Leask, George
| Birth Name | Leask, George 1a 2a 3 |
| Also Known As | Leisk, George |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 63 years, 3 months, 22 days |
Notes
Note: 1
Phot copy of birth certificate in file
1901 Census has George and family living in 26 Ellesmere Street, South Shields. Parish of St Stephens so on the Law Top.
In 1911 Thomas Smith, a merchant sailer and Shetlander, was visiting. Cousin??
Death details from Leask Family tree
Photocopy of memorial card in file
Note: 2
Burial of George Leask: Grant from George Smith Henderson of 5 Romilly Street, South Shields to George Leask of 26 Ellesmere Street, South Shields and his heirs in perpetuity plot 5209, section L in Harton Cemetery. Witnessed by Jeremiah Colvin, hopper man, 24 Ellesmere Street, South Shields.
Also buried in that plot are:
Martha Jane Henderson, daughter of George Smith Henderson
Jemima Leask, wife
James Colin McPherson, grandson
Note: 3
Death details from Leask Family tree
Events
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| Birth | 19 Dec 1865 | Egg, Channerwick, Sandwick, Shetland | Birth of George Leask | |
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| Residence | 1871 | Sandwick and Cunningsburgh, Shetland | Age: 5Relation to Head of House: Son | |
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| Residence | 1881 | Dunrossness, Shetland | ||
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| Census | 1881 | Dunrossness, Shetland | ||
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| Occupation | 25 Apr 1893 | South Shields, Co. Durham, England | Occupation of George Leask (1865): Seaman at the time of Sarah Annie's baptism | |
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| Census | 31 Mar 1901 | 26 Ellesmere Street, South Shields, Co. Durham, England | 1901 Census: George Leask (1865), waterman, with wife Jemima and three daughters | |
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Note
George Leask and family lived at 24 Ellesmere Street; Colvin's lived at 26 Ellesmere Street, which is in St Stephen's Parish i.e. Lawe Top. |
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| Census | 2 Apr 1911 | 26 Ellesmere Street, South Shields, Co. Durham, England | 1911 Census: George Leask (1865), hopper barge master, with wife Jemima and three daughters | |
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To Do
George Leask (1865): 1911 census, was visitor Thomas Smith a relation? |
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| Death | 10 Apr 1929 | South Shields, Co. Durham, England | Death of George Leask (1865) | |
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| Burial | 13 Apr 1929 | Harton Cemetery, South Shields, Co. Durham, England | Burial of George Leask (1865) | |
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To Do
George Leask (1865): find source citation for his burial |
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| Residence | Apr 1929 | 24 Winstone Street, South Shields, Co. Durham, England | From memorial card | |
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To Do
George Leask (1865) find source citation for residence "from memorial card" |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Leask, James | 8 Sep 1836 | 27 Oct 1916 | |
| Mother | McPherson, Sarah | 13 May 1835 | 5 Jan 1914 | |
| Leask, George | 19 Dec 1865 | 10 Apr 1929 | ||
| Brother | Leask, John | 15 Jun 1868 | 26 Jan 1903 | |
| Sister | Leask, Elizabeth | 29 Nov 1870 | 2 Jan 1961 | |
| Brother | Leask, James | 2 May 1876 | 29 Dec 1951 | |
| Sister | Leask, Sarah | 11 Sep 1879 | 23 Sep 1957 |
Families
Family of Leask, George and Colvin, Jemima |
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| Married | Wife | Colvin, Jemima ( * 28 Jul 1864 + 27 Mar 1950 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Leask, Sarah Annie | 1 Apr 1893 | 29 Oct 1940 |
| Leask, Jane Elizabeth | 13 Jul 1895 | about Sep 1998 |
| Leask, Jemima | 30 Jun 1899 | 2 May 1970 |