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About Alexander W.D. Leather
Alexander William Dow Leather - A Bit of a Black Sheep.
Known as Alec, there is not a great deal known about him. He was the eldest son of John Wignall Leather and was christened at St Peter's, Leeds on the 24 May 1837. Alec was a Solicitor and had led a somewhat riotous youth, drinking and womanising. Once whilst under the influence, he had fallen off his horse into a pond in Askham Richard.
He was married twice, first to "poor Pritchard" whom he deserted, leaving her and their two children (Francis Holdsworth and Isabella Gertrude in Hereford where she had relatives. His second family was a result of his second marriage to Jane (Jenny) Potter, he had three more children, Percy, Mabel and Alan
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Alexander W.D. Leather's Timeline
| 1835 |
November 21, 1835
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Leeds, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1863 |
1863
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| 1864 |
October 17, 1864
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6 Princess Square, Paddington, London, UK
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| 1875 |
February 3, 1875
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18 Castle St., Camberwell, Surrey, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1877 |
December 22, 1877
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8 Nunhead Crescent, Peckham, Surrey, England (United Kingdom)
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| 1879 |
1879
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Greenwich, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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| 1890 |
January 28, 1890
Age 54
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Friern Barnet Lunatic Asylum, London, Middlesex, England (United Kingdom)
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