Harrower Family Tree » John Allan Leitch (1808-1879)
Personal data John Allan Leitch
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8- He was born on April 7, 1808 in Beath, Fife, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
07/04/1808 LITCH, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 410/ 10 309 Beath)
- Occupations:
- in the year 1861 Carter (with one horse) in High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Source 4
- in the year 1879 Retired Carter.Source 10
- in the year 1862 Carter. Marriage to Janet Wilson in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Sources 11, 12
- in the year 1871 Carrier in High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Sources 7, 8
- in the year 1851 Farm Servant in High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Sources 3, 6
- in the year 1877 Carrier, and Eating House owner in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Source 13
- in the year 1878 Carrier, and Eating House owner in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Source 14
- in the year 1841 Agricultural Labourer in Aberdour, Wester Village, Hillside Mill, Fife, Scotland.Sources 1, 2
- between 1871 and 1872 Carrier in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Source 15
- in the year 1866 Carter in High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Source 5
- Resident:
- in the year 1851: High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Sources 3, 6
- in the year 1841: Aberdour, Wester Village, Hillside Mill, Fife, Scotland.Sources 1, 2
- in the year 1871: High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Sources 7, 8
- in the year 1861: High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Source 4
- in the year 1866: High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland.Source 5
- (Newspaper Article) on July 9, 1875: The Northern Warder and Bi-weekly Courier and Argus: Dog licenses.Source 16
- (Informant at Death) on January 25, 1879 in High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland: John Leitch. Son.Source 10
- (Newspaper Article) on July 7, 1875: The Dundee Courier and Argus: Dog licenses.Source 17
- He died on January 25, 1879 in High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, he was 70 years old.Source 10
Witness of Death, John Leitch, Son 1879 LEITCH, JOHN ALLAN (Statutory registers Deaths 401/ 3)
Oorzaak: Chronic Disease of Kidney.
- A child of Andrew Leitch and Janet Beveridge
Household of John Allan Leitch
(1) He is married to Janet Jenny Paxton.
They got married on November 20, 1828 at Beath, Fife, Scotland, he was 20 years old.Source 18
Child(ren):
- Margaret Leitch 1829-????
- Hugh Leitch 1831-1857
- Andrew Leitch 1832-????
- Janet Leitch 1837-????
- Agnes Leitch 1846-????
- Helen Leitch ± 1848-1848
- Agnes Leitch ± 1840-1845
- John Leitch ± 1834-????
Event (Witness at Marriage) on November 20, 1828 in Beath, Fife, Scotland : Joseph Wilson, Witness, James Matheson Witness..Source 18
(2) He is married to Janet Wilson.
They got married on January 3, 1862 at High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, he was 53 years old.Source 12
Event (Witness at Marriage) on January 3, 1862 in High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland : Joseph Wilson, Witness, James Matheson Witness..Source 12
Notes about John Allan Leitch
1. 1808 LITCH, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 410/ 10 309 Beath)
2. 1828 LEITCH, JOHN, JANET PAXTON/FR565, 20/11/1828, 410/20 136, Beath
3. 1862 LEITCH, JOHN, JANET WILSON (Statutory registers Marriages 401/ 1)
4. 1879 LEITCH, JOHN ALLAN (Statutory registers Deaths 401/ 3)
5. On death register married to Janet Paxton 1828, then to Janet Wilson 1862. Janet Wilson was also married to James Addison.
6. It appears that John Leitch also ran an "Eating House" in Aberdour, see Worrals Directory of the North East Counties of Scotland: Fife, Aberdour dated 1877, and Slaters Directory of Scotland, Aberdour, dated 1878. This was not known previous to 21.01.12.
7. Johns birth in 1808, in Beath, his name is recorded as Litch!
8. Dundee Courier, and Argus, Wednesday, July 7, 1875
Dog Licences - At the Justice of Peace Court on Friday 2d inst., Mr Hugh Butters, farmer, Masterton; Mr Thomas Robertson, Crossford; and Mr John Barclay, farmer Anfield, were fined, the first two £1 5s each, and the latter £1 10s, for neglecting to renew their certificates, and pay the statutory tax on their dogs.-expences were craved. - John Leitch, carrier, Aberdour, failing to appear for the same offence, was fined £2. Leitch's place was visited by an officer of excise on the 29th March, and the license had not been renewed. It was renewed, however the following day.
9. The Northern Warder and Bi-Weekly Courier and Argus, July 9, 1875.
Dog Licences - At the Justice of Peace Court on Friday 2d inst., Mr Hugh Butters, farmer, Masterton; Mr Thomas Robertson, Crossford; and Mr John Barclay, farmer Anfield, were fined, the first two £1 5s each, and the latter £1 10s, for neglecting to renew their certificates, and pay the statutory tax on their dogs.-expences were craved. - John Leitch, carrier, Aberdour, failing to appear for the same offence, was fined £2. Leitch's place was visited by an officer of excise on the 29th March, and the license had not been renewed. It was renewed, however the following day.
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Sources
- 1841 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1841 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 401/ 2/ 1) Parish: Aberdour 1841 Scotland Census [scotlandspeople.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
1841 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 401/ 2/ 1)
Name: John Leitch
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Gender: Male
Where born: Fife, Scotland
Civil Parish: Aberdour
County: Fife
Address: Wester Village Hillside Mill
Occupation: Agricultural Labourer
Parish Number: 401
Household Members:
Name Age
John Leitch 30
Janet Leitch 30
Margaret Leitch 12
Hugh Leitch 11
Andrew Leitch 9
John Leitch 7 b. Fife
Janet Leitch 5 b. Fife
David Leitch 3 b. Fife
Agnes Leitch 1 b. Fife - 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Leitch Parish: Aberdour; ED: 2; Page: 1; Line: 750; Year: 1841 1841 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
Record for John Leitch
Name: John Leitch
Age: 30
Estimated birth year:abt 1811
Gender:Male
Where born: Fife, Scotland
Civil Parish: Aberdour
County: Fife
Address:Wester Village Hillside Mill
Occupation: Agricultural Labourer
Parish Number: 401
Household Members:
Name Age
John Leitch 30
Janet Leitch 30
Margaret Leitch 12
Hugh Leitch 11
Andrew Leitch 9
Omitted from Ancestry.com
John Leitch 7 b. Fife
Janet Leitch 5 b. Fife
David Leitch 3 b. Fife
Agnes Leitch 1 b. Fife - 1851 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1851 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 401/00 002/00 008) Parish: Aberdour 1851 Scotland Census [scotlandspeople.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
30/03/1851 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 1851 401/00 002/00 008)
Name: John Leitch
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: abt 1804
Relationship: Head
Spouse: Janet Leitch
Gender: Male
Where born: Beath, Fife
Parish Number: 401
Civil Parish: Aberdour
Town: Aberdour
County: Fife
Address: High Street
Occupation: Farm Servant
Household Members:
Name Age
John Leitch 47
Janet Leitch 41
Andrew Leitch 18
Janet Leitch 14
David Leitch 12
Ebenezer Leitch 7
Agnes Leitch 5
John Leitch 1 - 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Leitch Parish: Parish: Aberdour; ED: 1; Page: 14; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1861_53 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
Record for John Leitch
Name: John Leitch
Age: 52
Estimated birth year: abt 1809
Relationship: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Beath, Fife
Registration Number: 401
Registration district: Aberdour
Civil Parish: Aberdour
County: Fife
Address: High Street
Occupation: Carter (1 Horse)
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 88
Line: 18
Roll: CSSCT1861_53
Household Members:
Name Age
John Leitch 52
Ebenezer Leitch 17
Agnes Leitch 15
John Leitch 11 - UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, Ancestry.com, Record for John Leitch UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s
Record for John Leitch
/ Ancestry.com
Name: John Leitch
Publication Year: 1866
Address: High Street, Aberdour
Residence Place: Fife, - 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Leitch Parish: Aberdour; ED: 2; Page: 8; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_84; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
Record for John Leitch
Name: John Leitch
Age: 47
Estimated birth year: abt 1804
Relationship: Head
Spouse: Janet Leitch
Gender: Male
Where born: Beath, Fife
Parish Number: 401
Civil Parish: Aberdour
Town: Aberdour
County: Fife
Address: High Street
Occupation: Farm Servant
ED: 2
Page: 8
Household schedule number: 37
Line: 18
Roll: CSSCT1851_84
Household Members:
Name Age
John Leitch 47
Janet Leitch 41
Andrew Leitch 18
Janet Leitch 14
David Leitch 12
Ebenezer Leitch 7
Agnes Leitch 5
John Leitch 1 - 1871 Scotland Census Scotlands people, 1871 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 401/ 1/ 23) Page 23 of 27 Parish: Aberdour 1871 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
1871 LEITCH, JOHN (Census 401/ 1/ 23) Page 23 of 27
Name: John Leitch
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: abt 1804
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name: Janet Leitch
Gender: Male
Where born: Beath, Fife
Registration Number: 401
Registration district: Aberdour
Civil Parish: Aberdour
County: Fife
Address: High St
Occupation: Carrier
Household Members:
Name Age
John Leitch 67 Head
Janet Leitch 52 Wife - 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Leitch Parish: Aberdour; ED: 1; Page: 23; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_69 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
Record for John Leitch
Name: John Leitch
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: abt 1804
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name: Janet Leitch
Gender: Male
Where born: Beath, Fife
Registration Number: 401
Registration district: Aberdour
Civil Parish: Aberdour
County: Fife
Address: High St
Occupation: Carrier
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 161
Line: 1
Roll: CSSCT1871_69
Household Members:
Name Age
John Leitch 67 Head
Janet Leitch 52 Wife - Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Births and Baptisms, 1808 LITCH, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 410/ 10 309 Beath)
07/04/1808 LITCH, JOHN (Old Parish Registers Births 410/ 10 309 Beath)
Anno Domi 1807.
Andrew Litch, Coalhewer in Kelty had a son born to him of his wife Janet Beveridge 7th April 1808 Baptised and named John - Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1879 LEITCH, JOHN ALLAN (Statutory registers Deaths 401/ 3)
1879 LEITCH, JOHN ALLAN (Statutory registers Deaths 401/ 3)
Deaths in the Parish of Aberdour in the County of Fife 1879.
John Allan Leitch. Retired Carrier.
Married 1st to Janet Paxton
2nd to Janet Addison M.S. Inglis.
1879 January Twenty fifth 0h 5m. P.M.
High Street, Aberdour. M. 70 Years.
Parents: Andrew Leitch, Farmer Deceased.
Janet Leitch M.S. Beveridge Deceased
COD Chronic Disease of Kidney.
As Cert. by Robert Spence M.B.C.H.
Inf. John Leitch. Son. Carrier, Aberdour.
Registered
1879 January 28 at Aberdour.
James Pringle
Registrar - Westwoods Parochial Directory - Fife and Kinross 1862, 1862 Record for John Leitch Westwoods Parochial Directory - Fife and Kinross 1862 Page 13 Aberdour, Leitch, John, High Street - Carter
Westwoods Parochial Directory - Fife and Kinross 1862 Page 13
Aberdour, Leitch, John, High Street - Carter - Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1862 LEITCH, JOHN, JANET WILSON (Statutory registers Marriages 401/ 1)
1862 LEITCH, JOHN, JANET WILSON (Statutory registers Marriages 401/ 1)
Marriages in the Parish of Aberdour in the County of Fife 1862.
1862, January Third, High Street, Aberdour.
After Banns according to the Forms of the Free Church of Scotland.
(Signed) John Leitch, Carter (Widower) 53, Aberdour.
Parents: Andrew Leitch, Farmer (Deceased)
Janet Leitch M.S. Beveridge.
(Signed) Janet Wilson ------- (Widow) 43. Lochgelly, Auchterderran.
Parents: John Wilson, Carrier. Janet Wilson, M.S. Campbell.
(Signed) William Ross. Minister of the Free Church at Aberdour, Fife
(Signed) Joseph Wilson, Witness, James Matheson Witness.
Registered
1862 January 6th
Aberdour
James Pringle.
Registrar - Worrals Directory of the North East Countys of Scotland: Fife, Aberdour dated 1877, 1887 Record for John Allan Leitch Worrals Directory of the North East Countys of Scotland: Fife, Aberdour dated 1877 Page 177
Worrals Directory of the North Easter Counties of Fife etc 1887
Carriers 1887
To Burntisland = John Leitch, three times a week
To Inverkeithing and Kiirkcaldy - John Leitch
Commercial - Leitch, John, eating house and carrier - Slaters Directory 1878 Aberdour, Slaters Directory 1878 Aberdour. Page 646
Allan Leitch.
Carrier, and Eating House owner - The Dunfermline and West of Fife Annual Register and Almanac 1870, The Dunfermline And West of Fife Annual Register And Almanac 1871/1872
The Dunfermline And West of Fife Annual Register And Almanac 1871/1872
Carrier = To Burntisland - John Leitch - Newspaper Article, 1875 LEITCH, JOHN Northern Warder and Bi-Weekly Courier and Argus 9 July 1975 Date Friday, July 9, 1875 Issue Number 6852 Page Number 6 Column 6 Mid Place of Publication Dundee, Scotlan Source Library British Library Gale Document Number GALE|R3209243993 https://www.nls.uk/ https://auth.nls.uk/eresources/goto/60
The Northern Warder and Bi-Weekly Courier and Argus, July 9, 1875
Dog Licences - At the Justice of Peace Court on Friday 2d inst., Mr Hugh Butters, farmer, Masterton; Mr Thomas Robertson, Crossford; and Mr John Barclay, farmer Anfield, were fined, the first two £1 5s each, and the latter £1 10s, for neglecting to renew their certificatess, and pay the statutory tax on their dogs.- expences were craved. - John Leitch, carrier, Aberdour, failing to appear for the same offence, was fined £2. Leitch's place was visited by an officer of excise on the 29th March, and the license had not been renewed. It was renewed, however the following day. - Newspaper Article, 1875 LEITCH, JOHN Dundee Courier and Argus 7 July 1875 Date Wednesday, July 7, 1875 Issue Number 6850 Page Number 3 Column 5 Bottom Place of Publication Dundee, Scotland Source Library British Library Gale Document Number GALE|R3209243921 https://www.nls.uk/ https://auth.nls.uk/eresources/goto/60
Dundee Courier, Wednesday, July 7, 1875
Dog Licences - At the Justice of Peace Court on Friday 2d inst., Mr Hugh Butters, farmer, Masterton; Mr Thomas Robertson, Crossford; and Mr John Barclay, farmer Anfeild, were fined, the first two£1 5s each, and the latter £1 10s, for neglecting to renew their certificatess, and pay the statutory tax on their dogs.-expences were craved. - John Leitch, carrier, Aberdour, failing to appear for the same offence, was fined £2. Leitch's place was visited by an officer of excise on the 29th March, and the license had not been renewed. It was renewed, however the following day. - Scotlands People - Old Parish Registers of Banns and Marriages, 1828 LEITCH, JOHN, JANET PAXTON/FR565, 410/20 136, Beath.
20/11/1828 LEITCH, JOHN, JANET PAXTON/FR565, 410/20 136, Beath.
Contracts of Marriages in the Parish of Beath. 1828.
Leitch and Paxton.
John Leitch and Janet Paxton, both in this parish gave in their names to be proclaimed in order to marriage, and after a regular proclamation were married on the 20th Nov. 1828
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