Peter Leonard

PETER LEONARD OTHERWISE PETER LENNARD)

Peter Leonard is the second son of John Leonard and his wife, Helen Gibbon. He was born of 7 April 1833, probably at Upper Kirkgate (Otherwise Gate-side) in the Wasbister district of Rousay, and his baptism was registered at Rousay on 21 April 1833 [Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X18N-G4V : accessed 17 Sep 2014), Peter Lennard, 07 Apr 1833; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 990507 His baptismal record reads as follows: "Peter son to John Lennard & Nelly Gibben, or Gibsen, Gate-side Wasbyster was born 7 April & baptized the 21 same month before witnesses"[Registrar General for Scotland, New Register House, Edinburgh, Rousay Baptisms, 1819-54, reference OPR.24/2 folio 140]

Death

The date of Peter Leonard's death is not known, although he was not at home with his mother, at Upper Kirkgate in the Wasbister district of Rousay, when the census was enumerated on 7 June 1841, and it is possible, therefore, that he died before this date [Rousay Roots] http://www.rousayroots.com/rousay1841b.html