–1992 ELEANOR MAY LEITCH
      52 Craigbeath Court, Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
    6. Fife, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1914-1966, Ancestry.com, 1955 Record for William L Harrower and Eleanor M Harrower Fife Collections Centre; Fife, Scotland; Fife Electoral Registers; Reference: FC/AS/1/75/1
      Record for William L Harrower and Eleanor M Harrower
      Name: William L Harrower
      Residence Year: 1955
      Residence Place: Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
      / Ancestry.com
    7. Fife, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1914-1966, Ancestry.com, 1965 Record for William L Harrower and Eleanor M. Leitch Fife Collections Centre; Fife, Scotland; Fife Electoral Registers; Reference: FC/AS/1/110
      Record for William L Harrower and Eleanor M. Leitch

      Residence Year: 1965
      Street address: Aberdour Crescent 21
      Residence Place: Fife, Scotland
      / Ancestry.com
    8. Fife, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1914-1966, Ancestry.com, 1960 Record for William L Harrower Fife Collections Centre; Fife, Scotland; Fife Electoral Registers; Reference: FC/AS/1/95
      Record for William L Harrower and Eleanor M. Harrower
      Name: William L Harrower
      Residence Year: 1960
      Street address: Aberdour Crescent 21
      Residence Place: Fife, Scotland
      / Ancestry.com
    9. National Registration ID Card, Act of Parliament, Eleanor Harrower ID Card
      STKQ 59: 4 HARROWER
      ELEANOR
      CLASS CODE B28.2
      FULL POSTAL ADDRESS
      "Glendale", Dewar Drive Leven.
      Signed E.M. Harrower
      STA 16 FEB 1949

      CHANGE OF ADDRESS
      REMOVED TO
      8 Links Place, Burntisland.
      STA 16 NOV 1949

      CHANGE OF ADDRESS
      REMOVED TO
      c/o 47 Henderson Park, Windygates.
      3 Mar 1950

      CHANGE OF ADDRESS
      REMOVED TO
      c/o Glendale, Dewar Drive, Leven.
      STA 25 APR 1950

      CHANGE OF ADDRESS
      REMOVED TO
      Police Buildings, Burntisland.
      STA 26 JUN 1950

      CHANGE OF ADDRESS
      REMOVED TO
      21 Aberdour Crescent, Dunfermline.
      Added by Mum.
      No date
    10. Family held certificate ordered from General Registry, 1992 ELEANOR MAY LEITCH Family held cerificate ordered from General Registry, Edinburgh, through Scotlands People site
      Extract of an entry in a REGISTER of DEATHS
      Registration of Births. Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965)
      DEATH Registered in the district of Cowdenbeath, District No 430 Year 1992 Entry No. 145

      1. Surname Harrower.Name(s) Eleanor May Balfour Mortimer Leitch.
      2. Sex F.
      3. Occupation -------
      4. Marital Status. Married.
      5. Date of birth Year 1928 Month 5 Day 23.
      6. Age 64 Years.
      7. Names of Spouse William Lunn Harrower - Police Sergeant (retired).
      8. When and where died 1992 December First 2200 hours. Milesmark Hospital, Dunfermline.
      9. Usual residence (if different from 8 above) 52 Craigbeath Court, Cowdenbeath.
      10. Names surname occupation of father. Andrew Rattray Leitch. Coal Miner (deceased).
      11. Names surname and maiden surname of mother. Helen Balfour Mortimer Leitch ms Rankin.
      12. Cause of death I (a) Probable Cerebral Metestases II Certifying registered medical practitioner David Choi
      13. Informants signature, qualification and address (Signed) W. Harrower Widower 52 Craigbeath Court, Cowdenbeath.
      14. When registered Year 1992 Month 12 Day 2
      15. (Signed) A. Macpherson. Asst. Registrar

      Extracted from the Register of Deaths
      on Twentythird August 2010
      (Signed) A Williamson Registrar
    11. Family Information, 1992 MAY LEITCH, ELEANOR 4 December 1992 Kirkcaldy Crematorium.
      1992 MAY LEITCH, ELEANOR
      4 December 1992 Kirkcaldy Crematorium.
    12. Family Held Certificate, 1949 BANNS HARROWER, WILLIAM LUNN, ELEANOUR MAY LEITCH 11 JANUARY 1949 CERTIFICATE OF PROCLAMATION OF BANNS. At Leven, the Eleventh day of January, One Thousand Nine Hundred and forty nine. Marriage 27 January 1949, William Lunn Harrower and Eleanor May Leitch, Kennoway Old Parish Church, Kennoway, Fife
      Certificate of Proclamation of Banns.
      At Leven, the Eleventh day of January,One Thousand Nine Hundred and forty nine.
      It is hereby certified that William Lunn Harrower, Bachelor, residing at Glendale, Dewar Drive, Leven and Eleanor May Leitch, Spinster, residing at 47 Henderson Park, Windygates have been duly proclaimed in the Church of Leven, Forman on Sunday 9th January 1949 in order to marriage, and that no objections have been offered
      Signed Davd Doig, Minister..
      Certificate of Marriage at Kennoway Old Parish Church the 27th day of January 1949.
      It is hereby certified that the above parties were this day married by me, WR Smart,
      Minister at Kennoway Old Parish Church

    Historical events

    Birthday May 23, 1928

    • The temperature on May 23, 1928 was between 3.9 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1928: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
      • January 31 » Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata.
      • April 14 » The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west.
      • June 18 » Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
      • October 1 » The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
      • October 22 » Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico.
      • December 6 » The government of Colombia sends military forces to suppress a month-long strike by United Fruit Company workers, resulting in an unknown number of deaths.

    Day of marriage January 27, 1949

    • The temperature on January 27, 1949 was between -1.5 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
    • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
      • March 30 » Cold War: A riot breaks out in Austurvöllur square in Reykjavík, when Iceland joins NATO.
      • April 4 » Cold War: Twelve nations sign the North Atlantic Treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
      • May 20 » In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established.
      • July 27 » Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
      • September 17 » The Canadian steamship SSNoronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
      • October 3 » WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.

    Day of death December 1, 1992

    • The temperature on December 1, 1992 was between 5.9 °C and 11.0 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
      • February 7 » The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
      • April 6 » The Bosnian War begins.
      • July 23 » Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia.
      • October 2 » Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
      • November 3 » Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 U.S. presidential election.
      • November 24 » China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashes on approach to Guilin Qifengling Airport in Guilin, China, killing all 141 people on board.

    Day of cremation December 4, 1992

    • The temperature on December 4, 1992 was between 3.2 °C and 5.8 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 7.5 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1992: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 15.1 million citizens.
      • February 7 » The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
      • July 20 » Václav Havel resigns as president of Czechoslovakia.
      • September 2 » The 7.7 Mw  Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms–Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2ft).
      • October 17 » Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
      • November 3 » Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 U.S. presidential election.
      • December 8 » Galileo (spacecraft) flies past Earth.
    

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